lebensraum
living space
holocaust
the systematic slaughter of jews
kamikazis
japanese suicide pilots
new deal
the deal by FDR that stated how the US would get out of the great depression
jobs go to unemployed people, money sent to relief programs, govt gave money to buisneses
demilitarization
disarming a military
mein kampf
"my struggle¨
hitlers book about his struggles and plans for Germany
aryans
considered the 'surperior race", they were germans
pearl harbor
the attack that japan did on the US naval base in pearl harbor hawaii
recession
a period of low economic activity
atlantic charter
churchill and roosavelts issued joint of declaraation that outlined their purpose of the war
blitzkreig
"lightning war"
helped germany have an advantage in war
ghettos
segregated jewish areas
weimar republic
a new democratic republic set up by Germany in 1919
existencialism
the thought that life had no meaning
nonagression pact
bascially saying that if you dont attack us, we wont attack you
fascism
a style of government where loyalty is to the state and its leader
final solution
hitlers final plan for the jews
isolationism
the belief that political ties to other countries were bad
theory of reletivity
made by albert einstien
said that time and space were not constant like gravity eas.
coalition government
a temperary alliance between several parties
nazism
a german brand of fascism
genocide
the systematic murder of an entire people
munich conference
meeting of germany france britian and italy in Munich Germany to decide on how hitler wouldn't take czechs ( he did anyway and then took sedatenland too)
great depression
jobs went down, prices went up, wages went down
a long business slump
democratization
the act of getting elected by the people