Fascism
strong central government that preached nationalism and had one authoritarian leader
Communism
strong central government that organized society and the economy to achieve a utopia
Manchuria
first territory that japan invaded in order to gain natural resources
Neutrality Act of 1935
this law made it illegal for Americans to sell arms to any nation at war
Anschluss
German for unification; Hitler wanted to unite all German speaking people of Austria, Sudentenland and Germany
Appeasement
policy of giving into demands in exchange for peace
Blitzkrieg
German for lighting war; used large number of tanks, jeeps and motorcycles to break through and encircle enemy forces
Maginot Line
a line of concrete bunkers and fortifications that stretched from the Swiss Alps to the border of Belgium; Hitler simply Blitzkrieged around the belgium end and captured it
Dunkirk
French and British troops became encircled at Dunkirk in Belgium; 850 ships of all shapes and sizes rescued 338,000 troops across the English Channel
Battle of Britain
aerial battles and bombings between Germany and England; lasted 4 months
Holocaust
the attempted extermination of 6 million Jews, Gypsies, communists and the disabled
Nuremberg Laws
Citizenship was taken away from Jewish-Germans and marriage between Jews and Germans was banned
Wannsee Conference
a conference held in Berlin where the "final solution of the Jewish question" was planned; concentration and death camps were planned out
Concentration Camp
healthy Jews were rounded up and worked until they died from malnutrition, disease, or exhaustion
Extermination Camp
Sick, elderly, mothers and children were separated from the healthy and sent to the gas chambers to die
America First Committee
A group that opposed any intervention in the war or giving any aide to the allies
Lend-Lease Act
England ran out of money to buy arms; FDR proposed that the US would lend or lease arms to Britain if they paid or returned the arms after the war
Hemispheric Defense Zone
FDR declared that the entire western half of the Atlantic as part of the Western Hemisphere and thus the US Navy could patrol it and notify the British of Germany sub locations
Atlantic Charter
Churchill and Roosevelt agreed to a post war world based on democracy, nonaggression, free trade, economic advancement and freedom of the seas
Benito Mussolini
Fascist leader of italy
Vladimir Lenin
created the system of government called Communism; led communist revolution of 1918 in Russia
Joseph Stalin
communist leader of the Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/USSR); Had 10 million peasants put to death for "opposing" communism
Adolf Hitler
fascist leader of Germany; started World War II
Neville Chamberlain
leader of England before WWII; use policy of appeasement to try and pacify Hitler
Winston Churchill
became leader of England during WWII
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the US during WWII
Hirohito Showa
emperor of Japan during WWII
Hideki Tojo
Prime Minister of Japan