ww2
Francisco Franco: Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces
Blitzkrieg: A method of offensive warfare designed to strike a swift, focused blow at an enemy using mobile, maneuverable forces, including armored tanks, and air support.
Fat Man: The code name for the plutonium-core, implosion-type atom bomb
Conscription: State-mandated enlistment of people in a national service
Benito Mussolini:Â Italian politician who founded and led the National Fascist Party
Phoney War: 8 month period at the start of WWII, during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front, when French troops invaded Germany's Saar district.
Little Boy: The type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese cityÂ
Adolf Hitler: He rose to power as the anti-semetic leader of the Nazi Party, became the chancellor, and then took the title of FĂĽhrer
Luftwaffe: A component of the German armed forces tasked with the air defense of Germany
Mein Kampf: Autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Hitler.
Winston Churchill: Served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WW2Â
Nuremburg Trials: The solution to whether or not Nazi war criminals should be tried, where they should be tried, and by who.
RAF & RCAF: Royal Canadian Air Force
Beer Hall Putsch: Failed government overthrow by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler
Rationing: Controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial restriction of demand
Munich Agreement: It permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland
Victory Bonds: A loan to the government that could be redeemed with interest after 5-20 years.
Neville Chamberlain: British politician of the Conservative Party
Camp X: Unofficial name of the secret paramilitary installation for training agents
Wolf Packs: Convoy attack tactic that used U-Boats
Victory Gardens: War gardens or food gardens for defense
Enabling Act: allowed the Reich government to issue laws without the consent of Germany's parliament
Propaganda: Biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
V-E Day: Victory in Europe Day was to celebrate the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender
V-J Day: Victory Over Japan Day was to celebrate the surrender of Japan
Juno Beach: A beach that the Allies invaded in the Battle of D-Day
Sonar: Technology that revealed the presence and position of submarines
Appeasement: A policy of making exception to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict (Hilter)
W.L.M. King: 10th Canadian prime minister during WW2 and Great Depression
Concentration Camp: A place with bad conditions where large numbers of people of a group are imprisoned and sometimes are forced labor workers (Nazi)
Internment Camp: A prison camp for enemy aliens
Anti-Semitism: Discrimination against Jews
S.S. St. Louis: A passenger liner that sailed from Hamburg with 907 Jews aboard in May 1939 looking for safety.
Enigma Machine: A cipher device that protected military communication.
Lebensraum: The territory that a state or nation believes is needed for its natural development.
Nuremburg Laws: Antisemitic and racist laws
BCATP: The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan was a training program.
Convoys: A group of vehicles traveling together for mutual support and protection.
Plebiscite: A non binding question that asks the electorate to vote on a particular issue.
War Measure Act: Gave the federal government powers to maintain security and order during war
Kristallnacht: An organized mob attack against Jews
Radar: Technology of radio-based detection that tracked enemy ships and aircrafts