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AP World History Chapter 31 WWII Flashcards

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349333566Nazi-Soviet Pactsecret agreement between the Soviet Union and Germany. They agree not to attack each other.0
349333568blitzkreiglightening warfare1
349333569luftwaffeGerman airforce2
349333570panzerGerman tanks3
349333573Dunkirkallied troops evacuated from this French town4
349333575Blitznight time bombings of London and other cities5
349333576Operation BarbarossaGermany broke the non-aggression pact and attacks the Soviet Union. The Soviets used scorched earth policy and get supplies from Iran.6
349333580Atlantic Chartermeeting between Churchill and Roosevelt where they discussed self-determination7
349333581YamamotoJapanese leader of the Pacific fleet8
349333582The day Pearl Harbor was bombedDecember 7th, 19419
349333583The Final SolutionHitler's attempt to rig Europe from any undesirables led by Himmler10
349333585ghettosarea is the city where a minority lives11
349333587Joseph MengeleHe was a German Doctor, Horrible experiments on prisioners at concentration camps; Dr. of Death12
349333593General EisenhowerCommander-in-chief of the Allied troops in Europe13
349333594D-DayJune 6th, 1944 (Operation Overlord) 155,000 allied troops land on Normandy beach and France becomes liberated14
349333596Battle of StalingradUnsuccessful German attack on the city of Stalingrad during World War II from 1942 to 1943, that was the furthest extent of German advance into the Soviet Union.15
349333598General Nimitz and General MacArthurled the Allied troops in Southeast Asia16
349333599KamikaziJapanese suicide pilots17
350147640Munich Pactagreement between France, Germany and England which allowed Hitler to unite "the German speaking people"18
351123208HitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945), Nazi leader and founder; had over 6 million Jews assassinated during the Holocaust19
351123209MussoliniItalian fascist dictator (1883-1945)20
351123210ChamberlainBritish Prime Minister who made the Munich Agreement with Hitler21
351123211ChurchillBritish Prime Minister who opposed the policy of appeasement and led Great Britain through World War II22
351123212Vichy Francearea in southern france that was a puppet government; petain was made president; germany was really controlling23
351123213HolocaustNazis' program during World War II to kill people they considered undesirable. Some 6 million Jews perished during the Holocaust, along with millions of Poles, Gypsies, Communists, Socialists, and others.24
351123214Genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group25
351123215PattonAmerican general who was involved in the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge; known for his great ability in tank warfare26
351123216HimmlerGerman Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945)27
351123217TojoJapanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II28
351123218Mobilizationthe process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war29

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