WW2 Vocabulary
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Fascism- Political philosophy that emphasizes the importance of the nation or an ethnic group, and the supreme authority of the leader over that of the individual Purge- The process of removing enemies and undesirable individuals from power Appeasement- Policy of giving in to a competitor’s demands in order to preserve the peace Resistance- Movement in France that opposed German occupation during WW2. Blitzkrieg- Kind of warfare emphasizing rapid and mechanized movement; used by Germany during WW2 Puppet State- A supposedly independent country under the control of a powerful neighbor Lend-Lease Act- 1941 law that authorized the President to aid any nation whose defense he believed was vital to American security Selective Training and Service Act- 1940 law requiring all males aged 20 to 36 to register for military service Liberty Ship- A type of large, sturdy merchant ship built in WW2 Victory Garden- A home vegetable garden created to boost food production during WW2 Carpet Bombing- Method of aerial bombing in which large numbers of bombs are dropped over a wide area D-Day- Code name for the allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944 Battle of the Bulge- WW2 battle in which German forces launched a final counterattack on the west Holocaust- Nazi Germany’s systematic attempt to murder all European Jews Ghetto- Area in which one ethnic or racial group dominates War Refugee Board- Federal agency created in 1944 to try to help people threatened with murder by the Nazis
Transcript of WW2 Vocabulary
Fascism- Political philosophy that emphasizes the importance of the nation or an ethnic group, and the supreme authority of the leader over that of the individual
Purge- The process of removing enemies and undesirable individuals from power Appeasement- Policy of giving in to a competitor’s demands in order to preserve the peace Resistance- Movement in France that opposed German occupation during WW2. Blitzkrieg- Kind of warfare emphasizing rapid and mechanized movement; used by Germany
during WW2 Puppet State- A supposedly independent country under the control of a powerful neighbor Lend-Lease Act- 1941 law that authorized the President to aid any nation whose defense he
believed was vital to American security Selective Training and Service Act- 1940 law requiring all males aged 20 to 36 to register for
military service Liberty Ship- A type of large, sturdy merchant ship built in WW2 Victory Garden- A home vegetable garden created to boost food production during WW2 Carpet Bombing- Method of aerial bombing in which large numbers of bombs are dropped
over a wide area D-Day- Code name for the allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944 Battle of the Bulge- WW2 battle in which German forces launched a final counterattack on
the west Holocaust- Nazi Germany’s systematic attempt to murder all European Jews Ghetto- Area in which one ethnic or racial group dominates War Refugee Board- Federal agency created in 1944 to try to help people threatened with
murder by the Nazis Nuremburg Trials- Series of trials in 1945 conducted by an International Military Tribunal in
which former Nazi leaders were charged with crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, and war crimes
Bataan Death March- Brutal march of American and Filipino prisoners by Japanese soldiers in 1942
Battle of Midway- 1942 WW2 battle between the U.S. and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific
Island-hopping- A military strategy used during WW2 that involved selectively attacking specific enemy-held islands and bypassing others
Kamikaze- In WW2, a Japanese suicide plane
