A | B |
demilitarized | elimination or prohibition of fortifications and a military presence |
appeasement | satisfying demands of dissatisfied countries to keep peace and stability |
sanctions | restrictions intended to enforce international law |
blitzkrieg | German for lightening war, combined arms operation |
isolationism | policy of staying out of alliances and international affairs |
neutrality | refusal to take sides or become involved in wars |
mobilization | process of assembling troops and supplies for war |
kamikaze | "divine wind"-suicide aircraft attacks on U.S. ships in WWII |
blitz | German bombing campaign on Britain in WWII |
genocide | the deliberate destruction, in whole or in part of a group of people based on political, racial, or cultural characteristics |
partisan | resistance guerilla fighters in WWII |
Cold War | the period of political tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. following WWII |
Manhattan Project | the project to build the atomic bomb |