STAAR U.S. History: U.S. History 3

World War II (1939-1945)
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  1. ally
    a friendly nation
  2. appeasement
    a policy of pacifying an enemy by making concessions
  3. atomic
    deriving destructive energy from a nuclear reaction
  4. axis
    a group of countries in special alliance
  5. blitzkrieg
    a military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
  6. dictator
    a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  7. fascism
    a political theory advocating an authoritarian government
  8. fascist
    relating to authoritarian hierarchical government
  9. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  10. holocaust
    an act of mass destruction and loss of life
  11. infamy
    evil fame or public reputation
  12. internment
    confinement during wartime
  13. isolationism
    a policy of nonparticipation in international relations
  14. mobilization
    the act of assembling and putting into readiness for war
  15. nuclear
    deriving destructive energy from releasing atomic energy
  16. patriotism
    love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
  17. persecution
    causing someone to suffer
  18. prime minister
    head of government, especially of a parliamentary democracy
  19. ration
    restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity
  20. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
Created on Wed May 12 10:48:12 EDT 2021 (updated Thu May 13 09:09:13 EDT 2021)

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