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26 Cards in this Set
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aircraft carrier
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a large ship with a long flat deck on which planes can land
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isolationism
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a policy in which a nation avoids getting involved with the economic and political problems of other nations
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internment camps
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a place were Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were sent & held as prisoners by the government during WWII
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appeasement
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the policy of giving into an enemy's demands to maintain peace
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concentration camps
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during WWII Jews and other people were taken to these places and kept as prisoners
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Holocaust
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the mass murder of Jews & others during WWII
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liberate
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to set free
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gas chamber
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a room filled with poison gas to kill people
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ration
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to limit the amount of items allowed
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Zionism
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the belief that the Jews should have their own country in Palestine (present-day Israel)
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agression
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the use of military force
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recycle
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to make an item fit to be used again
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persecution
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causing a person to suffer, oftern because of his/her race, religion, or ideas
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nonagression pact
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an agreement between two countries not to attack each other during a war
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civilians
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a person who is not in the military
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blitzkrieg
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a quick military attack
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strategy
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a plan (for winning a war)
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barracks
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buildings used to house people temporarily
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anti-Semitism
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hatred of Jews
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defense industries
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businesses that produce weapons and other equipment for fighting wars
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Axis nations
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the name of the 1930s alliance between Germany, Italy, & Japan
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pacifism
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the belief that wars are wrong & that disputes should be settled peacefully
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destroyers
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a type of warship
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Nazi
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a person belonging to Hitler's political party
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Fascist
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these governments build powerful armies and are led by dictators
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totalitarian
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government that has complete controlover the people they rule
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