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34 Cards in this Set
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Britain, France, Italy, and later the USA |
Allies |
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Giving in to someone else's wants to keep the peace |
Appeasement |
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Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslovia. |
Axis Powers |
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An intense military campaign meant to bring a swift victory used first by the Germans |
Blitzkrieg |
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A guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, ect. Used by Nazis. |
Concentration Camp |
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Destruction and slaughter on a mass scale, specifically in this context, against Jews |
Holocaust |
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A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or intrests of other groups, especially from the political affairs of other countries. |
Isolationism |
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A treaty made by Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 that opened the way for them to invade Poland |
Non-Aggression Pact |
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Official permission or approval for an action |
Sanctions |
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A meeting of heads of state or government. Ex. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. |
Summit |
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Leader of the facist party in Germany. You know who. |
Adolf Hitler |
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Desert Fox. A decorated feild Marshall in Nazi Germany on the Italian front. |
Erwin Rommel |
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Supreme Comander of Allied forces in Nazi occupied Europe. |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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A Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a dictator |
Francisco Franco |
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The dictator who ruled over Italy during World War II |
Benito Mussolini |
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President of the United States during World War II |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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The prime minister of England during World War II. Mascot of ally forces. |
Winston Churchill |
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A French general and statesmen. He was head of the Provitional Government of France. |
Charles DeGaulle |
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A British conservative politician who was prime minister before Churchill. He also handled negotiations. |
Neville Chamberlain |
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Ethiopians regent and then became the emperor during World War II |
Hailie Selassie |
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Leader of the Soviet Union during World War II |
Josef Stalin |
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A French General during World War II who later betrayed his country. |
Marshall Petain |
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The defensive line between France and Germany |
Maginot Line |
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What countries were on either side of the Maginot Line |
France and Germany |
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The day the allies invaded France |
D-Day |
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What started World War II |
Germany invading Poland |
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Who won World War II |
Allies |
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What tech helped London survive the Battle of Britain |
Radar |
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Used to send codes by the Germans and used by the British to unravel said code |
Enigma |
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Who broke the Enigma Code? |
Alan Turing |
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Which President engaged in undeclared naval war with Germany |
Roosevelt |
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Lifted the arms embargo and put trade under "cash and carry" |
Neutrality Acts |
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What county was Sudetenland part of? |
Czechoslovakia |
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It was a conference to try and not have another World War, full of negotiations by Chamberlain. |
Munich Conference |
