World War 2 Vocab

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Policy of Appeasement

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Strategy of making concessions to an aggressor to maintain peace.

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Blitzkrieg

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A wartime strategy characterized by overwhelming your opponent with such speed and force that they cannot respond.

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Manhattan Project

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The Manhattan Project was a secret WW2 project that developed the first nuclear weapons.

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Maginot Line

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A French defensive fortification along its border built to deter German invasion.

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Non Aggression Pact

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An agreement to avoid military conflict between countries.

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Munich Conference

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The Munich Conference was a 1938 meeting that allowed Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland.

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Policy of Isolation

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Policy adhered to by the US which declared they would stay out of European affairs because they did not affect the US

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Neville Chamberlain

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A British Prime Minister known for his policy of appeasement

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Vichy France

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A period of time in which the Nazis controlled France after an invasion

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Battle of Dunkirk

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The Battle of Dunkirk was a major evacuation of Allied forces from France during World War II.