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Chapter 27
WWII
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Social Studies
8th Grade
04/11/2014

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Term
dictator
Definition
A ruler who has complete power over a country.
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totalitarian state
Definition
A single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives.
Term
collective farm
Definition
Farms run by the government.
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nationalism
Definition
Feeling patriotic pride and devotion to one's country.
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aggression
Definition
Any warlike act by one country against another for no just cause.
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concentration camp
Definition
prison camp for civilians who are considered enemies of the state.
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annexed
Definition
To take over/ to add on.
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appeasement
Definition
To give into aggression to avoid war.
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blitzkrieg
Definition
lightning war
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ration
Definition
A limit on the amount of certain goods that Americans could buy.
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segregation
Definition
Separation of the races in the military.
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island hopping
Definition
Strategy of Allies in WWII of captruing some Japanese held islands and going around others.
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kamikaze
Definition
Japanese pilots who carried out suicide missions.
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atomic bomb
Definition

A powerful nuclear weapon that could

destroy an entire city.

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