World War II Vocab

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A leader with absolute power in a country (e.g., Adolf Hitler)

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Dictator

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Political party that gained power in Germany under Hitler in the 1930s

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Nazis

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Prison camp for those seen as threats to the ruling group

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Concentration camp

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Countries that fought against the Allies in WWII.

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Axis Powers

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Limit on resource consumption for war effort.

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Rationing

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Destruction with massive loss of life.

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Holocaust

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Area of land controlled by a nation

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Territory

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Treatment based on group or category rather than individual merit

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Discrimination

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A person or group blamed for others' issues

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Scapegoat

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Giving in to aggression to avoid war

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Appeasement