Chapter 8.1

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party

Winston Churchill

British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. Holding the post of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he was effectively the dictator of the state.

Lend-Lease Act

President Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease bill into law on 11 March 1941. It permitted him to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of, to any such government

Pear Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, in the United States Territory of Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941

World War II

World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier.

Nazism

a set of political beliefs associated with the Nazi Party of Germany

Benito Mussolini

an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943

Fascism

an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.

Antisemitism

hostility to or prejudice against Jews.

Neutrality Acts

passed to limit U.S. involvement in future wars

Appeasement

the action or process of appeasing.

Allied Powers

The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War

Axis Powers

The Axis powers, also known as the Axis, were the nations that fought in the Second World War against the Allied forces.

Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War defense of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force against an onslaught by the German Air Force which began at the end of June 1940.