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The British Prime Minister who attempted to avoid war by appeasing Germany
Who is Neville Chamberlain
making concessions to an aggressive foreign power in order to avoid war
What is Appeasement?
December 7, 1941 Japan launches an attack on a U.S territory
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
The meeting before WWII that gave Hitler control of the Sudetenland
What is the Munich Conference?
The Fascist leader of Italy during WWII
Who is Benito Mussolini?
Blitzkrieg (Translation)
What is Lightning War?
The name for the development and testing of nuclear weaponry by the U.S.A
What is the Manhattan Project
The political rivalry and conflict of ideas between the U.S and Soviet Union that involved no actual declaration of war
What is The Cold War?
President of the U.S for the majority of WWII
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
The term for the German Air Force during WWII
What is Luftwaffe?
May 8, 1945
What is VE-Day
Americas foreign policy of trying to keep the soviets from spreading communism and expanding their influence.
What is Containment?
Fascist leader of Germany during WWII
Who is Adolf Hitler?
The political unification of Germany and Austria was called...
What is Anschluss?
August 15, 1945
What is VJ-Day
Race between the U.S and U.S.S.R to reach the moon
What is the Space Race?
Strong willed wartime Prime Minister of Great Britain (WWII)
Who is Winston Churchill?
The desperate mission to rescue stranded allied troops on May 26, 1940
What is the miracle at Dunkirk?
The allies successfully landed on the beaches of the French coast in their attention to take back France from Germany on this day which is called...
What is D-Day?
The race between global powers to have to most advanced weaponry
What is the Arms Race?