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Chapter 28 nkaylab

History

QuestionAnswer
appeasement giving in to aggressive demands in order to avoid war
Winston Churchill British politician
Axis powers the alliance of Germany , Italy and Japan in WWI
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 Germans in WWI
Allies The alliance formed between britain, France and Russia in WWI joined by US after Japanese bombing .
battle of Britain three month air battle between Germany and Great Britain fought over Great Britain during WWI
Hideki tojo general of the Imperial Japanese Army
isolationism staying out of the affairs and wars of other nations the position initially held by the US.
Erwin Rommel was a German Field Marshal of World War II.
Battle of Alamein WWII battle of in which Britain won a decisive victory over Germany in Egypt securing the Suez Canal
Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961
Siege of Leningrad Nazi's army unsuccessful attempt to capture the city of Leningrad in the Soviet Union during WWI
Battle of Stalingrad WWII battle between invading German forces and soviet defenders for control of Stalingrad
Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army
Bataan Death March a forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Japanese .
Battle of Midway WWI naval battle fought in the pacific the Americans broke the Japanese code and knew the date .
Battle of Guadalcanal WWII battle in the pacific it represented the first allied counter-attack against Japanese forces
Kamikazes in WWII Japanese pilots who loaded their aircraft with bombs and crashed them into enemy ships
deported forced to leave a country
final solution the Nazi Party's plan to murder the entire Jewish population of Europe and the Soviet Union
ghetto an area where minority groups live
concentration camps detention sites created for military or political purposes to confine, terrorize , and in some cases kill
holocaust The killing of millions of Jews and others by the Nazis during WWI
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