World War II Vocabulary Terms PDF

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**Chapter 10 and 11** Vocabulary Term Definition ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Appeasement the act of giving the opposing side in an argument or war an advantage that they have demanded, in order to prevent further disagreement Winston Churchill led Britain to victory in the Second World War. Axis Powers Germany, Italy, Japan Blitzkrieg the method of offensive warfare responsible for Nazi Germany\'s military successes in the early years of the Second World War. Allies other countries that help each other out in war Battle of Britain The Germans began by attacking coastal targets and British shipping operating in the English Channel. Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo was a Japanese politician and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944, during World War II. Isolationism national policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries. Erwin Rommel his leadership of Germany\'s Afrika Korps in North Africa during World War II. Battle of El Alamein The Axis army of Italy and Germany suffered a decisive defeat by the British Eighth Army. Siege of Leningrad claimed the lives of 800,000 of the city\'s inhabitants, mainly through cold and hunger. Battle of Stalingrad Soviet forces launched a counteroffensive against the Germans arrayed at Stalingrad in mid-November 1942. Battle of Midway The Battle. On the morning of June 4, 1942, aircraft from Japanese carriers attacked and damaged the US base on Midway. This took place in perl harbor. Kamikazes kamikaze, any of the Japanese pilots who in World War II made deliberate suicidal crashes into enemy targets, usually ships. D-Day The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. V-E Day mark the end of World War II in Europe. Hirohito Hirohito presided over the invasion of China, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and eventually, the Japanese surrender to the Allies. V-J Day August 15th, 1945 Yalta Conference At Yalta, Roosevelt and Churchill discussed with Stalin the conditions under which the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan United Nations The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights. Potsdam Conference According to the Protocol of the Conference, there was to be "a complete disarmament and demilitarization of Germany