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World War II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allied Powers | Great Britain, France, the United States |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Appeasement | giving in to reasonable demands to avoid war |
| Anschluss | unification of Germany and Austria |
| Munich Pact | Agreement that Germany would stop taking land |
| Sudetenland | area of northwestern Czechoslovakia where mostly German speaking people lived |
| Blitzkrieg | "lightening war"... quick strikes with tanks, troops, and airplanes |
| Neutrality | not taking sides |
| Lend-Lease, Cash and Carry | America supported the Allies by sending food, weapons, ships, and airplanes to Great Britain |
| D-Day | landing on the beaches of Normandy, France...began greatest naval invasion in history |
| Island Hopping | America's strategy in the Pacific...capture an island and move on |
| Battle of the Bulge | Hitler's last stand...major turning point in the European theater |