World War II Key Terms

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German division commander who led Nazi forces in North Africa.

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Erwin Rommel

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English translation for the term “blitzkrieg.”

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Lightning war

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The _____ was prepared as a post-war declaration of the aims of Great Britain and the U.S.

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Atlantic Charter

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Hitler sent the tank-based _____ to North Africa.

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Afrika Korps

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As part of the strategy for winning the war, Great Britain and the U.S. agreed to focus on winning in Europe first and fighting a _____ war in the Pacific.

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defensive

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The time between the attack on Poland and the attack on the Low Countries was known as the _____.

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Phoney War

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Polish army collapsed under pressure from the Nazi blitzkrieg in the month of _____ , 1939.

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September

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The Battle of Britain was between the German air force (the Luftwaffe) and the _____.

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Royal Air Force (RAF)

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President Franklin Roosevelt signed the _____, which provided Britain (and, later, the USSR) with “all aid short of war.”

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Lend-Lease Act

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Germany targeted British cities and civilians in bombing raids that became known as _____.

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The Blitz