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the collection of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterize a particular group or institution
Ideology
not belonging or taking any side or giving help to any of the conflicting parties in a dispute, argument, war
Neutral
a moving forward or being moved forward; progress
Advancement
a soldier or other person killed, wounded, sick, or missing
Casualty
of or having to do with what happens between two or more countries
International
a system of government in which all factories, farms, and natural resources are owned in common by the government
Communism
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together
Alliance
a series of laws passed in the U.S. aimed at keeping the country neutral in the event of wars
Neutrality Acts
the countries headed by Germany, Italy, and
Japan that fought against the Allied forces
in World War II
Axis Powers
to limit how much of a good people can buy or use due to a shortage or possible shortage, often occurs during wartime
Ration
the genocide, or intentional mass killing, of a large number of Jews during World War II
Holocaust
the countries of Britain, France,
Soviet Union, China, and United States
which fought against the Axis powers
in World War II
Allied Powers
a strategy used by the U.S. during WWII to retake parts of the Pacific captured by Japan
Island Hopping
a series of battles that took place between the Allies and Japan during World War II; they were fought over a large area which included the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Theater
a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe in World War II starting with Germany’s invasion of Poland
European Theater
to continually treat in a cruel or harsh way because of race, religion, political ideas, or some other difference
Persecute
a policy in which a nation or country chooses not to involve itself in the business or affairs of other nations or countries
Isolationism
an organization of many nations started in 1945 to promote world peace and understanding
United Nations
a program the U.S. government put into place right before WWII; it wanted to remain neutral but help the Allied forces by lending or leasing them money and supplies
Lend-Lease Act
a special camp, usually during wartime, where people were forced to live and give up their jobs, their businesses, and their homes
Internment Camp
a place where people are held as prisoners for political reasons
Concentration Camp
relating to the science or knowledge put into use to solve problems or invent useful tools
Technological
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several western European nations to provide security against the Soviet Union
NATO
a very destructive bomb; atom bomb. Its power comes from the great amount of energy released when atoms are split.
Atomic Bomb
an alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European communist countries created as a defense against NATO
Warsaw Pact