Monday, April 15, 2013

world war II key terms

allies- the group that was U.S, England, and, Soviet Union that work together in world war 2

axis- the group that was germany japan and italy that worked against the allies in world war 2

defense spending- amount of money a government spends on military

unemployment rate- the percent of people unemployed

Federal out-lay-amount of money the federal government has to but stuff such as tanks and weapons

rattlesnakes of the atlantic- german U-Boats/ submarines

German U-Boats- german submarines

isolationist- policy of " mind your own business"

appease- get in to demands

lend-lease-act - law that allowed POTUS ( president of the united states) to sell weapons to our friends

inflation- when prices goods/service increase but incomes stay the same

adolf hitler- dictator of germany and caused the holocuast

benito mussolini- dictator of italy

joseph stalin- dictator of soviet union

battle of the bulge- last stand for germany in the war

D-Day- offense by alliesto take over europe

auschwitz- jewish consentration camps in poland

atomic bomb- nuclear bomb dropped on japan to end the war

interment- camps on west coast used to detain japanese-americans.

income tax- percent of tax paid on personal income.







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