Chapter 8Chapter 8

World War IIWorld War II

VocabVocab

1) 1) AppeasementAppeasement- Policy of allowing the aggressor- Policy of allowing the aggressor to do what they want in order to to do what they want in order to maintain peacemaintain peace

2) 2) IsolationismIsolationism- A policy of remaining apart from the- A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groupsaffairs or interests of other groups

3) 3) Munich Conference-Munich Conference- Meeting between the major powers Meeting between the major powers of Europe to try to maintain peaceof Europe to try to maintain peace 4) 4) Third Reich-Third Reich- The Third German Empire The Third German Empire

5) 5) Nazi-Soviet Pact-Nazi-Soviet Pact- Peace agreement between Germany and Peace agreement between Germany and the Soviet Unionthe Soviet Union

6) 6) BlitzkriegBlitzkrieg- German style of fighting during World - German style of fighting during World War II (lightning warfare)War II (lightning warfare) 7) 7) Neville Chamberlain-Neville Chamberlain- Prime Minister of Great Britain Prime Minister of Great Britain that endorsed the policy of appeasementthat endorsed the policy of appeasement 8) 8) Winston Churchill-Winston Churchill- Prime Minister of Great Britain Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War IIduring World War II

9) 9) Axis Powers-Axis Powers- World War II alliance of Germany, Italy World War II alliance of Germany, Italy and Japanand Japan

10) 10) Franklin D. Roosevelt-Franklin D. Roosevelt- US President during World US President during World War IIWar II

11) 11) Pearl Harbor-Pearl Harbor- Hawaiian naval base attacked by Hawaiian naval base attacked by Japanese planes that brought the USJapanese planes that brought the US into World War IIinto World War II

12) 12) Allied Powers-Allied Powers- World War II alliance of Great Britain, World War II alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union and the United StatesSoviet Union and the United States

13)13) Holocaust Holocaust- Systematic mass slaughter of the Jewish- Systematic mass slaughter of the Jewish race and other groups that were judgedrace and other groups that were judged inferior by the Nazisinferior by the Nazis

14) 14) KristallnachtKristallnacht- “Night of Broken Glass” in which the - “Night of Broken Glass” in which the Nazi Party launched a violent attack on the Nazi Party launched a violent attack on the JewsJews

15) 15) GhettosGhettos- Segregated Jewish areas- Segregated Jewish areas

16) 16) GenocideGenocide- Systematic killing of an Entire Race- Systematic killing of an Entire Race

17) 17) Final Solution-Final Solution- Hitler’s program to protect the racial Hitler’s program to protect the racial

purity of Germanypurity of Germany

18) 18) Dwight D. Eisenhower-Dwight D. Eisenhower- US General during World US General during World

War IIWar II

19) 19) Battle of Stalingrad-Battle of Stalingrad- Hitler’s failed attempt of Hitler’s failed attempt of

invading the Soviet Unioninvading the Soviet Union

20) 20) D-DayD-Day- Invasion by allied forces in Normandy, - Invasion by allied forces in Normandy,

France that represented the largest landFrance that represented the largest land

and sea attack in historyand sea attack in history

21) 21) Battle of the Bulge-Battle of the Bulge- Final push of German forces Final push of German forces

against the Allies in Franceagainst the Allies in France

22) 22) Battle of Midway-Battle of Midway- Allied forces versus Japan in Allied forces versus Japan in

the Pacific Oceanthe Pacific Ocean

23) 23) Island Hopping-Island Hopping- American strategy in the Pacific American strategy in the Pacific

that involved American forces going from one that involved American forces going from one strategic island to the next until American forces strategic island to the next until American forces

were in control and prepared to invade Japanwere in control and prepared to invade Japan

2424) Kamikaze-) Kamikaze- Japanese suicide pilots Japanese suicide pilots

25) 25) Lend-lease Act-Lend-lease Act- US policy of furnishing the Allied US policy of furnishing the Allied

forces with military supplies before the USforces with military supplies before the US

formally entered the Warformally entered the War

26) 26) Harry Truman-Harry Truman- US President that ordered the US President that ordered the

atomic bombings of Japanatomic bombings of Japan

27) 27) VE Day-VE Day-VictoryVictory in Europe by the Allied Forces in Europe by the Allied Forces

28) 28) VJ Day-VJ Day- Victory over Japan by the Allied Forces Victory over Japan by the Allied Forces

29) 29) Nuremburg trials-Nuremburg trials- Nazi leaders that were tried for crimes Nazi leaders that were tried for crimes

against humanity due to the actions of the Holocaustagainst humanity due to the actions of the Holocaust