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Buchenwald
One of the biggest concentration camps.
Internationalism
National policy of actively trading with foreign countries to foster peace and prosperity.
Bento Mussolini
Founder of Italy’s fascist movement.
Neville chamberlain
Prime minister of Britain
Americas first committee
Opposed any intervention to help allies.
Auschwitz
Extermination camp in Poland.
Hitler
Leader of nazi party.
Embargo government
Ban on trade with other countries.
Cash and carry
Anschluss
Unification of Austria + Germany.
Atlantic charter
Commuted US + Britain to a post war democracy, nonaggression, free trade, economic advancement & freedom of the seas.
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty that ended ww1.
Fascism
Political system headed by a dictator that extreme nationalism, often racism + no tolerance of opposition.
Nazism
Political beliefs associated with nazi party.
Marxism-analysis
Class relations & societal conflict using a materialistic interpretation of historic development.
Kristallnacht
Nazis attacked Jews & killed nearly 100.
Wannsee conference
Coordinated the final solution of the Jewish question.
The final solution
More efficient & faster ways to mass kill Jews
Shoah
Another term for the holocaust
Lend-Lease act
Allowed us to lend or lease arms to any country “vital to defense of us”
Nye committee created the impression that America’s entry into ww1 was influenced by
Businesses who made huge profits (i.e. Arms factories)
Women’s army auxiliary corps
When congress first allowed women in the military (1942)
Cost-plus contract
A contractor is paid for all of its allowed expenses to set limit plus additional payment for profit.
Rosie the riveter
Fictional, symbolizing women in the workforce during ww1
