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391644127December 7, 1941Japan launched a suprise attack on Pearl Harbor (date)0
391644128Non-Agression PactAgreement beteen Stalin and HItler to not attack each other for a period of ten years1
391644129RAFBritish air force2
391644130Harry S. TrumanPresident of the US ho "dropped the bomb" on Japan3
391644131RationingThe limiting of the amount of goods people can buy.4
391644132Operation TorchThe Allies planned invasion of North Africa.5
391644133Operation BarbossaHitler's planned invasion of the Soviet Union6
391644134Battle of GuadicanalThe Allies fought against the Japanese for six months7
391644135PropogandaInformation spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent's cause.8
391644136Axis PowersAlliance between Germany; Italy and Japan during WWII9
391644137Operation Sea LionHitler's planned invasion of Great Britain10
391644138Phony WarTerm given to WWII between September and April11
391644139Adolf HitlerFascist dictator who committed Germany to war12
391644140Long Term Causes of WWIITreaty of Versailles, the Great Depression and the Failure of the League of Nations13
391644141League of NationsOrganization failed to keep a just and lasting peace because it excluded countries like Germany and Russia14
391644142Battle of BritainHitler's campaign of intensive bombing to destroy the will of the British15
391644143Invasion of BalkansCountries that refused to join HItler were attacked16
391644144FascismA political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism17
391644145Invasion of the Western FrontIn April, Hitler attacked Denmark and Norway. In May, Hitler invaded Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium before attacking France18
391644146Treaty of VersaillesDocument that placed unfair restrictions on Germany's military19
391644147Winston ChurchillBritish Prime Minister who chose to fight rather than surrender20
391644148RadarAn electronic tracking system21
391644149Total WarParticipating countries who devote all their resources to the war effort22
391644150Dwight EisenhowerAmerican general who was sent to invade North Africa23
391644151HolocaustThe systematic mass slaughter of Jews and other groups judged inferior24
391644152The Great DepressionThe crash on Wall Street and lead to global inflation, high unemployment and the rise of fascism25
391644153GenocideSystematic killing of an entire group of people26
391644154Invasion of PolandGermany launched a suprise attack against Poland27
391644155Battle of the BurgeDuring this battle, Hitler made his last attempt to defeat the Allied powers on the Western Front28
391644156Battle of MidwayThe Allies allowed Japan to begin its attack, then the Allies attacked Japan's naval fleet29
391644157LuftwaffeGerman air force30
391644158DunkirkThe beach where 338K Allied soldiers were rescued31
391644159AppeasementThe policy of giving in to an aggressor in hope of avoiding war32
391644160Benito MussoliniFascist dictator who committed Italy to war33
391644161Battle of El AlameinThe Allies suprised the Germans and forced them to retreat34
391644162Bernard MontgomeryBritish general who was sent to command the Allied forces35
391644163BlitzkreigA military strategy involving fast-moving airplanes and tanks36
391644164Battle of StalingardHitler's attempt to take this city became a turning point on the East for the allies37
391644165September 1, 1939WWII began in Europe when Germany invaded Poland (date)38
391644166Maginot LineSystem of defensive forts built by the French39
391644167September 2, 1945Japan surrendered to the Allies to end WWI (date)40
391644168July 7, 1937WWII began in Asia when Japan invaded mainland China (date)41
391644169June 6, 1944The Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy in an attempt to break through the German lines (date)42
391644170June 22, 1940France surrendered to the superior German army (date)43
391644171May 7, 1945Germany surrendered to the Allies to end WWII (date)44
391644172August 9, 1945Nagasaki was destroyed by an atomic bomb (date)45
391644173August 6, 1945Hiroshima was destroyed (date)46
391644174EnigmaA German code-making machine that allowed Britain to decode the secret messages47
391644175Erwin RommelGerman general sent to NOrth Africa to help regain the ground last by Italy "Desert Fox"48
391644177Nerville ChamberlainBritish Prime Minister who practiced a policy of appeasant49

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