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WWII Vocabulary Nazi Party the National Socialist German Worker’s Party that came to power in Germany under Adolf Hitler Axis Powers Germany, Italy, Japan and their allies Allied Powers Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and the U.S. appeasement the policy of giving into aggression to preserve peace “blitzkrieg” (lightning war) Germany’ swift army method of Mobilization and attack against their enemy island hopping WW II strategy in which the allies invaded islands that the Japanese weakly defended in order to stage further attacks kamikaze a Japanese pilot who crashes into his target to destroy it Nisei a Japanese-American born in the U.S. Aryan Supremacy Hitler’s belief that only people of pure German blood (blue-eyes/blonde hair) Should rule the world Anti-Semitism extreme-hatred for Jewish people Holocaust the systematic killing by Germany during WW II of about 6 million Jewish people as well as millions of other ethnic groups D-day June 6, 1944 – the day the allies invaded Normandy, France during WW II V-E day victory in Europe May 8, 1945 V-J day victory in Japan September 2, 1945
