The National Socialist German Workers Party, The Official Name of the Nazi Party, Kristallnacht, "The Night of Broken Glass" Jewish businesses in Germany are destroyed, some Jews are arrested, and synagogues are destroyed, The Final Solution, The name of the plan to kill Europes entire Jewish population, Fascism, A political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nationalism and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition, Josef Stalin, Leader of the Soviet Union, came to power after the death of Vladimir Lenin, Ghettos, Small densely populated areas where Jews were forced to relocate. Walls were build around the ghetto, and any Jew who tried to escape would face the penalty of death, M.S. St. Louis, A ship carrying Jewish refugees from Germany. This ship would go to multiple ports in the Americas, including a Canadian port. They were denied entry and sent back to Germany, Pearl Harbour, Japanese launched a surprise attack and invaded the Dutch East Indies simultaneously (1941), Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain. He took office after Chamberlain failed to stop Hitler from invading most of Europe., Collectivization, Farmers would have to give up a percentage of their crops to the state for distribution across the country, Operation Dynamo, Otherwise known as the Miracle at Dunkirk, this operation saw the evacuation of around 350,000 allied from from the French port city of Dunkirk, Operation Mincemeat, Deception intended to cover the allied invasion of Sicily. The allied powers planted a dead body with fake plans of a invasion of Greece, when in reality, the Allies intended to attack Sicily, Glyndwr Michael, The name of the homeless mans body who was used in the Operation Mincemeat, Battle of Ortona, Canadian victory against Germans in the ancient city of Ortona., Blitzkrieg, Translates to "Lightning Warfare", Germans would use this tactic to quickly invade countries with their modern military., Einsatzgruppen, Referred to as the "Death Squads", this group was responsible for murdering an estimated 1/3 of Jews during the Holocaust., Benito Mussolini, Leader of fascist Italy., Adolf Hitler, Leader of fascist Germany, Operation Barbarossa, The Nazi Invasion of the Soviet Union, Communism, Communism, in theory, attempts to establish an economy and society where private property and a profit based economy are abolished, and replaced with public ownership and communal control of the means of production. In action, communism resembles fascism, in that a dictator often takes control of a nation, and begins to stray away from the previously mentioned ideals, and resembles that of a fascist government., The Nuremburg Laws, A law instituted by the Nazis that would take away the civil rights of the Jews in both Germany and in occupied countries as well., The Luftwaffe, The German Air Force., The Holodomor, The Ukrainian Famine, where Stalin set the collectivization rate too high and forced Ukrainians to starve to death., Mein Kampf, Translates to "My Struggle". It was the book Hitler wrote while he was in prison, Appeasement, A diplomatic tactic used that makes political, material, or territorial concessions towards an aggressive power. This is done to avoid conflict. It was implemented by Neville Chamberlain , Order 227, Stalin's order that indicated that if you took a step backwards from the front line, you would be shot by your own soldiers for deserting. This order was used heavily during the Battle of Stalingrad, Brown Shirts, This was Hitlers police force that would eliminate opposition groups., The Rape of Nanjing, Refers to the horrendous atrocities committed by the Japanese Imperial Army in China, The Battle of Stalingrad, Took place in Stalin's namesake. One of the most pivotal battles of the war, as it resulted in the first large scale defeat of the Nazi's in WW2 (1942), The Black Shirts, The name of Mussolini's police force. They would silence opposition that Mussolini had within Italy., Japanese Internment Camps, Camps set up in Canada to detain Japanese Canadians after the attack on Pearl Harbour, D-Day, Otherwise known as Operation Overlord, this was the full scale invasion of Northern France. Canada was responsible for taking "Juno Beach". , Socialism, Social and economic doctrine that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources. According to the socialist view, individuals do not live or work in isolation but live in cooperation with one another., Maginot Line, A large series of fortification build between France and Germany, Gas Chambers, The primary way in which millions of people were killed in concentration camps, Emperor Hirohito, The Emperor of Japan during WW2, Capitalism, An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market., Concentration Camps, Forced labour camps where Jews, gypies, queer folk, political prisoners, and people of colour were forced to work hard labour, and were often mass murdered in gas chambers during their stay., The Battle of France, Germany invaded France through Belgium and were able to blitz their way into Paris. The French lasted 6 weeks before the battle was over. (1940), Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister who was responsible for appeasement., Democracy, A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections., Totalitarianism, A form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of individual life to the authority of the state. Totalitarianism is characterized by central rule that intends to control all aspects of an individual through coercion and repression., Stalinism, Refers to a totalitarian state when socialism and communism are at the forefront of ideology, Pan Asianism, The idea of creating economic social and political unity between Asian peoples. Japan used this as an excuse to invade much of East Asia, Nuremburg Trials, Held by the allies to determine the guild of different members of the Nazi party. Most of the Nazi war criminals were charged with conspiracy, crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, Unit 731, A secret base in China where Japanese scientists would conduct biological experiments on Chinese soldiers and civilians, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, The name of the two Japanese cities that had nuclear weapons used against them., Russian War Crimes, As the Russians advanced into Germany, they began to abuse and rape countless women. This was in response to the Einsatzgruppen and their mass killings during the invasion of Russia., Island Hopping, American strategy used in the Pacific where they would go from island to island eliminating Japanese resistance., Shiro Ishii, The head scientist at Unit 731., Manhattan Project, Codename for Americas program to create the atomic bomb., The Atlantic Wall, Nazi system of extensive fortifications built along the coast in preparation for the allied landings in Europe., Erwin Rommel, A Nazi Marshal enstrusted with the creation of the Atlantic Wall and the defence of Normandy (D-Day), Battle of the Bulge, Otherwise known as the Ardennes Offensive, this was the last push that the Germans had for WW2. Germany was ultimately unsuccessful, and their defeat was now inevitable. , VE Day, The formal surrender of Germany on May 8th, 1945., Fat Man and Little Boy, The name of the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki, Cree Code Talkers, Indigenous Canadians who helped the allies stop the Japanese from breaking their codes..

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