| Term | Definition |
|---|
| fascism (fascist) | militarily dominated government which controls all aspects of society |
| dictator | govermental leader who has absolute control |
| propaganda | misleading information designed to sway ones opinion |
| disarmament | reducing or eliminating military weapons |
| isolationism | withdrawing from world affairs |
| appeasement | attempting to avoid conflict by making concessions and agreeing to part of the demands |
| Blitzkreig | "lightening war" a tactic used by the German military involving fast attacks |
| Luftwaffe | German airforce |
| The French Resistance | after Germany takes control of the French government, these French citizens disrupt the German military so as to help the allied war effort |
| Battle of Britain | only battle to ever be fought completely in the air, Germany trys to subdue England with massive air attacks |
| Dunkirk | the British military is trapped on the French coast but using civilian and military ships manages to evacuate most of its army - considered a miracle |
| D-day | June 6, 1955 Allies land on the beaches in Normandy, France and go on the offensive to drive Hitlers forces back into Germany |
| Pearl Harbor | December 7, 1941 -Japan attacks US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - this brings the US into WWII |
| "striking at the underbelly" | an Allied battle plan attacking the Axis powers through Italy - divides Hitlers forces and draws attention away from Normandy in preparation for D-day |
| Manhattan Project | the US research to make the atomic bomb |
| unconditional surrender | surrendering to your enemies on their terms - no negotiations |
| island-hopping | an Allied tactic where only certain islands were targeted for attack in the Pacific - these islands had strategic significance |
| kamikaze | towards the end of WWII Japanese pilots conducted suicide missions, crashing their planes into ships to sink them |
| ultimatum | a final choice |
| veto power | the ability to stop any proposed UN action by voting no |
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