| A | B |
|---|
| Battle of Midway | United States was victorious over Japan; turning point of the war in the Pacific |
| Battle of Britain | began when Germany bombed London |
| Battle of Stalingrad | where the Soviet Union defeated Germany; turning point of the war in Eastern Europe |
| Pearl Harbor | attack on December 7, 1941 |
| Warsaw Pact | 1955 defense pact among East European communist nations |
| NATO | military alliance formed by Western allies in 1949 to stop the spread of communism |
| United Nations | formed at end of World War II to prevent future global wars |
| Central Power | included the countries of Germany and Austria-Hungary |
| Allies | included the countries of Great Britain, France, and Russia |
| League of Nations | a peace-keeping organization that the United States decided not to join |
| U.S.S. Maine | tensions rose as a result of the sinking of this vessel in Havana Harbor |
| Lusitania | German subs sank this cruise liner which led to the United States involvement in WW I |
