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Name of German airforce which bombed Britian for 2 months
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Luftwaffe
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German word - means "living space" - Germany had to expand because they needed more living space
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Lebenstraum
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Leader of Nazi Germany - led his country to ruin in WWII
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Adolf Hitler
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An agreement between Soviet Union and Germany not to attack each other prior to WWII
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Nazi Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
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meant "lightining war" and was Germany's tactic for overrunning its enemies
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Blitzkrieg
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Set of French fortifications (walls they built) to keep Germany from invading; it was not build far enough north - Germany went around
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Maginot Line
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Leader of French resistance during WWII
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Charles DeGaulle
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Agreement that allowed U.S. to loan Britian as much stuff as it needed for the war
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Lend-Lease Policy
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Nickname was "Desert Fox"- was a great military commander for Germany
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Erwin Rommel
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Soviet Policy of destroyiing everything the people could not carry so the enemy couldn't have it
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Scorched Earth Policy
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