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Ch 21 WW II
WW II vocab
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History
8th Grade
12/10/2009

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scapegoat
Definition
person or group that bears the blame for the mistakes of others
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
agreement signed in France that ended WWI in 1919
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appeasement
Definition
giving in to the demands of an aggressor in order to keep the peace
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League of Nations
Definition
created by Pres. Wilson to encourage democracy and prevent war
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Adolf Hitler
Definition
German NAZI leader
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Manhattan Project
Definition
secret US program that created the atomic bomb
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atomic bomb
Definition
very destructive bomb whose power comes from the chain reaction of nuclear fission
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Fascism
Definition
nationalistic and anti-communist political movement that supports violence and dictatorship
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New Deal
Definition
Pres. Roosevelt's economic and social recovery program
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Pearl Harbor
Definition
where the Japanese attacked the US on 12/7/41
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NAZIS
Definition
National Socialist German Workers' Party
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Benito Mussolini
Definition
started the Fascist movement in Italy
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reparations
Definition
payments for harm done to other countries
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Holocaust
Definition
term used to refer to the NAZIS' murder of 6 million Jews in WWII
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Maginot Line
Definition
French defensive line that failed to stop the Germans
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inflation
Definition
increase in both prices and the amount of money in circulation
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depression
Definition
sharp and prolonged downturn in the economy
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blitzkrieg
Definition
"lightning warfare"
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radar
Definition
technology that saved GB in Battle of Britain
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Harry Truman
Definition
President after FDR - orders atomic bomb drop
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Italy
Definition
country that surrendered first in WWII
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