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What does that mean?

World War II has many unfamiliar and foreign terms that make understanding some things difficult. Below is a list of some of them, we can always add more. Do not hesitate to ask if you do not know what something is.
Appeasement: a policy of accepting conditions of an aggressor in lieu of an armed response. Before WWII, countries appeased Hitlers demands for territorial expansion, rather than resort to military conflict. Aryan: Nazi erman category considered superior to all other racial identities. !he Nazis "elie#ed that this race $as entitled to rule %urope, and $ere therefore re&uired to ensla#e or destroy inferior races, such as 'e$s and (la#s. )ommunism: political and economic system that promotes the esta"lishment of classless, stateless society "ased on common o$nership of the means of production. Anti*)ommunism $as a ma+or element of Nazism, leading to the erman in#asion of the (o#iet ,nion in -./-. %na"ling Bill: After Hitler $as elected, he proposed an %na"ling Bill that $ould gi#e him dictatorial po$ers. (uch an act needed three*&uarters of the mem"ers of the 0eichstag to #ote in its fa#or. %ugenics: 1seudo*scientific and social philosophy aimed at "ettering society "y studying and controlling societys racial, genetic, and physical attri"utes. Nazi ermans used these ideas to promote 2racial hygiene3 in their &uest for an Aryan %urope. 4uhrer: erman $ord for supreme leader. Hitler declared himself 4uhrer on August -., -.5/, a year and half after "ecoming erman chancellor. estapo: erman secret police during the Nazi era. !he estapo operated $ithout +udicial o#ersight and had the authority to in#estigate treason, espionage and sa"otage cases, and cases of criminal attac6s on the Nazi party. hetto: A portion of a city in $hich mem"ers of a minority group li#e, especially "ecause of social, legal, or economic pressure. 7uring WWII in %urope, the Nazis forced large populations of 'e$s into $alled*off portions of numerous cities. 8ost 'e$s from the ghettos $ere e#entually deported to death camps. Hitler 9outh: 1aramilitary youth organization of the Nazi 1arty form -.::*-./;. %sta"lished to indoctrinate young ermans into Nazi ideology, including physical fitness, moral superiority, and anti*(emitism, some Hitler 9outh as young as t$el#e $ere ser#ing in com"at "y the end of the $ar. <ami6aze: 'apanese $ind= name "y ,.(. military for 'apanese suicide pilots $ho crashed their "om"*laden planes into Allied ships to$ards the end of WWII. >!he term $as not used "y the 'apanese? @uft$affe: Arial $arfare "ranch of the erman go#ernment that o#ersa$ the production of a large num"er of fighter planes 8ein <ampf: erman for 28y (truggle:3 "oo6 $ritten "y Adolf Hitler $hile in prison in -.:5 follo$ing a failed coup against the erman go#ernment. In it he $rote of his desire for a return to erman greatness and his strident anit*(emitism and anti*)ommunism. Nazi: a mem"er of the National (ocialist erman Wor6ers 1arty. As its height the political party had A.; million mem"ers, including all mem"ers of the erman go#ernment. 0eichstag: the large domed "uilding in Berlin that $as the home of the erman 1arliament. (onar: stands for (ound Na#igation and 0anging, a techni&ue for using sound $a#es, usually under$ater, to detect and direct #essels. WWII sa$ great ad#anced in sonar technology, leading to more effecti#e su"marines, torpedoes, mine detection, and anti*su"marine measures. !hird 0eich: Nazi designation for the erman regime from 'anuary -.55, $hen Hitler came to po$er to 8ay -./;, $hen ermany surrendered, ending WWII in %urope. ermans considered the first 0eich to "e the years of the Holy 0oman %mpire >ABB*-ABC? and the (econd 0eich to "e the erman %mpire of -AD-*-.-A. 9ello$ (tar: !he sym"ol Nazis forced 'e$s to $ear in ermany and throughout the !hird 0eich. It $as meant to identify, isolate, and humiliate them.

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