| A | B |
|---|
| depression | A period of drastic decline in an economy. |
| totalitarianism | Where there is absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life (dictatorship). |
| atomic bomb | President Truman used this in 1945 against Japan to end World War II. |
| appeasement | The policy of giving into potential enemies to maintain peace. |
| Munich agreement/conference | Meeting where Britain and France agreed to allow Nazi Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia. |
| Holocaust | The genocide (mass slaughter/destruction) of European Jews and other civilians. |
| Hitler | Founder of the Nazi Party, chancellorof the Third Reich (1933-45), and absolute dictator of Germany (1934-45). |
| fascism | The political beliefs af Mussolini. |
| Weimar Republic | The republic that was established in Germany in 1919 and ended in 1933. |
| Nazism | The political beliefs of Hitler. |
| Mussolini | Italian fascist dictator and prime minister who brought Italy into WWII (1940). |
| Axis Powers | In WWII, the nations Germany, Italy, and Japan had formed an alliance in 1936. |
| Allied Powers | Great Britain, France, Russia along with U.S. and Soviet Union opposed the axis powers. |
| Rommel | German general in France, Italy, and N. Africa during WWII. |
| Churchill | British politician who served as prime minister during World War II. |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | The President of the U.S. during World War II. |
| DeGaulle | French general and politician during World War II. |
| blitzkrieg | "Lightning war" - a strategy of warfare of Germany in World War II. |
| Maginot line | Line of fortifications along France's border with Germany. The line was bypassed and captured by the Germans in 1940. |
| Francisco Franco | Leader of Spain during World War II. |
| D-day | June 6, 1944- the day on which the Allies began their invasion of the European mainland during WWII. |
| Tojo | Japanese army officer who ruled as dictator (1941-44). |
| Midway | Site of a decisive WWII Allied victory in the Pacific. |
| Stalingrad | Russian city that was the turning point of World War II in Europe. |
| Eisenhower | American general and commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. |
| Truman | U.S. President who authorized the use of the atomic bomb against Japan (1945). |
| El Alamein | Turning point of the war in Africa. |
| island hopping | U.S. strategy of war in the Pacific. |
| Battle of the Bulge | Major defeat of Germany at the end of the war in Europe. |
| V E Day | Victory in Europe - surrender of Germany. |
| V J Day | Victory against Japan - surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. |
