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Chapter 27 Part 2
Chapter 27 Vocabulary Part 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Kellogg-Briand Pact | International Agreement that made war illegal. |
| Lytton Commission | Investing commission sent by the League of Nations to Manchukuo during the Japanese invasion. |
| Falange | Another name for The Spanish Fascist Party. |
| Axis-Powers | Germany, Italy, and Japan |
| Anti-Comintern Treaty | Agreement between Germany and Japan to oppose Russian communism. |
| Munich Conference | Meeting to give the Sutherland to Hitler. |
| Appeasement | Yielding to the demands of the aggressor in hopes he will stop. |
| German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact | Agreement between Hitler and Stalin not to attack each other. |
| Blitzkrieg | Lightning War |
| "Phony War" | The early face of WWII marked by little activity in Western Europe. |
| Collaborators | People willing to assist their country's enemies. |
| Luftwaffe | German Air Force in WWII. |
| Battle of Britain | Combat between the German and British Air Force. |
| Neutrality Acts | Keeping the U.S. neutral in future Wars. |
| Isolationists | Star out of World Affairs |
| Lend-Lease Act | Authorizing the president to supply War materials to Great Britain on credit. |
| Atlantic Charter | Statement of shared National Policies by the U.S. and Britain. |
| "New Order" | Hitler's plan to organize Europe into a single Political and Economic System ruled by Germany. |
| "Final Solution" | The annihilation of the entire Jewish population. |
| Auschwitz | Extermination Camp |
| Holocaust | Systematic Nazi destruction of mass killing almost an entire race. |
| "Soft Underbelly of the Axis" | Italy and Balkans |
| Island Hopping | U.S. strategy to take over Japan. |
| Operation Overlord | Code name for the Allied invasion of France. |
| V-E Day | Victory in Europe day |
| V-J Day | Victory in Japan day |