| A | B |
| blitzkrieg | rapid, surprise attack against a weaker enemy |
| Dunkirk | French coastal city near the Belgian border where British and French troops were trapped by German forces |
| Pearl Harbor | U.S. navy base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japanese suicide bombers |
| Pacific Fleet | U.S. Navy group of ships operating in the Pacific Ocean |
| USS Arizona | one of the first battleships that was destroyed during the attack on Pearl Harbor |
| envoy | government representative to a foreign goverment |
| dastardly | wicked and cruel |
| infamy | evil reputation |
| Winston Churchill | British prime minister during WWII |