Unit 10 Vocabulary

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After their victory, the _____ worked to rebuild Europe and establish a lasting peace.

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Allied Powers

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Critics of _____ argue that it emboldened Hitler and led to the outbreak of World War II.

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appeasement

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When the United States dropped the _____ on Hiroshima, it caused unprecedented destruction.

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atomic bomb

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Early in the war, the _____ achieved significant territorial gains through aggressive military campaigns.

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Axis Powers

Front

The German army used _____ to overwhelm Poland in 1939 and rapidly advance through Europe.

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blitzkrieg

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The success of depended on careful planning and the coordination of thousands of soldiers, ships, and planes.

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D-Day

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_____ were imposed on Japan before World War II to pressure them to stop their expansion in Asia.

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Economic sanctions

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The _____ was the systematic genocide of six million Jews by the Nazis during World War II.

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Holocaust

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Kamikaze tactics reflected Japan’s desperation as the war neared its end.

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Kamikaze

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The _____ brought together top scientists, like J. Robert Oppenheimer, to create the first nuclear weapons.

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Manhattan Project