Fascist dictator of Italy during WWII.

Authoritarian political ideology emphasizing nationalism and strong central government.

Axis power led by Adolf Hitler during WWII.

Nazi dictator of Germany and instigator of WWII and the Holocaust.

National Socialist German Workers' Party ideology combining fascism and racism.

Policy of conceding to aggression to avoid conflict, notably by Britain and France toward Germany.

German Invasion of Poland, 1939

Event that triggered the start of World War II.

“Lightning war” rapid military attack strategy used by Germany.

Soviet Invasion of Poland & Baltic States, 1939

Soviet occupation following secret pact with Germany.

Policy of not taking sides in a conflict.

Policy of avoiding involvement in foreign wars.

Movement opposing U.S. entry into WWII.

Policy allowing sale of arms to belligerents as long as they paid cash and transported goods themselves.

U.S. agreement to trade naval destroyers to Britain in exchange for military base rights.

U.S. program to supply Allied nations with war materials before entering WWII.

U.S. Oil & Steel Embargoes Against Japan

Economic sanctions aimed at curbing Japanese aggression.

December 7, 1941 Japanese surprise attack that brought the U.S. into WWII.

Term describing something that appears threatening but is ineffectual.

Order authorizing Japanese-American internment during WWII.

Japanese-American Internment

Forced relocation and imprisonment of Japanese Americans during the war.

Korematsu v. U.S., 1944

Supreme Court case upholding the constitutionality of Japanese internment.

Constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal protection under the law.

Japanese-American units that fought valiantly in WWII.

Prime Minister of Britain during WWII.

U.S. President who led the country through most of WWII.

Prominent U.S. general known for leadership in European campaigns.

SAC Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower

Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during WWII.

“Germany First (Hitler First)” Strategy

Allied plan to prioritize defeating Germany before Japan.

Battle of El Alamein, 1942

Turning point battle in North Africa favoring the Allies.

Battle of the Atlantic

Long campaign to protect Allied shipping from German U-boats.

Battle of Stalingrad, 1942-1943

Decisive Soviet victory turning the tide on the Eastern Front.

Operation Torch, 1942

Allied invasion of North Africa.

Invasion of Italy, 1943

Allied campaign to remove Italy from the war.

Operation Overlord (D-Day/ Invasion of Normandy), 1944

Massive Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France.

Operation Market Garden, 1944

Failed Allied airborne operation in the Netherlands.

Battle of the Bulge, 1944-1945

Last major German offensive in the west.

Battle of Berlin, 1945

Final battle resulting in the fall of Nazi Germany.

Victory in Europe Day, marking the end of WWII in Europe.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur

U.S. general who led Allied forces in the Pacific theater.

Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during WWII.

Japanese Pacific offensive of December 1941

Rapid Japanese military advances across Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Forced march of American and Filipino POWs by Japanese captors in 1942.

“Island hopping” strategy

Allied tactic of capturing key islands to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions.

Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942

First naval battle fought entirely by aircraft carriers; stopped Japanese advance.

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Axis power in World War II, militaristic and imperialist nation.

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Emperor Hirohito

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Emperor of Japan during World War II.

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Hideki Tojo

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Prime Minister and military leader of Japan during WWII.

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Soviet Union

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Communist nation led by Stalin, Allied power in WWII.

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1917 revolution that established communist rule in Russia.

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Joseph Stalin

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Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII.

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Communism

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Political and economic ideology advocating state ownership and classless society.

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