Mister Blatt WWII Vocabulary

2. the belief that a group of people with a shared identity should have their own country
5. African country invaded by Italy in 1935
7. the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII
8. political system in Italy and Germany during WWII
9. to add territory to an existing state or country
10. German military tactic that used overwhelming force to defeat an enemy
11. an air and sea battle in the Pacific that turned the tide of war in favor of the US
12. a form of government that tries to control every aspect of society
14. economic system in Britain, France, and the US during WWII
16. the only country to use a nuclear weapon in wartime
18. large-scale effort to destroy an ethnic group
19. type of prison camp in which an ethnic group is held captive

1. city destroyed by the first nuclear weapon ever used in wartime
2. agreement between Hitler and Stalin to invade Poland
3. Asian country invaded by Japan in 1931
4. ____ Harbor; the site of a Japanese attack on a US Naval base on Dec. 7, 1941
6. Spanish town destroyed by Nazis that allowed them to test their newest military weapons
13. British and French diplomatic strategy that gave Hitler what he wanted in order to prevent war
15. economic and political system in the Soviet Union during WWII
17. country invaded by Germany in 1939 that drew Britain and France into WWII