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giving in to aggressive demands in order to maintain peace appeasment
a man who wanted to make a stand against Hitler Winston Churchill
Germany, Italy, and Japan Axis Powers
an agreement in which each side promises not to attack the other nonaggression pact
"lightning war" in which speed was emphasized and close coordination between planes in the air and fast-moving forces on the ground blitzkrieg
Nations against Germany (France and Britain) Allies
When Germany sent thousands of aircraft over the English Channel Battle of Britain
Japanese general who planned the Pearl Harbor attack Hideki Tojo
the desire to avoid involvement in the affairs of other nations isolationism
German General who led German and Italian forces into Africa Erwin Rommel
Great Britain used information from secret German code allowing them to win Battle of El Alamein
American General at the start of the war Dwight D. Eisenhower
was a prolonged military operation by the German Army against Leningrad Siege of Leningrad
Most brutal battle of the war Battle of Stalingrad
American General who led Americans and Filipinos in a doomed defense Douglas MacArthur
march of American and Filipino prisoners up Bataan in tropical heat, lack of food and water, and brutal violence Bataan Death March
battle between American and Japanese carriers fought on the high seas Battle of Midway
battle on the swamp and jungle covered island of Guadacanal Battle of Guadalcanal
planes where Japanese pilots purposely crashed into allied ships sacrificing their lives kamikazes
being forced to leave a country deported
the deliberated mass execution of Jews Final Solution
a confined area within the city where Jews were forced into ghetto
labor camps were Jews were sent concentration camp
mass murder of Jews Holocaust
When Allied forces invaded France on June 6, 1944 D-Day
Victory in Europe Day V-E Day
Battle of America and Japan on the Island of Iwo Jima Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle on the island of Okinawa Battle of Okinawa
Became President When Franklin Roosevelt died. Harry S Truman
Japanese Emperor Hirohito
Day When WWII was finally over V-J Day
Conference to decide what to do with post war Europe Yalta Conference
Group of the nations to encourage international cooperation and prevent war. United Nations
Conference where allies discussed many issues concerning post war Europe Potsdam Conference
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