| A | B |
|---|
| Germany, Italy, and Japan | aggressor nations |
| blitzkrieg | lightning war |
| Nazi-Soviet Pact | Germany and Russia agree not to attack each other |
| invasion of Poland by Germany-1939 | immediate cause of World War II |
| Britain and France | declared war on Germany after Polish invasion |
| U.S. position at beginning of war | remain neutral/isolationism |
| Lend-Lease Act | allowed U.S. to sell war supplies to Allies |
| Atlantic Charter - August 1941 | U.S. & Britain set goals for the post-war world |
| Japan attacked Pearl Harbor - 12/7/41 | U.S. declared war on Japan |
| main goal of the U.S. during WWII | stop aggression and genocide by Germany and Japan |
