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WH: WWII Vocab
Vocab for WWII
Term | Definition |
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Anschluss | Union between Austria and Germany |
Theater of War (TOW) | General location of major fighting |
Appeasement | Act of pacifying to avoid conflict |
Blitzkrieg | Lightning War |
Sitzkrieg | Sitting War |
Maginot Line | French bunkers along border with Germany |
Royal Air Force | British air force |
Axis Powers | Germany |
Allied Nations | France |
Siege | Surround a city and cut off supply lines |
Luftwaffe | German air force |
Atlantic Charter | Secret agreement between Roosevelt and Churchill |
Offensive | Battle strategy with strong attacks against another military troop |
Island Hopping | Strategy by allies to recapture Japanese controlled islands |