unit 7: world war ii and the holocaust vocabulary
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1. 1. totaltotalitarianismitarianismA form of government, such as
Fascism, that has total control over the lives of people
Gov’t has totaltotal control (jobs, life, where you live, whom you marry, how many kids). Ex. Nazi German, WWII Italy, USSR, North Korea today
2. 2. dictatordictatora ruler who has absolute, unrestri
cted controlAdolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Kim
Jong-un, etc
3. 3. NazisNazisCommon name for the National
Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP)
Germany, Led by Adolf Hitler
4. 4. fascismfascismA government in which the state
or gov’t is seen as more important than the individual; that controls the lives of its people, targets certain groups and builds a large military
Usually a military leader; ex. Nazi Germany, WWII Italy
5. 5. genogenocidecideThe killing of an entire race or
groupMass murder, often government
organized, usually based on prejudice/racism
6. ap6. appeasepeasementmentThe policy of giving into the
demands of a nation to avoid warAn attempt to keep the peace
7. 7. blitzblitzkriegkriegA German fighting strategy that
involved invading enemy territory with airplanes and tanks
“Lightning War”
8. Axis Powers8. Axis PowersThe coalition of nations in WWII
that included Germany, Italy, and Japan
9. Allied Powers9. Allied PowersA group of nations that opposed
the Axis Powers in WWIIUSA, Gr. Britain, USSR (Soviet Union/Russia)
10. internment10. internment The imprisonment of Japanese-
Americans in special camps during WWII
In America; meant to keep Japanese-Americans from spying; violation of civil liberties
11. ration/rationing11. ration/rationingA fixed portion or restricted
amountsSave products needed for
wartime – food, rubber, metal, fuel, etc
12. D-day12. D-dayAn invasion of Nazi-occupied
France by Allied forces1944; Normandy; turning point
battle
13. liberation13. liberationThe act of freeing people For example – liberation of the
concentration camps after the war
14. KamikazeJapanese suicide pilotsFlew planes into ships and other
targets, killing themselves in the process.
15. atomic bomb15. atomic bomb a weapon that receives its
explosive power from the splitting of atoms
Complete devastation; nuclear radiation; Hiroshima and Nagasaki