Vocab
When a country lets another country have its way in order to avoid a conflict.
Appeasement
Key victories for the Axis occurred at the ___________ of the war.
Beginning
The leader of Germany during WWII
Adolf Hitler
Britain declared war on Germany when Germany...
invaded Poland
The first day of the Battle of Normandy, when allied troops invaded Europe.
D-Day
When a country uses hostile actions against other countries, it is called...
Aggression
Watershed victories for the Allies occurred at the ______________ of the war.
Middle
The leader of the United States during WWII
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
The persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews during WWII
The Holocaust
After this watershed battle, Germany retreated on the eastern front in Europe for the remainder of the war.
Battle of Stalingrad
The belief that your country or culture is better than others is called...
Nationalism
The alliance between Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, which was eventually joined by the United States, was called...
The Allies
The leader of Britain during WWII
Winston Churchill
These were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing Japan to surrender
Atomic bombs
This watershed battle began to push Germany back on the western front.
Battle of Normandy
Love or devotion to one's country
Patriotism
The alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan was called....
The Axis
The leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
Joseph Stalin
Prosecuted and punished war criminals responsible for the Holocaust.
The International Military Tribunal
This battle was a key victory for the Allies because it caused irreparable damage to the Japanese navy.
Battle of Midway
When a larger, more powerful country uses politics or military action to take over a smaller country, it is called...
annexation
By the end of WWII, these two countries had a strained relationship, which led to the Cold War
US and Soviet Union
The US President that made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan
Harry S. Truman
A plan to provide financial aid to help European countries rebuild.
The Marshall Plan
During this battle, Hitler committed suicide. Germany surrendered a few days later.
Battle of Berlin