World War II and the Holocaust

Anti-semitism

• hatred of tall people

• hatred of Russians

• hatred of Jews

• hatred of Americans

Appeasement

• giving in to Hitler's demands to prevent war

• building an army for war

• giving lollipops to crying babies

• telling Hitler to get ready to fight

Luftwaffe

• German air force

• German tank

• German submarine

• German navy

This group of countries in the war included Germany, Italy, and Japan

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• Super Powers

• Central Powers

A form of government that emphasizes nationalism and conformity

• Fascism

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Anarchy

The plan of capturing small islands in the Pacific, using them as a base to capture other islands, and get closer to Japan

• Island Hopping

• D-Day

• Battle of Midway

• Manhattan Project

"Lightning War" where Germany used speed and surprise to attack the enemy

• Blitzkrieg

• Kamikaze

• Genocide

• Holocaust

Which two countries had fascist governments in World War 2?

• Italy and Germany

• France and Great Britain

• United States and Soviet Union

• United States and Great Britain

Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group.

• compressed
• nightmare
• humanity
• genocide

What happened on the night of Kristallnacht?

• the Jews were taken from their homes to concentration camps

• Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were raided and burned

• World War II began

• The Jews fought back and earned their liberation from Nazi Germany