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| a form of government in which every aspect of citizen's lives are controlled by the government |
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| Fascist leader of Italy during World War II |
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| a political system in which the state or government is seen as more important than the individual |
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| Leader of Nazi Germany during World War II, he ros to power on a platform of intolerance and nationalism |
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| the National Socialist Party of Germany, headed by Adolf Hitler |
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| Communist dictator of the Soviet Union, led that nation through World War II and greatly affected the postwar decisions made about Europe at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences |
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| The coalition of nations in World War II that included Germany, Italy, and Japan |
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| The policy of giving into the demands of a nation in order to avoid war; proposed by Neville Chamberlain |
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| The prime minister of Britian during much of World War II, he is well-remembered for many speeches made in support of the Allies |
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| A group of nations that allied to fight against the Axis Powers in World War II |
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The battle between the Royal Air Force (Britian) and the Luftwaffe (German).
Britian, using new radar technology, destroyed some 2,300 German aircrafts. Hitler canceled invasion. |
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| A law giving Franklin D. Roosevelt the power to sell, transfer, exchange, or lease military equipment to any country to help it defend itself against the Axis powers |
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| a harbor in Hawaii that serves as the base of the U.S. Pacific fleet and was bombed on December 7 in 1941 by Japan |
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| a government agency set up to oversee production of war materials during World War II |
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| African American labor leader who proposed a March on Washington during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. It was called off when Roosevelt barred discrimination in defence industries. |
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| A group of African American pilots who flew missions in World War II, they were the first African American military pilots |
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| The first African American general in the U.S. Air Force, he led the Tuskegee Airmen through World War II. |
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| A series of riots during which Mexican Americans were attacked by whites |
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| The forced imprisonment of Japanese Americans in special camps during World War II |
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| A turning point in World War II, in which Allied forces defeated the Afrika Korps of Germany |
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| The 34th President of the U.S., he used his popularity as a war hero of World War II to become president, in which position he led the nation through the Korean War |
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| A major turning point in World War II; Soviet forces defeated Nazi forces after which the Nazis never recovered |
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| An invasion of Nazi-occupied France by allied forces |
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| A U.S. general who achieved fame for his actions in the Pacific during World War II and the Korean War |
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| A forced march of American and Filipino soldiers captured by the Japanese along the Bataan Peninsula |
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| Commander of the U.S. fleet in the Pacific during World War II, his strategy helped defeat Japan |
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| The first strategic defeat of the Japanese Imperial Navy by American forces during World War II |
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| Battle of World War II that ended the Japanese advance in the Pacific |
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| The strategy used by U.S. forces in the Pacific during World War II that involved taking only strategically important islands, not just ones held by Japan |
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| The largest naval battle in history, during which the American fleet destroyed most of the Japanese fleet |
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| Japanese pilots who flew suicide missions during World War II |
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| The last German advance of World War II, which was stopped by Allied forces |
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| The 33rd president of the U.S., he became president after the death of FDR. Truman ended World War II after dropping atomic bombs on Japan |
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| A program of mass murder in which the Nazies tried to kill all of the Jew in Europe |
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| The complete destruction of a racial or ethnic minority |
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| The U.S. effort to build an atomic bomb |
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| A weapon that recieves its explosive power from the splitting of atoms |
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