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| Hitler's Two Enemies | 1) The Jews and 2) the German government officials who had agreed to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles which treated Germany harshly |
| Mein Kampf | "My Struggle"-a book written by Adolf Hitler during his imprisonment in 1923-1924, in which he wrote about his beliefs and his goals for Germany |
| Fuhrer | Adolf Hitler's title as chancellor and head of state in Germany. |
| Gestapo | Hitler's secret police |
| Third Reich | The Third German Empire, established by Adolf Hitler in the 1930s. |
| Axis Powers | Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II |
| Allied Powers | Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II. |
| blitzkrieg | "Lightning war"; Germany's newest military strategy included initial strikes by the Luftwaffe (planes dropping bombs) followed by invasion of fast moving tanks and troops in order to quickly destroy another nation. |
| Lend-Lease Act | this act allowed America to sell, lend or lease arms (weapons) or other supplies to nations considered "vital to the defense of the United States." |
| USS Arizona | US Navy ship sank in 9 minutes with 1177 crew aboard; stands as the memorial to Pearl Harbor |
| European Theater | heavy fighting across Europe from Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 until the end of the war |
| Pacific Theater | The part of World War II conducted against Japan in the Pacific Ocean and eastern Asia. |
| Nisei | American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second generation Japanese Americans. |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | American General who began in North Africa and became the Commander of Allied forces in Europe. |
| Erwin Rommel known as "The Desert Fox" | German commander of Axis troops in North Africa |
