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  1. America First Committee: A non-interventionist group that opposed American entry into World War II.

  2. Atlantic Charter: A pivotal policy statement issued in August 1941 that defined the Allied goals for the post-war world.

  3. Appeasement: A diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding war by making concessions to another power.

  4. Battle of Britain: A military campaign in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force.

  5. Blackshirts: Paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party in Italy, led by Mussolini.

  6. Blitzkrieg: A method of warfare characterized by swift, surprise attacks using fast-moving and coordinated forces.

  7. Neville Chamberlain: British Prime Minister known for his policy of appeasement towards Adolf Hitler.

  8. Concentration Camps: Detention centers established by Nazi Germany for the imprisonment and extermination of Jews, political prisoners, and other groups.

  9. Dunkirk: The evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, France, in 1940.

  10. Fascism: A far-right, authoritarian ultranationalist political ideology and movement.

  11. Good Neighbor Policy: A United States foreign policy doctrine, adopted by Franklin D. Roosevelt, aimed at improving relations with Latin America.

  12. USS Greer: An American destroyer involved in an incident with a German submarine in 1941, leading to a shoot-on-sight policy.

  13. Guernica: A town in Spain bombed by Nazi Germany during the Spanish Civil War, also the subject of a famous painting by Picasso.

  14. Gulags: Soviet labor camps used for political prisoners and dissidents.

  15. Adolf Hitler: Leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party) and dictator of Nazi Germany.

  16. Kellogg-Briand Pact: An international agreement that attempted to prevent war by making it illegal.

  17. Lebensraum: The Nazi policy of territorial expansion for the purpose of providing living space for the German people.

  18. Lend-Lease Act: A program under which the United States supplied Allied nations with aid and military material during World War II.

  19. Manchuria: A region in Northeast Asia invaded by Japan in 1931.

  20. Mein Kampf: An autobiographical manifesto by Adolf Hitler outlining his political ideology and future plans for Germany.

  21. Munich Conference: A 1938 meeting where Britain and France agreed to allow Nazi Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia in an attempt to avoid war.

  22. Benito Mussolini: Fascist dictator of Italy and ally of Nazi Germany.

  23. Neutrality Acts: A series of laws passed in the 1930s to prevent the United States from becoming involved in foreign conflicts.

  24. Non-Aggression Pact: A treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 agreeing not to attack each other.

  25. Quarantine Speech: A speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 calling for an international "quarantine" against the spread of fascism.

  26. Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act: A 1934 act that aimed to reduce tariffs and expand international trade.

  27. Reparations: Compensation demanded by the Allied powers from Germany after World War I.

  28. Selective Service Act: A law passed in 1940 requiring men to register for the draft.

  29. Spanish Civil War: A conflict from 1936 to 1939 between Republicans and Nationalists in Spain, with significant international involvement.

  30. Stab in the Back: A myth that Germany's defeat in World War I was due to internal betrayal rather than military failure.

  31. Joseph Stalin: Leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953.

  32. Stormtroopers (SA): The original paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party.

  33. Sudetenland: A region of Czechoslovakia annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938.

  34. Totalitarianism: A political system in which the state recognizes no limits to its authority and seeks to regulate every aspect of public and private life.

  35. Hideki Tojo: Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II.

Vichy France: The government of unoccupied France after the country's defeat by Nazi Germany in 1940.