| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Cold War | Era in World History from 1945-1991. |
| Traditionalist | The USSR was responsible for starting the Cold War. |
| Revisionist | The USA was responsible for starting the Cold War. |
| VE Day | May 9 1945 |
| VJ Day | Sept 2 1945 |
| Adolf Hitler | Dictator of Germany |
| Benito Mussolini | Dictator of Italy |
| Hadecki Tojo | Leader of the War Cabinet in Japan during World War II. |
| Joseph Stalin | Dictator of the USSR. |
| Winston Churchill | PM of Great Britain during World War II. |
| Franklin Roosevelt | President of the US during most of World War II. |
| Edward Daladier | Leader of France at the start of World War II. |
| Treaty of Versailles | Treaty ending World War I |
| Reparations | Payment for damages caused during the war. |
| Central Powers | Name for Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey in World War I |
| Allied Powers | Name for US, GB, France, and Russia in World War I. |
| Harry S Truman | Roosevelt's third vice-president. |
| League of Nations | The US didn't join this bloc because the US Senate failed to ratify a treaty. |
| Sept. 1, 1939 | Germany invades Poland |
| Appeasement | Giving in to prevent war. |
| Neville Chamberlain | PM of Great Britain before World War II. |
| Georges Clemenceau | Leader of France during World War I. |
| Vittorio Orlando | Leader of Italy during World War I. |
| David Lloyd George | PM of Great Britain during World War I. |
| Rhineland | Western section of Germany that was remilitarized by Hitler. |
| Sudetenland | Area of Czechoslovakia, given to Hitler, containing people who spoke German. |
| Hirohito | Emperor of Japan during and after World War II. |
| Bombing of Pearl Harbor | Caused US entry into World War II. |
| NATO | Created in 1949-Nations in Western Europe who were friendly towards the US. |
| Warsaw Pact | Created in 1955-Nations in Eastern Europe who were dominated by the USSR. |
| Allied Powers | US, GB, France, USSR in World War II. |
| Axis Powers | Japan, Italy, and Germany in World War II. |
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