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| 334283764 | Rome-Berlin Axis | This was the alliance made between the leaders Mussolini and Hitler before WWII had occured (Rome: Italy - Mussolini, Berlin: Germany - Hitler). Japan joined these powers to form the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis | 0 | |
| 334283765 | Rape of Nanking | This is the name given to the atrocities commited by the Japanese army against both the Chinese army and civilians. Thousands were systematically slaughtered, tortured, and raped. | 1 | |
| 334283766 | Appeasement | When a nation gives into another and gives the other what it wants in the hope that in doing so, the other nation will put an end to its "actions." What Neville Chamberlain did at the Munich Conference | 2 | |
| 334283767 | Munich Conference | The meeting between Britain, France, and Germany in which Germany was appeased and given control of the Sudetenland in exchange for Hitler's "promise" to make no more claims on European territory | 3 | |
| 334283768 | Maginot Line | One of the biggest blunders in European Military History. This was a heavily fortified line of defense created in an attempt to ward off any German attacks by their military; however, the German military literally went around it. | 4 | |
| 334283769 | Neville Chamberlain | The British Prime Minister at the time of the Munich Conference. He is most famous for stating that they had avoided a war through appeasing Germany and its leader, Hitler. | 5 | |
| 334283770 | Danzig | Poland's sea port which it obtained so it was not landlocked. It had a very large Nazi-German population, and, because of this, Hitler believed it to be German territory and invaded Poland on Sept 1st, 1939 | 6 | |
| 334283771 | Manchuko | The authoritarian-puppet state in Manchuria that was under Japanese control. Puyi is appointed as the ruler, but he really has no power. Not very many countries recognize it as an actual nation | 7 | |
| 334283772 | New Order (Japan) | Inspired by the New European Order, used by the other Axis Powers, this (NEW ASIAN ORDER) was going to be the name given by Emperor Hirohito to the nation of Japan. | 8 | |
| 334283773 | Allied Powers | These were the powers that opposed the Axis Powers during WWII which included the nations of: France, Britain, USSR, (and later) The United States, and China as well as 45 other countries | 9 | |
| 334283774 | Axis Powers | These were the powers that opposed the Allied Powers during WWII and ultimately lost the war. Includes the nations of: Nazi Germany (led by Hitler), Italy (led by Mussolini), and Japan (led by Emperor Hirohito) | 10 | |
| 334283775 | Sanctions | A coercive economic measure, normally adopted by several nations. Used to force a country resisting international law to stop its actions. Used by the US against the Japanese during WWII | 11 | |
| 334283776 | Mobilization | A country assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency. The US did this, with only one dissenter, when the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. The Pres. mobilized all resources | 12 | |
| 334283777 | Kamikaze | The suicide attacks that the Japanese used against the Allied Forces during WWII. They were unable to wage war, but wouldn't surrender, which led to the use of the kamikazes (more effective than regulare tactics) | 13 | |
| 334283778 | Guerilla Warfare | This method of war consisted of sudden unexpected attacks carried out by an unofficial military group or groups that are tried to change the government by assaults on the armed forces | 14 | |
| 334283779 | Blitzkrieg | Literally meaning Lightning War, they were quick strikes by panzer divisions that followed with air raids/bombing. This form of war was used against Poland and Britain during WWII | 15 | |
| 334283780 | The "Phony War" | Sitzkrieg or "The Sitting War", this was the period after the fall of Poland when neither side attacked the other during winter months. Both sides sat facing each other without fighting, creating a stalemate. | 16 | |
| 334283781 | Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere | This was Japan's offer to the conquered lands of Southeast-Asia that would "liberate" them from western colonial rule and receive their independence. Instead they exploited the nations for their natural resources | 17 | |
| 334283782 | Isolationism | This was what FDR and America took up during WWII until the Pearl Harbor attack. They gave no direct assistance to the British, but instead created the Lend-Lease act to indirectly help. | 18 | |
| 334283783 | Battle of Britain | Otherwise known as "The Blitz, this amphibious invasion of Britain and subsequent bombing was an attack pulled by the Germans in the hopes of controlling the air over Britain. Unfortunately for Hitler, it failed. | 19 | |
| 334283784 | Battle of Dunkirk | The Germans surprised the British and French by going aroung the Maginot Line instead of through it, splitting their forces and creating the need for a mass evacuation of the populous. | 20 | |
| 334283785 | Battle of Stalingrad | The Soviet counterattack in their major industrial center of Stalingrad. They were able to cut off German supply lines and force them to surrender their best troops, showing their invincibility. Turning point of WWII | 21 | |
| 334283786 | Attack on Pearl Harbor | The Japanese attacked, believing that they would be able to overwhelm and cripple the Pacific Fleet, holding out and expanding into the East. Because of this attack, the US joined in on WWII | 22 | |
| 334283787 | Bataan Death March | After being defeated and captured by the Imperial Japanese Army, the Filipino/American prisoners of war were forced to march to Bataan. They were physically abused and many died during the 3 month period | 23 | |
| 334283788 | Battle of El Alamein | This battled was led by British forces with their primary goal being to stop Erwin Rommel, aka the "Desert Fox." They hoped their victory would lead to a German surrender and retreat | 24 | |
