Unit 2 Vocabulary terms Anschluss lebensraum Munich Pact appeasement

Unit 2 Vocabulary terms blitzkrieg Nazi-Soviet Pact genocide Final Solution

Unit 2 Vocabulary terms ghettos Iron Curtain Theatre of war Allies

Unit 2 Vocabulary terms Axis Powers New Order kamikazeoccupation

Unit 2 Vocabulary terms Home front Island- hopping sanctionsradar

Unit 2 Vocabulary terms neutrality Luftwaffe & RAF Afrika Korps Enigma

Unit 2 Vocabulary terms espionage Turning point operationengagement resistancecollaborators

Unit 2 Vocabulary definitions Anschluss-- Unification of Germany & Austria. Strictly prohibited by Treaty of Versailles. One of Hitler’s first violations of the treaty on his road to WWII. Lebensraum- German word meaning “living space.” One of Hitler’s guiding principles behind German expansion and occupation of other territories. Munich Pact (or agreement)-- agreement between Britain, France & Germany that the occupation of the Sudentenland would be Hitler’s last territorial advance. appeasement To give in to certain demands in order to calm, or pacify, a worsening situation.

Unit 2 Vocabulary definitions blitzkrieg German for “lightning war.” Hitler’s military strategy of combining surprise with overwhelming force to quickly defeat an enemy. Nazi-Soviet Pact Also called “non-aggression pact,” agreement between Hitler & Stalin to not attack one another; secretly agreed to divide Poland between themselves. genocide an attempt wipe out an entire people, or race, from the planet. Mass murder based on racist ideas. Final Solution Hitler’s ultimate plan to “exterminate” all Jewish people’s from existence.

Unit 2 Vocabulary definitions ghettos sectioned off neighborhoods that were set aside for Jewish resettlement. Overcrowded and meager living conditions; this was an early step in Hitler’s move towards genocide Iron Curtain symbolic term introduced by Winston Churchill to describe the divide between Western Europe and the Eastern portion of Europe that was controlled by the Soviet Union. (1947-ish) Theatre of War General area of conflict. European, North African & Asian (or Pacific) were 3 major theatres of war during WWII. Allies alliance of U.S, Britain, France, Soviet Union and other nations who fought the Germans, Italians & Japanese.

Unit 2 Vocabulary definitions Axis Powers Alliance of Germany, Italy & later Japan during WWII. New Order Japan’s vision of a new system of control over Asia, replacing European powers with itself, China & Manchuria. The ultimate goal was Japanese prosperity & industrial growth. kamikaze Japanese suicide pilot. Used plane as a bomb when ammunition was gone. Translated, it means “divine wind.” occupation forced control over a territory that was taken over by an aggressor; set-up of military & industrial operation zones within these areas.

Unit 2 Vocabulary definitions Home front term used to describe the domestic perspective of war (back home, civilians, work, etc.) Island-hopping MacArthur’s military strategy of capturing Japanese-held islands that were least heavily defended while “hopping” towards the Japanese homeland. sanctions restrictions used as a penalty or punishment by one government over another; usually economic in nature (i.e. refusal to trade) radar technology, advanced for its time, developed by the British that tracked enemy movement using radio waves (like sonar or echolocation)

Unit 2 Vocabulary definitions neutrality state of being nonaligned or impartial in a conflict; refusal to take sides. Luftwaffe & RAF luftwaffe—Germany’s air force RAF—Royal Air Force (Britain’s air force Afrika Korps Germany’s tank division stationed in North Africa; led by General Erwin Rommel (aka the “Desert Fox”) Enigma German machine that encoded all military messages so that they could not be decoded by the enemy. Very sophisticated, required a second machine to decode; captured by the British and led to German defeats.

Unit 2 Vocabulary definitions espionage practice of spying on the enemy to gather strategic information Turning Point (battle) a defining moment in warfare that reverses the direction of the war. operation a military campaign, or plan. engagement battle or military encounter Resistance illegal secret organization that fought for freedom against an occupying power, especially in France, Netherlands, Denmark and Italy. collaborators people who worked with the enemy, betraying others for self-preservation or personal beliefs.