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world war 2
Question | Answer |
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appeasement | giving in to aggressive demands in order to avoid war. |
Winston Churchhill | British prime minister |
Axis Powers | The alliance of germany, italy, and japan in World war 2 |
nonaggression pact | An agreement between nations to not attack one another. |
blitzkrieg | A german word meaning "lightning war"; a fast, forceful style of fighting used by Germens in World War 2 |
Allies | The alliance fromed of Brtian, France, and Russia in World war 2; joined by the United States after the Japanese boming of Pearl Harbor in 1941. |
Battle of Britain | Three month air battle between Germany and great Brtitan fought over Great Britain during World War 2 |
Hideki Tojo | Japansese nationalist and general; he took control of Japan during world war 2. |
isolationism | staying out of the affairs and wars of other nations; the postion initially held by the United. |
Erwin Rommel | Greaman general during World War he commanded the Afrika Korps and was nick named the Desert Fox for his leadership. |
Battle of EL Alamein | World war 2 battle in wich Brtain won a decisive victory over Germany in Egypt securing the suez canl. |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
Siege of Leningrad | |
Battle of Stalingrad | |
Douglas MacAurthur | |
Bataan Death March | |
Battle of Midway | |
Battle of Guadalcanal | |
kamikazes | |
deported | |
Final Solution | |
ghetto | |
concentration camps | |
Holocaust | |
D-Day | |
V-E Day | |
Battle of lwo Jima | |
Battle of Okinawa | |
Harry S Truman | |
Hirohito | |
V-J Day | |
Yalta Confrence | |
Potsdam Confrence | |