US History:Modern Times Chapter 12.2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Invasion of Poland | Germany invaded, breaking their agreement, so Britain and France declared war, starting World War II |
| September 1, 1939 | Germany invades Poland |
| "Blitzkrieg" | "Lighting Wars" type of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland in 1939 |
| Allied Powers | World war I alliance of Britian, France, and Russia, and later joined by Italy, the United States, and others. |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Battle of Britain | an aerial battle fought in World War II in 1940 between the German Luftwaffe (air force), which carried out extensive bombing in Britain, and the British Royal Air Force, which offered successful resistance. |
| Winston Churchill | British statesman and leader during World War II |
| Maginot Line | a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border |
| Lend-Lease Act | allowed sales or loans of war materials to any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the U.S |
| Atlantic Charter | 1941-Pledge signed by US president FDR and British prime minister Winston Churchill not to acquire new territory as a result of WW |
| German Invasion of France and Soviet Union | that thing ...that happened ... a long time ago... OK i admit i dont have a definition. |
| Attack on Pearl Harbor | "date which will live in infamy" -- Dec. 7, 1941 -- 3,000 casualties & fleet destroyed, this led to the U.S. entry into the war |
| December 11, 1941 | Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. |
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