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Statement signed by the U.S. & Great Britain in
1941 expressing their aims for an end to WWII.
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The granting of concessions to a hostile power
in order to keep peace.
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Policy of making a loan of goods or services to
an ally and receiving goods or services in
return.
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Several laws passed by Congress between 1935
and 1937 to keep America out of war.
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Means "lightning war". Blitzkrieg was first
used by the Germans in WWII and was a tactic
based on speed and surprise and needed a
military force to be based around light tank
units supported by planes and infantry (foot
soldiers).
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Deal between Germany & Soviet Union to not
attack each other. They also agreed to divide
Poland between them.
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A political philosophy that advocates a strong,
centralized nationalistic government headed by
a powerful dictator.
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Meeting between Hitler and Neville
Chamberlain on 9/29/1938. Germany gained
control of the Sudetenland, in exchange for a
promise to stop seeking any more territory.
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Prejudice against Jews.
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The Nazi belief that pure blooded Germans
were the “master race.”
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The mass slaughter of 6 million Jews by the
Nazis. It was an attempt to wipe out all the
Jews in Europe.
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The deliberate and systematic destruction of a
racial, political, or cultural group.
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The Nazis developed an “efficient system” of
mass murder. They built these death camps in
Poland. Millions of people were transported to
these camps in railway cattle cars and were
killed in gas chambers. Others were tortured or
used in horrifying medical experiments.
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American commanders used this strategy to
capture some Japanese-held islands and go
around others. Each island taken was a
stepping stone toward Japan.
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Because of security concerns, FDR signed
Executive Order 9066 that authorized the U.S.
government to forcibly roundup 120,000
persons of Japanese ancestry, most of whom
were on west coast, and put them in these
camps.
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Japanese pilots who flew suicide missions into
American naval vessels during the later year of
WWII.
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Limits set on the amount of certain goods
people can buy.
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A symbol of the American women’s
contribution to the war effort and employment
opportunities for women during WWII.