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9 Cards in this Set
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German expansion |
Rhineland, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Paris |
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Munich Accords |
European diplomats meet w/ Hitler, he promises he won't do anything as long as he can have the Sudetenland |
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Lend-Lease program |
US help other countries who were in our "national interest" by lending or leasing war materials |
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Tripartite Pact |
military alliance between Japan, Italy, and Germany |
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Pearl Harbor |
December 7, 1941 |
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Jimmy Doolittle's plan |
To fly B25 planes and bomb Japan then continue flying to China, our ally. Launch April 18 |
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Battle of Coral Sea |
US anticipates Japanese on their way to AUS; first naval battle in history where ships battling are aircraft carriers |
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Battle of Midway |
Japanese attack island. US (anticipated them) attack them with unanticipated planes. Levels out the playing field between Japan and US; makes Japan's navy defensive instead of offensive |
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Battle of the Bulge |
1 month battle, Germany attempts to throw whatever soldiers they have at the Allies in Belgium |
