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What is Appeasement
Policy of giving into an aggressor’s demands in order to keep the peace
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What is “Final Solution”
Germany’s extermination of Jews and response to the “Jewish Question” was known as this
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What is D-Day
Large-scale Allied invasion of German-held France on June 6, 1944
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What is Attack on Pearl Harbor
The event that brought the U.S. into World War II
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What is Atomic Bomb
Type of nuclear weapon with a large destructive force
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What is Concentration Camps
Detention centers for civilians considered enemies of the state
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What is Neutrality Acts
The United States’ policy of isolationism was reflected in this series of pre-war laws
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What is Miracle of Dunkirk
The ferrying of 300,000 retreating Allied troops across the English Channel to Britain
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What is “Big Three”
After the Japanese bombing at Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt joined Churchill and Stalin as the leaders of the Allies, earning this nickname
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What is Aircraft Carriers
Ships that accommodate the taking off and landing of airplanes and transport aircraft
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What is Pacifism
Opposition to all war
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What is Nazi-Soviet Pact
Gaining natural resources and crushing communism were two of the reasons Hitler broke this alliance with Stalin
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What is Operation Sea Lion
Code name for Hitler’s failed invasion of Britain
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What is Manhattan Project
The code name for the building of the atomic bomb
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What is “Island-Hopping”
Allied strategy of recapturing Japanese-held islands while bypassing others
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What is Blitzkrieg
German strategy of “lightning war”
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What is North African Campaign
Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia gave Axis Powers control in that region until Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery defeated Rommel during this 1942-43 event
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What is Battle of Stalingrad
Key battle in the Soviet Union that put Germans on the defensive and opened up an eastern front against Nazi Germany
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What is Battle of the Coral Sea
This 1942 battle halted the Japanese advance toward Australia
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What is Kamikaze
Japanese pilot who undertook a suicide mission
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What is Luftwaffe
German air force
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What is Spanish Civil War
Germany gained valuable combat experience by sending troops and equipment to aid this fascist revolt in 1936
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What is Battle of the Bulge
1944 battle in Belgium that delayed the Allied advance from the west for six weeks
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What is Guadalcanal
An American victory at this 1942 battle began General Douglas MacArthur’s campaign of island-hopping toward Japan and put the Allies on the offensive
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What is Lend-Lease Act
Law that allowed U.S to sell war materials to countries important for national defense
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