A term misused by the Nazis to describe what they believed was a “superior” racial group—typically portrayed as non-Jewish, white, and Northern European.

The military alliance during World War II consisting primarily of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

A meeting where Britain and France allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia—an act of appeasement toward Hitler.

British Prime Minister known for his policy of appeasement toward Hitler, especially at the Munich Conference.

British Prime Minister during most of World War II, known for his leadership, determination, and refusal to surrender to Nazi Germany.

The authoritarian government in the unoccupied part of France after its defeat in 1940 that collaborated with Nazi Germany.

The German air force during World War II.

A major World War II battle (1942–1943) in the Soviet Union where the Red Army defeated the Germans, marking a turning point in the war.

The region in France where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on June 6, 1944, to liberate Western Europe from Nazi control.

The two Japanese cities destroyed by U.S. atomic bombs in August 1945, leading to Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II.

The genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany systematically murdered six million Jews and millions of other targeted groups.

The largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp, located in Poland, where over a million people were killed.

The Nazi plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe through mass shootings, ghettos, and extermination camps

A period of political tension and competition (roughly 1947–1991) between the United States and the Soviet Union, without direct large-scale fighting between them.

The region of Europe that came under Soviet influence after World War II, forming communist governments aligned with the USSR.

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Chapter 27

Term	Definition
Aryan	A term misused by the Nazis to describe what they believed was a “superior” racial group—typically portrayed as non-Jewish, white, and Northern European.
Axis	The military alliance during World War II consisting primarily of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Munich Conference	A meeting where Britain and France allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia—an act of appeasement toward Hitler.
Neville Chamberlain	British Prime Minister known for his policy of appeasement toward Hitler, especially at the Munich Conference.
Winston Churchill	British Prime Minister during most of World War II, known for his leadership, determination, and refusal to surrender to Nazi Germany.
Vichy France	The authoritarian government in the unoccupied part of France after its defeat in 1940 that collaborated with Nazi Germany.
Luftwaffe	The German air force during World War II.
Stalingrad	A major World War II battle (1942–1943) in the Soviet Union where the Red Army defeated the Germans, marking a turning point in the war.
Normandy	The region in France where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on June 6, 1944, to liberate Western Europe from Nazi control.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki	The two Japanese cities destroyed by U.S. atomic bombs in August 1945, leading to Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II.
Holocaust	The genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany systematically murdered six million Jews and millions of other targeted groups.
Auschwitz-Birkenau	The largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp, located in Poland, where over a million people were killed.
Final Solution	The Nazi plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe through mass shootings, ghettos, and extermination camps
Cold War	A period of political tension and competition (roughly 1947–1991) between the United States and the Soviet Union, without direct large-scale fighting between them.
Eastern Europe	The region of Europe that came under Soviet influence after World War II, forming communist governments aligned with the USSR.

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