| 334283789 | Battle of the Coral Sea | Hoping to sever Allied communications and expand their territories into the South Pacific, the Japanese invaded. Their advantage didn't last and were taken down by the Allied Forces and forced to retreat. | 25 | |
| 334283790 | Battle of Midway Island | Attempting to seize areas in the vicinity of Midway Island, the Japanese were intercepted by Allied forces. This plus Coral Sea restored the naval balance in the Pacific and the Japanese never recovered | 26 | |
| 334283791 | Battle of Iwo Jima | "Operation Detachment" Iwo Jima was considered a good emergency base. The US' superiority + the unwillingness of the Japanese to retreat created this decisive American victory | 27 | |
| 334283792 | D-Day | This was the allied invasion of Grance on Normandy from the British. It was led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower and is recalled to be History's greatest naval invasion because of its success | 28 | |
| 334283793 | Battle of the Bulge | This was Hitler's last attempt to force the Allies to settle for a negotiated peace. It worked at first, killing 4,000 American soldiers the 1st day, but the Soviets advanced and whooped their asses | 29 | |
| 334283794 | Desert Fox | This was the nickname given to Erwin Rommel, one of Hitler's Military commanders who commanded the troops in Africa. He was well known for his abilities of leadership in the desert | 30 | |
| 334283795 | Winston Churchill | The British side of "The Big Three," he was the British Prime Minister at the time of WWII. Well known for his position and plea for US help, he also predicted the seperation of Communist Europe from the West. | 31 | |
| 334283796 | Manhattan Project | This was the code name for the U.S. effort during World War II to produce the atomic bomb. Much of the early research was done in New York City by refugee physicists in the United States | 32 | |
| 334283797 | Hiroshima & Nagasaki | The 2 cities in Japan which the US bombed. One of the terrible new practices of WWII had ended in the final nightmare, unprecedented human destruction in a single flash. It led to the Japanese surrender | 33 | |
| 334283798 | General Hideki Tojo | This was the name of the Japanese prime minister at the time of WWII. He focused on military expansion & the US staying neutral; US trying to stop expansion caused him to believe in the need to bomb the US | 34 | |
| 334283799 | Anti-Semitism | This is the prejudice against Jews that Hitler brainwashed the Germans into believing. He also indoctrinated the youth of Germany to believe in this as well. It justified the genocide of the Jews | 35 | |
| 334283800 | Heinrich Himmler | He was the leader of the Schutz Staffeln. Their primary role in World War II was dealing with The Final Solution. He was responsible for the extermination of the millions of Jews, and did so with concentration camps | 36 | |
| 334283801 | Joseph Goebbels | He was head of Nazi propaganda and was instrumental in the building of Anti-semitism. He attempted to flee Germany at the end of WWII, but committed suicide when he was captured by Allied forces. | 37 | |
| 334283802 | Collaborators | These were the native French who agreed to collaborate withe nation's enemies, the Nazis, in the genocide of the Jews. Because of the efforts of this group, they were given the name of collaborators | 38 | |
| 334283803 | Einsatzgruppen | These were the Nazis' first attempt at "The Final Solution." The members of this groupd were held responsible with following the footsteps of the army and killing off all the Jews that they came across. | 39 | |
| 334283804 | Genocide | The act of mass murdering. Hitler and the Nazi party used this method to rid their Aryan nation of the "destructive" Jews who threatened their existence. The most systematic form they used was the concentration camps | 40 | |
| 334283805 | Auschwitz | Located in Poland, this is the largest, most infamous concentration camp created and used by the Nazis in their goal of The Final Solution. Not only was it the largest, but the most people were killed in this camp | 41 | |
| 334283806 | Final Solution | This is the name given to the primary goal in creating Hitler's perfect aryan nation, the mass extermination of the Jews. This task was the responsibility of Heinrich Himmler and the Schutz Staffeln, carried out through concentration camps | 42 | |
| 334283807 | The Big Three | Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin who represented the Allied powers of Great Britain, The United States of Ameria, and the Soviet Union. After the war, their armies occupied Germany, each owning a separate zone | 43 | |
| 334283808 | Tehran Conference | A conference between the Big Three at the capital of Iranm, Tehran, to discuss the course of the war. They agreed on the partition of Germany | 44 | |
| 334283809 | Yalta Conference | By this conference, German defeat was assured. The United Nations was created during this conference and the riff between USSR and USA became evident | 45 | |
| 334283810 | Potsdam Conference | No one trusted each other during this conference. US-Soviet relations were deteriorating rapidly because Truman wanted free elections. Soviets disagreed | 46 | |
| 334283811 | Geneva Convention | An international agreement governing the humane treatment of wounded or captured soldiers by other nations. Otherwise known as prisoners of war. | 47 | |
| 334283812 | Nuremberg Trials | This was the series of trials conducted by an International Military Tribunal in which the former Nazi leaders were charged with crimes against peace, humanity, and war crimes | 48 | |
| 334283813 | Iron Curtain | Predicted by Winston Churchill, this was the force that separated Eastern Europe from Western Europe. It was the division created by difference of opinion | 49 |
