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WW2

world war 2 metz world history

TermDefinition
Benito Mussolini Fascist dictator of Italy
Josef Stalin Communist dictator of the USSR
Lebensraum Living space for Germans, acquiring new territory
Kristallnacht 7,000 Jewish businesses were destroyed in Germany in 1938
appeasement Giving into demands in an effort to maintain peace & stability
Munich Conference Where Britain and France met with Hitler in 1938 to have Germany stop expanding
Rape of Nanking Japan attacking China in 1935, killing up to 300,000
blitzkrieg Fast moving German tanks, planes, and soldiers. "Lightning War"
Hideki Tojo Military dictator of Japan
Battle of Midway Turning point of WW2 in the Pacific Theater where the U.S. defeated Japan
Battle of Stalingrad Turning point of WW2 in Europe, where the Soviets defeated the Germans
kamikaze Japanese suicide pilots
genocide the deliberate, systematic destruction—in whole or in part—of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
Holocaust When the Germans systematically targeted and killed "undesirables" - Jews, gypsies, special needs
United Nations An organization made up of countries, committed to keeping peace in the world
Franklin Roosevelt U.S. President for most of WW2
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