Chapter 19 Vocabulary

Question 1

type of government controlled by a sinister person or party; suppressing freedom and controlling every aspect of life.

Answer 1

totalitarian

Question 2

policy of compromising or giving in to demands in an attempt to avoid trouble and maintain peace

Answer 2

appeasement

Question 3

war conducted with great speed or force

Answer 3

blitzkrieg

Question 4

transfer of goods and services to an ally

Answer 4

lend-lease

Question 5

systematic mass murder of 12 million European civilians, especially Jews, by Nazis during World War II

Answer 5

Holocaust

Question 6

work stoppage initiated by a group of workers without formal union approval or in violation of a contract

Answer 6

wildcat strike

Question 7

system of government that is strongly nationalistic and allows private ownership of property while controlling general economic policies; government characterized by racism and militarism; a repressive one-party dictatorship

Answer 7

fascism