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Global WWII unit 10
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allied Powers | Great Britain, America, USSR, France |
| Axis Powers | Japan, Italy, Germany |
| nonaggression pact | agreement between Stalin and Hitler; they would not attack each other (Hitler later violated this) |
| blitzkrieg | Lightning War |
| Charles de Gaulle | French general who created a new government while hiding in London |
| Winston Churchill | Britain's prime minister during WWII |
| Battle of Britain | Battle in which the British Royal Air Force stopped Hitler from conquering Britain |
| Atlantic Charter | Became the Allie's peace plan after WWII |
| Pearl Harbor | Japan's surprise attack on US naval fleet |