Applied English for American History II
Fall 1999
Tokyo International University of America
J. E. Seibert

Quiz: World War II Introductory Vocabulary 

____ militarism	a. a region in NE China
____ nationalism	b. a form of government headed by a dictator
____ imperialism	c. a group of members of various nations to help resolve disputes
____ fascism	d. discrimination against Jews
____ anti-Semitism	e. extension of a country's power by acquiring territory or taking economic or political power from another country
____ Nazism	f. a kind of court for labor disagreements to help prevent disruption of production
____ Manchuria	g. the practices of a German political party; racist nationalism, imperialism and state control of the economy
____ Nanjing	h. a large city in East Central China
____ The League of Nations	i. the act of killing someone for reasons thought to be merciful (kind)
____ euthanasia	j. the Italian Fascist Leader from 1922-1945
____ Lebensraum	k. a U. S. government order that suspended the rights of Japanese Americans and sent them into camps
____ Holocaust	l. a supply of weapons (Roosevelt described the war equipment and weapons lent to other nations under the Lend-Lease Act an "arsenal of democracy")
____ Benito Mussolini	m. the German Nazi dictator (lived from 1889 to 1945)
____ Adolph Hitler	n. emphasis on the armed forces (military, army, navy, etc.) in the administration or policy of a country
____ Lend-Lease Act	o. a German expression (now used in English also) meaning the additional territory a country believes it needs for it's continued existence and economic well-being
____ arsenal	p. very strong support of one's nation
____ mobilization	q. an agency established by President Roosevelt to exercise general responsibility for the economy
____ the War Production Board	r. the mass killing of millions of Jews by the Nazis
____ The National War Labor Board	s. a bill that allowed the U. S. to sell, exchange, or lease arms to any country whose defense was vital to the US.
____ Executive Order 9066 ("ninety sixty-six")	t. preparation for war