World War II Vocab Terms

amphibious

• operates both on land and in water

• can only operate on land

• is a type of aquatic animal

• is a vehicle designed for air travel

kamikaze

• Japanese pilots who flew suicide missions

• A type of traditional Japanese dance

• A famous Japanese sushi dish

• A Japanese martial art style

partisan

• A member of a political party

• An Italian resistance fighter who fought against Mussolini

• A type of Italian pasta

• A supporter of the monarchy

blitzkrieg

• “lightning war”

• “slow advance”

• “peaceful negotiation”

• “strategic retreat”

appeasement

• policy of granting concessions in order to maintain peace

• a strategy of aggressive military expansion

• a diplomatic approach to economic sanctions

• a method of promoting international trade

demilitarize

• weapons and fortifications not permitted

• increase military presence

• allow arms manufacturing

• strengthen defense systems

Anschluss

• political union of Germany and Austria

• a military alliance between Germany and Italy

• a cultural movement in Austria

• an economic treaty between Germany and France

Czechoslovakia

• The fate of this democratic country was decided at a meeting in Munich.

• It was divided into two separate countries in 1993.

• It was a part of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

• It was known for its neutrality during World War II.

Slavic

• of a race of people occupying a large part of eastern and northern Europe

• a type of traditional music from Eastern Europe

• a language family that includes Russian and Polish

• a style of architecture found in Western Europe

atomic bomb

• a type of conventional explosive

• a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by splitting the atom

• a device that uses chemical reactions to create an explosion

• a weapon that releases energy through fusion of atoms