| A | B |
|---|
| Sitzkrieg | the "phony war" fought along the western front in the winter of 1939-1940. |
| Final Solution | German plan for elimination of Jewish population of Europe. |
| Scorched Earth Policy | the policy followed by the Russians that made it impossible for the Germans to live off the land. |
| Battle of Stalingrad | Battle that turned the tide on the Eastern Front. |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, and Japan. |
| Neville Chamberlain | British Prime Minister who pursued a policy of appeasement at Munich. |
| Erwin Rommel | German commander called "Desert Fox". |
| Rhineland | the neutral area remilitarized by Hitler with no opposition. |
| Charles DeGaulle | the leader of the "Free French" forces. |
| R.A.F. | "Never in the course of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few." |
| Miracle at Dunkirk | Hitler's first mistake-allowed the British army to escape. |
| Blitzkrieg | German warfare using planes and mechanized troops. |
| Luftwaffe | the German airforce. |
| Battle of Midway | the battle in the Pacific that resulted in the loss of four aircraft carriers. |
| Maginot Line | the line of concrete bunkers guarding the eastern French border against the Germans. |
| Gerneral Dwight D. Eisenhower | Allied commander in Europe. |
| Battle of the Coral Sea | he first naval battle where the two opposing navies never saw each other. |
| Battle of the Bulge | the last German offensive. |
| V-1 and V-2 | Futuristic German terror weapons. |
| Munich Conference | Meeting with allies gave Hitler Sudetenland in exchange for promise to behave in the future. |
| Battle of Britain | Hitler's second strategic mistake |
