Untitled Flashcards Set

Nuremberg Laws

Laws passed in 1935 that banned Jews from marrying Germans and stripped them of their rights.

Hitler Youth

An organization established to train German youth in Nazi ideology; became mandatory in 1936.

Four-Year Plan

A Nazi economic plan aimed at preparing Germany for war through rearmament and reducing dependency on imports.

Total War

A strategy in which a nation mobilizes all aspects of society to achieve victory in conflict.

War Measures Act

A Canadian law allowing the government to arrest and detain individuals without trial during wartime.

Ultranationalism

An extreme form of nationalism that promotes the interests of one nation above all and often involves the exclusion or oppression of others.

Eugenics

A movement aimed at improving the genetic quality of a human population, often associated with discriminatory policies.

Internment

The detention of individuals, often during wartime, without trial; used against Japanese, German, and Ukrainian Canadians in WWII.