Ideas Flashcards
Facism
A political movement based on “state before liberty”
Nazism
A form of Facism that promoted that Germans and other Nordic people were superior to other races
Totalitarianism
A system in which the government controls everything
Aggression
hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront.
Appeasement
to yield or concede to the aggressive demands of a nation, group, person, etc. sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles.
blitzkrieg
a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower.
Allies
- to associate or connect by some mutual relationship, as resemblance or friendship.
- The 26 nations that fought against the Axis in World War II
Island hopping
The policy of taking over Japanese islands to get closer to the mainland, in order to launch a military offensive and to limit Japan’s expansion
The “Jewish Question”
The Jewish question is the name given to a wide-ranging debate in European society pertaining to the appropriate status and treatment of Jews in society.
The “Final Solution”
Nazi plan to exterminate the Jewish people
Role of Women on the Homefront
- working more jobs, including “man’s jobs”
- factory work, business work, etc.
- planting victory gardens
