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Chapter 24
Terms
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11th Grade
04/08/2013

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Totalitarian
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A ruler who rules all of the nation in every aspect. It uses Terror to supress individual rights and silence all opposition
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Facsim
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Emphazises the importance of the nation or an ethnic group and supreme authority of the leader
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purge
Definition
the process of removing enimies and udesirable individuals from power
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Nazism
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The philosophy and policies of the "Geman Workers' Party" ot the "Nazi Party"
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Axis Powers
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The agreement that Mussolini and Hitler are working togther. Mussolini thought that Rome and Berlin created an Axis. Japan would join them later
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appeasement
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giving into a competior's demands in order to keep the peace
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Blitzkrieg
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"Lightning War" a german attack that included attacking from the air and the ground.
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collaboration
Definition
close cooperation (France lost to Germany so they were forced under surrender terms to)
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Resistance
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a group of french citizens the wanted Germany gone from France. The would de everything from distributing anti-German leaflets to disturbing German activity in France.
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Allies
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the group of nations that opposed the Axis Powers
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Manchurian Incident
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September 1931, Japanese took the southern cities of Manchurian. The gov't tried to stop the army from taking the rest, but failed to do so.
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puppet state
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a country that is "independant and free" but is really being controled by a powerful neighboring country
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Burma Road
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700-mile-long highway linkin Burma to China
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Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Definition
the expansion of Japan from Manchuria to Dutch East Indies.
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Neutarlity Acts
Definition
1. banned trade with the fighting nations
2. banned from providing weapons to these countries
3. We could trade with the nations if they pay cash and come and get it themselves
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cash and carry
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system where nations paid for cargo and shipped it themselves
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America First Committee
Definition
They didn't want to aid Britian because it was a step closer in going into the war, and improve USAs miliatry. Charles Lindurbergh was in this group.
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Lend-Lease Act
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authorizedthe president to lend aid to whoever he believed defense was vital to America's security
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