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WWII Vocab 1A
Vocabulary Terms for WW2 Part 1 Version 2
Term | Definition |
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Appeasement | giving in to aggressive demands in order to avoid war |
Axis Powers | the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan in World War II |
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 World War II |
Allies | the alliance of Britain, France, and Russia in World War II; joined by the United States after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 |
Isolationism | staying out of the affairs and wars of other nations; the position initially held by the United States at the beginning of World War II |