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World War II Vocabulary
WWII Vocab
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Social Studies
7th Grade
05/19/2015

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neutrality
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refusing to choose sides
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isolationism
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refusing to get involved
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propaganda
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news and information intended to influence people’s feelings about a cause
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Genocide
Definition
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular
Ethnic group or nation.
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Fascism
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a political ideology that place the state above all others
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appeasement
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granting concession to maintain peace
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Lend Lease Act
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allowed US to send supplies to Great Britain and France
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Geneva Convention
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outlines how Prisoners of war are to be treated
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Totalitarianism
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1. Centralized control by an autocratic authority; 2. The political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authority
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Nuremberg Trials
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Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice
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Holocaust
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killing of 6 millions Jews during WWII
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