Definitions Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
Q

A political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible.

A

totalitarianism/totalitarian state

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Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes towards another person or country that is unprovoked.

A

aggression

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3
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The policy of making concessions to the dictatorial powers

in order to avoid conflict.

A

appeasement

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4
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Warfare tactic that Germany used to overtake their enemies.

A

Blitzkrieg

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5
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A system that provided everyone the same

amount of things that were scarce.

A

rationing

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6
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Putting someone in prison or other kind of detention, usually during wartime.

A

internment

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7
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A presidential command, not a law approved by Congress.

A

Executive order

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8
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Attacking and capturing key islands and using them as

bases from which to launch other attacks.

A

island hopping

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9
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To purposefully fly a plane into somewhere and commit suicide in order to cause damage.

A

kamikaze

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10
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The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially
those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

A

genocide

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