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30 Cards in this Set
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agreement between stalin and hitler in which the two plotted to divide poland
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nonaggression pact
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germanys military strategy of lightning war
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blitzkrieg
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a system of fortifications along frances border with germany
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maginot line
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french port city near the belgian border from wich a flee of british shops and civilian craft evacuated trapped soldiers in 1940
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dunkirk
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french general who organized the free french military forces to fight the nazis
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charles de gaulle
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british prime minister during ww2
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winston churchill
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name for germanys air force
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luftwaffe
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1941 battle that demonstrated that hitlers attacks could be blocked
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battle of britain
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commander of hitlers crack german tank force the afrika korps
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erwin rommel
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joint declaration issued by roosevelt and churchill that upheld free trade among nations and the peoples right to choose their own govt
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atlantic charter
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italians were in charge of capturing north africa in order to get this from the british
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suez canal
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when germany invaded the soviet union, they lost 500,000 men due to
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extremely cold weather
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made it illegal to sell arms or lend money to nations at war
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neutrality acts
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countries in need of supplies could pay cash and come get what they needed on their own
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cash and carry
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the president can lend or lease arms and supplies to countries vital to the u.s
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lend lease act
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american commander of the allied land forces in the pacific during ww2
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douglas macarthur
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after ww2, former nazi leaders faced charges of waging a war of aggression and committing crimes against humanity
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nuremburg trials
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american general who served as commander of the allied forces in europe during ww2
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dwight d eisenhower
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process of disbanding a countries armed forces
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demilitarization
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soviet union leader
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stalin
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dictator of italy
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mussolini
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leader of china
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chiang kai-shek
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prime minister of japan during ww2
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hideki tojo
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leader of german tank force
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erwin rommel
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became u.s. president after roosevelts death
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harry truman
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known as the desert fox
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erwin rommel
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known as the big 3
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stalin churchill and roosevelt
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the first day of the invasion of normandy in ww2 is known as
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d day
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battle that brought the war in europe to a quick end
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battle of the bulge
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short battle that turned the tide of war in favor of the allies in the pacific
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battle of midway
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