116032680 | Hitler | "Der Fuhrer", German dictator that turned his nation into a war machine, wanted to conquer Europe. | |
116032681 | Mussolini | "Il Duce," Italian dictator that wanted to bring back the Roman Empire | |
116032682 | Stalin | Soviet Communist dictator that imprisoned or killed millions of his own countrymen. | |
116032683 | Chamberlain | British PM that said we could have "peace in our time" after signing a pact. | |
116032684 | Franco | General that overthrew the Spanish Republican Govt. with Axis help. | |
116032685 | DeGaulle | After the evacuation of Dunkirk he was the leader of the "Free French." | |
116032686 | Petain | He led a French Puppet govt. from the city of Vichy. His govt. was under Nazi control. | |
116032687 | Churchill | British PM who said "we shall never surrender, never" during the Battle of Britain. | |
116032688 | Mao Zedong | Chinese Communist that fought the Japanese in northern China. | |
116032689 | F. D. Roosevelt | He won a third Presidential term in 1940. He said 12-7-41 would "live in infamy." | |
116032690 | Wilkie | Republican Presidential candidate in 1940 that said FDR would lead us into war. | |
116032691 | Lindbergh | He was a celebrity member of the America First Committee. Anti-war, later fought in the war. | |
116032692 | Tojo | Japanese General that assumed power as the premier of Japan. | |
116032693 | Yamamoto | Japanese Admiral that planned the attack on Pearl Harbor. "We have awakened a sleeping giant." | |
116032694 | Hirohito | Japanese Emperor that lost control to military leadership. | |
116032695 | Ethiopia | North African nation invaded by Italy. | |
116032696 | Albania | East European nation invaded by Italy. | |
116032697 | Rhineland | Territory militarized by Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty. | |
116032698 | Austria | Nation of Hitler's birth, annexed by Germany in 1938 | |
116032699 | Munich | German city where Euro leaders met and signed a pact attempting to avoid war. | |
116032700 | Poland | Sept. 1st 1939. Invaded by Germany, later USSR took the eastern half. | |
116032701 | Belgium | Invaded May 1940 by Germany. Next step was a German invasion of France. | |
116032702 | France | Invaded by the Germans then split into the Nazi controlled North, Vichy controlled South & a free govt. in exile. | |
116032703 | Manchuria | Territory in Northern China that Japan wanted to seize for its coal & iron deposits. | |
116032704 | Spain | Euro nation whose civil war became a proving ground for axis weapons. | |
116032705 | Mein Kampf | Hitler's autobiography that outlined his plan for building Germany and conquering Europe. | |
116032706 | Blitzkrieg | It is the German use of mechanized war. A.K.A. "Lightning War." | |
116032707 | Lend Lease | An act that would make the US the "Great Arsenal of Democracy." We would provide weapons to the Allies. 40 Nations received aid @ a cost of $49 billion. | |
116032709 | appeasement | The practice of giving into demands to avoid war. | |
116032710 | Fascism | A form of govt. that includes a military dictator and places the state above the individual. | |
116032712 | Maginot Line | The French line of defense on the German border that proved to be totally useless. | |
116032714 | The Resistance | Name for the French that spied on or sabotaged the Germans operating in France. | |
116032716 | 1st Neutrality Act | 1935. Law passed by Congress that said the US would not conduct trade with any nation at war. | |
116032719 | 2nd Neutrality Act | 1936. Law passed by Congress that said the US would not extend loans or credit to any nation at war. | |
116032720 | 3rd Neutrality Act | 1937. Law that allowed non military trade with nations at war only if it was on a "cash and carry" basis. | |
116032721 | Radar | New technology that helped the British win the Battle of Britain but was ignored @ Pearl Harbor. | |
116032722 | Pearl Harbor | Location of the worst US Naval defeat in our history. Included several military bases in Hawaii. | |
116032723 | USS Hornet | Aircraft carrier that launched the "Revenge Raid on Tokyo." A.K.A. Doolittle's Raid. |
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