giving in to aggressive demands in order to maintain peace, had prevented an unnecessary war.

had spoken out against Chamberlain's plans.

Germany, italy, and japan led to a series of agreements that joined them together in a military alliance.

an agreement in which each side promises not to attack the other.

Britain and France declared war on Germany.

Hitler's plan was to destroy the British air force.

had been developing plans for a suprise attack on the american naval base at pearl harbor.

the desire to avoid involvement in the affairs of other nations.

World war II battle in which Britain won a decisive victory over Germany in Egypt, securing the Suez Canal.

Eventually as many as 1 million citizens would perish in the siege of Leningrad.

was one of the most brutal of the war.

led a small number of American soldiers and poorly equipped Filipino troops in a doomed defense.

Japanese forced 70,000 prisoners to march up the bataan peninsula to a distant prison camp.

The japanese had planned to capture the strategic island of midway in the middle of the pacific ocean.

Battle of Guadalcanal

For six months american forces fought japanese troops on the swamp and jungle covered island in the battle of __________.

Japanese fliers who would commit suicide by flying their planes into the boats.

is to be forced to leave a country.

the deliverate mass extinction of Jews.

or a confined area within a city.

which were meant to hold the people Hitler called the enemies of the state.

nearly 7,000 americans died to capture the tiny island.

which lasted nearly three months claimed 12,000 american lives.

who had become president when franklin roosevelt died in May 1945.

surrendered on August 15th 1945

Roosevelt also convinced Stalin to agree to join a new world organization proposed by the allies.

took place amid growing ill will between the soviet union and the other allies.

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Chapter 28

Key terms and people.

Question	Answer
appeasement	giving in to aggressive demands in order to maintain peace, had prevented an unnecessary war.
Winston Churchill	had spoken out against Chamberlain's plans.
Axis Powers	Germany, italy, and japan led to a series of agreements that joined them together in a military alliance.
nonaggression pact	an agreement in which each side promises not to attack the other.
blitzkrieg	German for lightning war.
Allies	Britain and France declared war on Germany.
Battle of Britain	Hitler's plan was to destroy the British air force.
Hideki Tojo	had been developing plans for a suprise attack on the american naval base at pearl harbor.
isolationism	the desire to avoid involvement in the affairs of other nations.
Erwin Rommel	German General
Battle of El Alamein	World war II battle in which Britain won a decisive victory over Germany in Egypt, securing the Suez Canal.
Dwight D. Eisenhower	American General
Siege of Leningrad	Eventually as many as 1 million citizens would perish in the siege of Leningrad.
Battle of Stalingrad	was one of the most brutal of the war.
Douglas MacArthur	led a small number of American soldiers and poorly equipped Filipino troops in a doomed defense.
Bataan Death March	Japanese forced 70,000 prisoners to march up the bataan peninsula to a distant prison camp.
Battle of Midway	The japanese had planned to capture the strategic island of midway in the middle of the pacific ocean.
Battle of Guadalcanal	For six months american forces fought japanese troops on the swamp and jungle covered island in the battle of __________.
kamikazes	Japanese fliers who would commit suicide by flying their planes into the boats.
Deported	is to be forced to leave a country.
Final solution	the deliverate mass extinction of Jews.
Ghetto	or a confined area within a city.
Concentration camps	which were meant to hold the people Hitler called the enemies of the state.
Holocaust	The mass murder of Jews.
D-Day	allied forces invaded france.
V-E Day	victory in Europe day.
Battle of Iwo Jima	nearly 7,000 americans died to capture the tiny island.
Battle of Okinawa	which lasted nearly three months claimed 12,000 american lives.
Harry S Truman	who had become president when franklin roosevelt died in May 1945.
Hirohito	surrendered on August 15th 1945
V-J Day	August 15th 1945
Yalta Conference	held in Soviet territory
United nations	Roosevelt also convinced Stalin to agree to join a new world organization proposed by the allies.
Potsdam Conference	took place amid growing ill will between the soviet union and the other allies.

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