History - World War ll & The Holocaust

Allied Powers

Great Britain, France, USA, and USSR

Axis Powers

Germany, Japan, and Italy

Appeasement

Giving in to the demands of an aggressor to keep peace

Nazi-Soviet Pact

a non-aggression pact between Germany and USSR, agreed to not fight each other, not join others in invading each other, invasion of Poland by Germans and Soviets

Battle of Britain “Blitz”

airstrikes by Germany, tried to weaken ships carrying supplies, factories producing war supplies and British moral/confidence, Germany failed to defeat Britain, strengthened Britain

Operation Barbarossa

the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, aiming to conquer Soviet territory and eliminate communism. End of Nazi-Soviet pact

Genocide

a strategic or deliberate murder of a certain group of people

Collaborator

helping the Nazis hunt down Jews or send them to their deaths often through local police or informants, motivated by various factors including ideology, coercion, or personal gain.

D-Day

the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, marking a significant turning point in World War II. Allies freeing Europe from Nazi control