Chapter 11 U.S. History Vocabulary

Adolf Hitler

Germany dictator; leader of the Nazi party from 1933- 1945

Blitzkrieg

meaning "lightning war" as it is a military tactic constructed to create disorganization towards the opposing force within battle by using mobile forces along with direct concentrated firepower

FDR

U.S. president from 1933-1945 as he struggled with polio he helped the U.S get out of the great depression and later entered U.S. into WWII

Mein Kampf

Adolf Hitler's book meaning "My Struggle" as he wrote about his belief on the perfect race and the lower offencense of other nationalities

Peal Harbor was bombed

December 7, 1941

Wannsee Conference

January 20, 1942 meeting of senior government officials in Nazi Germany and Schutzstaffel (SS) leaders as it was held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee; planned to put Jews into detention centers (concentration camps)

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of Britain from 1940-1945 and 1951-1955 along with being an army officer and writer

Nazi Soviet Pact

Stalin (Russia) and Hitler (Germany) agreed not to go to war with each other and to split Poland between them.

Battle of Britain

a military campaign in which the Royal Air Force (Britain) fought against attacks from the German Air Force

Appeasement

a policy making political/material concessions to hostel power to avoid making conflicts

Gestapo

a secret policy created for Nazi Germany (abbreviation of Secret State Policy) as it was responsible for the combat criminal actions against the State and the Nazi Party; created in April 27, 1933 by Hermann Goring stating "to assure the effective battle against all endeavours directed at the existence and security of the state"

Neutrality Act of 1939

act that lifted the arms embargo while putting each and every trade with belligerent nations under "cash-and-carry"

Extermination Camps

also known as death camps or killing centers as the prisoners were expected to only survive a few hours beyond arrival; such as elderly, young children, women, or the sick

Benito Mussolini

an italian dictator who created the Fascist Party in 1919 and power in Italy as the country's prime minister from 1922- 1943

Fascism

belief in nation over people (nationalism) with dictatorial power

Concentration Camps

camp known to imprison individuals under harsh conditions; where the healthy worked as slave labor till they dropped dea of exhaustion or malnutrition

Nuremberg Laws

created in September 15, 1935 by the Reichstag as a anti-semitic laws within Nazi Germany

National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party)

founded in 1919; group promoted German pride and anti-Semitism

Internationalism

individual countries/nations have many likes rather than dislikes between each other

Axis Powers

name after the Tripartite Pact was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan along with Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Bulgaria later on.

Maginiot Line

originated from Andre Maginot; line of defense for the France along the border with Germany

Lend Lease Act

provided the U.S. military help to other nations

Munich Conference

results from many negotiations from France, Italy, Britain vs. Germany as France, Italy, and Britain allow Germany to annex particular regions of Czechoslovakia.

Joseph Stalin (Nazi Soviet Pact)

soviet leader; believed the pact would keep nation out of war and on peaceful terms w/ Germany as he attempted to build back a strong Soviet military