Chapter 17

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.