chp 32 test Flashcards
nonaggression pact
agreement that says countries will not attack or invade one another
blitzkrieg
warfare in which surprise air attacks are followed by massive attacks on land
charles de gaulle
leader of the french government-in-exile
winston churchill
leader of britain
battle of britain
battle of british and german air forces fought over britain during 1940-1941
erwin rommel
german general who led troops in north africa
atlantic charter
declaration of principles issuers by winston churchill and franklin d. roosevelt in august 1941
isoroku yamamoto
japanese admiral who decided that the US fleet in hawaii had to be destroyed
pearl harbor
navy base in hawaii attacked by the japanese
battle of midway
sea and air battle in which american forces defeated japanese forces near midway island in the pacific
douglas macarthur
US general who commanded allied forces in the pacific
battle of guadalcanal
six-month battle on the island of guadalcanal in which american and australian troops defeated japanese defenders
aryans
german peoples
holocaust
systematic mass killing of jews and other groups considered inferior by nazis
kristallnacht
“night of broken glass,” when basis attacked jews throughout germany
ghettos
neighborhoods in which european jews were forced to live
“final solution”
hitler’s plan to murder as many jews as possible
genocide
systematic murder of an entire people
dwight d. eisenhower
american general who helped drive the germans out of africa
battle of stalingrad
battle during which the red army forced the germans out of stalingrad
d-day
huge allied invasion mounted to retake france from the germans
battle of the bulge
final large-scale attack by german troops that was forced back by the allies
kamikaze
japanese suicide pilots
nuremberg trials
trials of nazi leaders charged with crimes against humanity, held in nuremberg, germany
demilitarization
breaking down armed forces
democratization
process of creating a government elected by the people
