World War II Vocabulary

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What is the term for the following definition? An absolute rule, not subject to controls within his or her government.

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Dictator

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What is the term for the following definition? A political system that depends on nationalism, militarism, and racism to control a nation's population.

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Fascism

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What is the term for the following definition? A set of beliefs.

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Ideology

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What is the term for the following definition? A political party led by Adolf Hitler that used force to exert complete control over Germany from 1933 to 1945.

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Nazi party

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What is the term for the following definition? An agreement was formed between Germany and Italy in 1936.

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Rome-Berlin Axis

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What is the term for the following definition? The alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan formed at the start of WWII.

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Axis Powers

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What is the term for the following definition? Several countries including France and Great Britain working together to oppose the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

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Allied Powers

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What is the term for the following definition? A series of laws that banned the United States from making loans with or transporting goods to hostile countries to avoid war.

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Neutrality Acts

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What is the term for the following definition? An agreement Hitler made with the rulers of Great Britain, France and Italy, declaring Germany had the right to seize the Sudetenland a portion of Czechoslovakia.

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Munich Agreement

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What is the term for the following definition? A policy of making political compromises in order to avoid conflict.

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Appeasement