meow

Appeasement

A policy of giving into aggression, in hope of avoiding another war

Axis powers

Germany, Italy, and Japan formed an alliance Oct 1936

Francisco Franco

1936 general and lead the rebellion with his facists

Isolationism

Avoidance of political ties w/ other countries

Third Reich

German empire

Anschluss

Hitler annexes Austria

Munich Conference

Biritain and France try to satisfy Germany to avoid a second war

Blitzkrieg

Lightning war, Ger.’s new military strategy

Charles de Gaulle

France general, organizes opposition to Ger.

Winston Churchill

Britain prime minister, vows no surrender

Battle of Biritain

Air war over Br. That lasted until May 1941

Erwin Rommel

Ger. General, sent elite tanks by Hitler to save Italians, battle Br.

Atlantic Charter

supports free trade, right to form own government (self determination)

soroku Yamamoto

Admiral that plans to attack on U.S. fleet in Hawaii

Pearl Harbor

U.S. naval base in Hawaii attacked on ec. 7 1941

Battle of Midway

U.S. destroys Japan’s naval fleet, Japan retreats

Douglas MacArthur

U.S. army commander in Pacific

Battle of Guadalcanal

1st stop for US, hellish battle ends in Allied victory