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9945570645Treaty of Versailles and GermanyPunish Germany, pay reparations, give up territory, make them weak-had to take full responsibility for World War I-sets the stage for World War II and Hitler0
9945570646League of NationsA global association formed in 1919 to promote peace. It was later replaced by the United Nations in 19451
9945570647Blitzkreig"Lighting Wars" type of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland in 19392
9945570648Nonagression Pacta pact between Germany and the USSR saying,"You don't mess with me i won't mess with you."3
9945570649Pearl Harbor(FDR) , 1941 United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.4
9945570650StalingradDecisive battle in German invasion of Russia, the Germans were surrounded and systemically destroyed5
9945570651Suez CanalA canal linking the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It was a vital trade route in the British Empire during imperialism, and continues to link North Africa and Europe to Asia today.-Needed in World War 2 to keep troops supplied6
9945570652Island HoppingWWII strategy of conquering only certain Pacific islands that were important to the Allied advance toward Japan7
9945570653Hitler's Final SolutionThe answer to "The Jewish Question". It was a mass murder of all Jews. He set up extermination camps and forced millions of Jews to enter gas chamber, ovens, and fire pits.8
9945570654D DayJune 6, 1944 - Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. The turning point of World War II.`9
9945570655Battle of the BulgeA 1944-1945 battle in which Allied forces turned back the last major German offensive of World War II.10
9945570656HiroshimaCity in Japan, the first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, on August 6, 1945. The bombing hastened the end of World War II. (p. 797)11
9945570657NagasakiJapanese city in which the second atomic bomb was dropped (August 9, 1945).12
9945570658V J Day"Victory over Japan day" is the celebration of the Surrender of Japan, which was initially announced on August 15, 194513
9945570659V E DayMay 8, 1945; victory in Europe Day when the Germans surrendered14
9945570660Yalta Conference1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war15
9945570661United NationsAn international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.16
9945570662Armenian GenocideAssault carried out by mainly Turkish military forces against Armenian population in Anatolia in 1915; over a million Armenians were killed and thousands fled to Russia and the Middle East17
9945570663HolocaustA mass slaughter of Jews and other civilians, carried out by the Nazi government of Germany before and during World War II.18
9945570664AlliesBritain, France, and United States, Russia- Later joined by Italy19
9945570665Axis PowersAlliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.20
9945570666Propaganda World War IIThis is one sided information used to persuade and keep up morale and support the war21
9945570667War CrimesWartime acts of cruelty and brutality that are judged beyond the accepted rules of war and human behavior.22
9945570668Manhattan Projectcode name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II23
9945570669Nuremberg TrialsA series of court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany, after World War II, in which Nazi leaders were tried for aggression, violations of the rules of war, and crimes against humanity.24
9945570670GenocideDeliberate attempt to destroy an entire religious or ethnic group25
9945570671Concentration CampDuring the Holocaust, Jews, other minorities, and opponents of the Nazi party were placed in these locations where they faced starvation, killing, harsh work, and medical experiments.26

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