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World War II Study Guide Exam/63answered Questions A+ Scores
Totalitarianism - -the principle of complete and unrestricted power in
government
-Isolationism - -a national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
-Fascism - -a political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme
nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition
-Communism - -creates classes for the citizens, etc.
-Luftwaffe - -German Air Force
-Japanese Internment Camps - -Detention centers where more than 100,000
Japanese Americans were relocated during World War II by order of the
President.
-Battle of Britain - -the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the
German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that
accompanied it
-Kristallnacht - -Night of Broken Glass, Nov 9 1938 night when the Nazis
killed or injured many jews & destroyed many jewish propertys
-Cash & Carry (Neutrality Act of 1939) - -Policy adopted by the United
States to preserve neutrality while aiding the Allies, favoring Britain and
France,
-Lend-Lease Act - -U.S. policy before the U.S. enters WWII in December,
1941 in which the U.S. provided war materials to the Allies fighting the Axis
powers.
-Blitzkrieg - -lightning war: fight a quick and surprising war
-Manhattan Project - -code name for the secret United States project set up
in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
-Kamikazes - -japanese suicide bombers
-Island Hopping - -WWII strategy of conquering only certain Pacific islands
that were important to the Allied advance toward Japan
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