A | B |
Hitler | leader of Germany |
Mussolini | leader of Italy |
appeasement | give in to avoid conflict |
Stalin | leader of Russia |
Axis Powers | Germany, Italy & Japan |
Allies | US, Britain, France and Russia |
blitzkrieg | lightning war - quick surprise attacks |
fascism | state more important than individuals |
triggered WWII | German invasion of Poland |
reason US joined WWII | Japan attacked Pearl Harbor |
Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) | freed France from Germany |
Churchill | leader of Britain |
Eisenhower & FDR | leaders of US |
two front war | fought in both Europe and the Pacific |