Vocabulary
German military attack using planes, tanks and infantry--"Lightning war"
blitzkreig
World War II began when Hitler invaded this nation
Poland
Germany's dictator and leader of the Nazis
Adolph Hitler
Allied strategy in the Pacific during WW II
island hopping
The Cold War was fought between these two superpowers
What are the United States and the Soviet Union
The position of the United States when WW II began
neutral
Benito Mussolini was a dictator in this nation
Italy
Turning point of WW II in the Pacific
Battle of Midway
A form of government in which the leader controls all aspects of the citizens lives.
totalitarianism
The US entered WW II after this event on December 7, 1941
attack on Pearl Harbor
He led Britain through WW II
Winston Churchill
This nation was divided into four zones after WW II
What is Germany
The terms of this agreement gave Hitler part of Czechoslovakia.
Munich Pact
He rose to power as the dictator of the Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Allied sea invasion of France on June 6, 1944
D-Day
This event forced Japan to surrender and ended
WW II
the bombing of Nagasaki
Hideki Tojo was a military dictator in this nation
Japan
Year long bombing of London by the German air force
Battle of Britain