| A | B |
| Adolf Hitler | dictator of Germany during WWII |
| Nazi | political party led by Adolf Hitler that terrorized Europe for years |
| Holocaust | the murder of about 6 million Jews during WWII |
| Pearl Harbor | Hawaiian city that was bombed by the Japanese in 1941. This is the reason why the U.S. got involved in WWII |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | U.S. President during WWII |
| Winston Churchill | British Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII |
| Joseph Stalin | dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII |
| Benito Mussolini | dictator of Italy during WWII |
| Harry S. Truman | U.S. President that dropped the atomic bomb on Japan |
| World War II | was fought between 1939 and 1945 |
| Nationalism | strong pride in one's nation or ethnic group |
| Fascism | government led by a military and a dictator |
| Treaty of Versailles | Peace treaty at the end of WWI that made Germany disarm and pay back billions of dollars to the France and Great Britain |
| Lusitania | British passenger ship that was torpedoed by the Germans. Over 100 Americans died |
| Woodrow Wilson | U.S. President during WWI |
| Zimmerman Telegram | telegram sent by Germany that was urging Mexico to wage war on the U.S. This is why U.S. joined WWI |
| alliance | an agreement between nations to unite for a common cause |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | king of Austria-Hungary and he was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist. His assassination marked the beginning of WWI |
| Nicholas II | czar of Russia who was removed from power and murdered along with his family |
| czar | Russian term for king or queen |