Matching Pairs World War II VocabularyOnline version World War II Vocabulary by ETHAN ZINK 1 Adolf Hitler 2 appeasement 3 Communism / Socialism 4 Benito Mussolini 5 blitzkrieg 6 Allied Powers (Allies) 7 Bushido 8 Battle of the Bulge 9 Axis Powers 10 anti-Semitism 11 Battle of Midway Hitler's last major WWII offensive in Ardennes, Belgium. Germans surprised Allies but were repelled "Lightning War" – WWII German tactic using fast tanks, planes & infantry to surprise and encircle enemies quickly A diplomatic policy of making concession to a hostile power. decisive US naval victory over Japan in the Pacific. Turning point of WWII. C: classless, stateless society with collective ownership of production (Marx). S: social ownership of key industries, often with state control. Fascist dictator of Italy (1922–1943), founded Fascism, allied with Hitler in WWII, overthrown 1943, executed by partisans 1945. nations united against a common enemy in war (e.g., UK, USA, USSR in WWII) or people supporting marginalized groups they're not part of. WWII alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan (later Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) fighting against the Allies. the samurai code of honor in feudal Japan—loyalty, courage, self-discipline, and readiness to die. Discrimination against Jews. The leader of Germany during WWII. 1 debt 2 genocide 3 Great Depression 4 Hiroshima & Nagasaki 5 dictator 6 fascism 7 Hirohito 8 globalization 9 deficit 10 Franklin D Roosevelt 11 eugenics the process of increasing interconnection of economies, cultures, and populations worldwide through trade, tech, and migration A ruler with absolute power. Money that is owed by one party. the practice or advocacy of improving the human population by selective breeding, encouraging "desirable" traits and discouraging "undesirable" ones. authoritarian ultranationalism, dictatorial leader, suppression of opposition, strong regimentation of society and economy. Emperor Shōwa of Japan, reigned 1926–1989; constitutional monarch during WWII, renounced divinity in 1946 32nd U.S. President (1933–1945), only one elected 4 times, led America through Great Depression & WWII with New Deal. the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, ethnic, religious, or national group, in whole or in part. when a government, business, or person spends more money than it receives in a given period. a severe global economic downturn from 1929–1939, triggered by the Wall Street Crash, marked by mass unemployment and poverty. Japanese cities hit by US atomic bombs on Aug 6 & 9, 1945, killing ~200k, leading to Japan’s WWII surrender. 1 Nazism 2 Mein Kampf 3 inflation 4 Holocaust 5 Neville Chamberlain 6 nationalism 7 Joseph Stalin 8 isolationism 9 margin 10 Manchuria 11 Non-aggression Pact The difference between buying cost and selling price. a treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union promising not to attack each other and secretly dividing Eastern Europe. UK Prime Minister 1937–1940, known for "appeasement" policy and signing Munich Agreement with Hitler in 1938 Hitler's 1925 autobiographical manifesto outlining his antisemitic ideology, Lebensraum plans, and blueprint for Nazism ideology prioritizing loyalty, devotion, or allegiance to one's nation, often placing its interests above others The general increase of cost. A foreign policy of avoiding alliances, wars, and involvement in other countries' affairs, focusing on national self-sufficiency historical region in Northeast China, comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang provinces. a Soviet dictator from 1924-1953, industrialized USSR, won WWII, killed millions in purges, gulags, and famines. Nazi Germany's systematic genocide of ~6 million Jews and millions of others fascist ideology of Hitler’s NSDAP; extreme racism, antisemitism, Aryan supremacy, totalitarian state, and pursuit of Lebensraum through war. 1 D Day 2 V-E Day 3 totalitarianism 4 Potsdam Conference 5 scapegoat 6 Nuremberg Trials 7 pacifism 8 reparation 9 tank 10 Winston Churchill 11 purges Allied invasion of Normandy, France. Largest amphibious assault in history, turning point of WWII in Europe the belief that all war and violence are morally unjustifiable, advocating peaceful resolution of conflicts instead Truman, Stalin, and Churchill/Attlee decided Germany’s demilitarization, denazification, reparations, and postwar order a person or group blamed for others' wrongs or problems, often to deflect guilt or rally support against them a system where the state holds total authority over society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life British leader, led UK through WWII, iconic orator, Nobel Prize in Literature, complex imperialist legacy mass removal or execution of perceived enemies, rivals, or "undesirables" within a party, government, or society to consolidate power. compensation (money, land, etc.) paid by a government or group for historical wrongs like slavery, genocide, or colonization a heavily armored, tracked combat vehicle with a large cannon, designed for front-line warfare and breakthrough attacks military tribunals where Allied powers prosecuted 24 major Nazi leaders for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide Victory in Europe Day, when Nazi Germany unconditionally surrendered, ending WWII in Europe
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