Unit 2 Vocabulary terms
Anschluss lebensraum
Munich Pact
appeasement
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blitzkriegNazi-Soviet
Pact
genocide Final Solution
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ghettosIron
Curtain
Theatre of war
Allies
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Axis Powers
New Order
kamikaze occupation
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Home frontIsland-hopping
sanctions radar
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neutralityLuftwaffe
& RAF
Afrika Korps
Enigma
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espionage Turning point
operation engagement
resistance collaborators
Unit 2 Vocabulary definitionsAnschluss--
Unification of Germany & Austria. Strictly prohibited by Treaty of Versailles. One of Hitler’s first violations of the treaty on his road to WWII.
Lebensraum-
German word meaning “living space.” One of Hitler’s guiding principles behind German expansion and occupation of other territories.
Munich Pact (or agreement)--
agreement between Britain, France & Germany that the occupation of the Sudentenland would be Hitler’s last territorial advance.
appeasement
To give in to certain demands in order to calm, or pacify, a worsening situation.
Unit 2 Vocabulary definitionsblitzkrieg
German for “lightning war.” Hitler’s military strategy of combining surprise with overwhelming force to quickly defeat an enemy.
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Also called “non-aggression pact,” agreement between Hitler & Stalin to not attack one another; secretly agreed to divide Poland between themselves.
genocide
an attempt wipe out an entire people, or race, from the planet. Mass murder based on racist ideas.
Final Solution
Hitler’s ultimate plan to “exterminate” all Jewish people’s from existence.
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ghettos sectioned off neighborhoods that were set aside for Jewish resettlement. Overcrowded and meager living conditions; this was an early step in Hitler’s move towards genocide
Iron Curtain
symbolic term introduced by Winston Churchill to describe the divide between Western Europe and the Eastern portion of Europe that was controlled by the Soviet Union. (1947-ish)
Theatre of War
General area of conflict. European, North African & Asian (or Pacific) were 3 major theatres of war during WWII.
Allies
alliance of U.S, Britain, France, Soviet Union and other nations who fought the Germans, Italians &
Japanese.
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Axis Powers
Alliance of Germany, Italy & later Japan during WWII.
New Order
Japan’s vision of a new system of control over Asia, replacing European powers with itself, China & Manchuria. The ultimate goal was Japanese prosperity & industrial growth.
kamikaze
Japanese suicide pilot. Used plane as a bomb when ammunition was gone. Translated, it means “divine wind.”
occupation
forced control over a territory that was taken over by an aggressor; set-up of military & industrial operation zones within these areas.
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Home front
term used to describe the domestic perspective of war (back home, civilians, work, etc.)
Island-hopping
MacArthur’s military strategy of capturing Japanese-held islands that were least heavily defended while “hopping” towards the Japanese homeland.
sanctions
restrictions used as a penalty or punishment by one government over another; usually economic in nature (i.e. refusal to trade)
radar
technology, advanced for its time, developed by the British that tracked enemy movement using radio waves (like sonar or echolocation)
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neutrality
state of being nonaligned or impartial in a conflict; refusal to take sides.
Luftwaffe & RAF
luftwaffe—Germany’s air force
RAF—Royal Air Force (Britain’s air force
Afrika Korps
Germany’s tank division stationed in North Africa; led by General Erwin Rommel (aka the “Desert Fox”)
Enigma
German machine that encoded all military messages so that they could not be decoded by the enemy. Very sophisticated, required a second machine to decode; captured by the British and led to German defeats.
Unit 2 Vocabulary definitionsespionage
practice of spying on the enemy to gather strategic information
Turning Point (battle)
a defining moment in warfare that reverses the direction of the war.
operation
a military campaign, or plan.
engagement
battle or military encounter
Resistance
illegal secret organization that fought for freedom against an occupying power, especially in France, Netherlands, Denmark and Italy.
collaborators
people who worked with the enemy, betraying others for self-preservation or personal beliefs.