U.S. History 10.2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact | Pact between the Nazi's and Soviets that promised not to attack one another and secretly agreed to invade and divide Poland between themselves |
| blitzkrieg | "lightning war" that emphasized the use of speed and firepower to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory |
| axis powers | group of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan that fought the Allies in World War II |
| allies | group of countries led by Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union that fought the Axis Powers in World War II |
| "phony war" | eight month period of relative quiet after the Polish campaign |
| maginot line | an interconnected series of fortresses that France had constructed in preparation for Hitler's invasion |
| Winston Churchill | British prime minister |
| The larger northern German controlled part was called Occupied France and the smaller southern French administrated part was called Unoccupied France or Vichy France | What were the two divisions of France during the war? |
| 35 days | How many days did it take for France to fall to Hitler's power? |
| Germany: rebuilt military, reclaimed Saar region from France, invadd the Rhineland, Anschluss, invaded the Sudetenland. Italy: invaded Ethiopia. Spain: Fascists rebel against the government. Japan: conquered Manchuria and parts of China | What were the Acts of Aggression in Euorpe and Asia (Germany, Italy, Spain, and Japan) |
| Hitler's plan to invade Britain that depended on Germany's air force destroying the British Royal Air Force and gaining control of the skies over the English Channel | What was Operation Sea Lion? |
| acts that imposed certain restrictions on Americans during times of war. they also prevented Americans from making loans to belligerents or selling them arms and munitions. | What were the Neutrality Acts? |
| Neutrality Act of 1939 | act that allowed nations at war to buy goods and arms in the United States if they paid cash and carried the merchandise on their own ships |
| Americans were shocked by remained deeply divided over American involvement in another war - especially after they endured the Great Depression | How did Americans react ot evetns in Europe an dAsia in the early years of WWII? |
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