World War II Key Terms 1

group of countries that fought in WWII including the USA, Great Britain, France, and Soviet Union

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• Nazis

• Fascism

group of countries fighting in WWII that included Germany, Italy, and Japan

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• Nazis

• Fascism

political system in which the state or government is seen as more important than the individual.

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• Nazis

• Fascism

the National Socialist Party of Germany, headed by Adolf Hitler

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• Nazis

• Fascists

a turning point in World War II, in which Allied forces defeated the Afrika Korps of Germany.

• Battle of El Alamein

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of the Bulge

• Pearl Harbor

 the last German advance of World War II, which was stopped by Allied forces.

• Battle of El Alamein

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of the Bulge

• Pearl Harbor

location in Hawaii that serves as the base of the US Pacific fleet and was bombed in 1941 by Japan.

• Battle of El Alamein

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of the Bulge

• Pearl Harbor

major turning point in World War II in which Soviet forces defeated invading Nazi forces after which the Nazis never recovered.

• Battle of El Alamein

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of the Bulge

• Pearl Harbor

law giving FDR the power to sell, transfer, exchange, or lease military equipment to any country to help it defend itself against the Axis powers

• Appeasement

• Lend Lease Act

• Totalitarianism

• Tuskegee Airman

• War Production Board

group of African American pilots based out of Alabama who flew missions in World War II

• Appeasement

• Lend Lease Act

• Totalitarianism

• Tuskegee Airmen

• War Production Board