Discrimination and prejudice against Jews 

policy used to maintain peace while giving or making concessions to an aggressor

Allies opposition led by Germany, Japan, and Italy in WWII 

 Government system of extreme nationalism and rule by a dictator 

massive organized killing of an ethnic, religious, or group of people 

The unpopular government of Germany following WWI that was blamed for all the problems facing Germany

"My Struggle"-Autobiography of Adolph Hitler written while imprisoned; it outlines his anti-Semitic views and plans for strengthening Germany

The materials and services supplied by the US to its allies.

"night of broken glass;' Nazi campaign of terrorizing Jewish neighborhoods, businesses, and synagogues; it marks the beginning of the Holocaust

Germany's representative lawmaking body

Fascist German government under Adolph Hitler

The systematic killing of Jews Gypsies, homosexuals, the disabled, and others by Nazi Germany leading to millions of deaths

Meeting of Germany, Great Britain, and France in 1938 allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia in return for peace assurance; illustrates the policy of appeasement

Places where Nazis ordered Jews to live in overcrowded segregated Jewish areas.

German empire under the Nazi regime

President of the U.S at the start of World War II

Dictator of the Soviet Union from 1922-1953

emperor of Japan considered the last one to be divine, who led Japan through WWII

"Lightening Warfare;" German offensive war tactic

Weapon of mass destruction using nuclear power

Italian fascist leader who sided with Hitler in WWII and was overthrown and killed

British Prime Minister at the start of WWII who advocated the policy of appeasement toward fascist regimes of Europe

Strategy employed by the Allies to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions in order to get to the main islands of Japan

British Prime Minister DURING World War II who symbolized the fierce determination of the British to resist conquest by the Germans under Adolf Hitler

War crime trials punishing those responsible for crimes against humanity following WWII

U.S. President who authorized the use of the atomic bomb

He gained control of Germany as Chancellor in 1933; formed the Nazi Party; started WWI by invading Poland and was responsible for the atrocities of the holocaust

Allied invasion of Normandy; this marked the effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation

International body composed of many countries to promote peace, prosperity, and cooperation around the world; formed after WWII

Spanish general who participated in a civil war who became Spain's fascist dictator

Secret meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill that upheld free trade and self-determination; this later served as the Allies peace plan after WWII