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European Theatre: 1939-1941 (379-386)
The last time I was in Germany and saw a man standing above everyone else, we disagreed.
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04/03/2017

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Stuka
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German dive bombers
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Panzer
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German tanks
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blitzkrieg
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Germany's fast, heavy assault by motorized forces (especially tanks) and air powers
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sitzkrieg
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sitting down war--the first seven months of no major battles in Western Europe
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Vidkun Quisling
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A traitor who was installed head of the Nazi puppet Norwegian government
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Henri Petain
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Head of the French government who asked Hitler for an armistice
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General Charles de Gaulle
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Led the Free French Government which comprised of several patriotic Frenchmen that resisted the Nazis
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Operation Sea Lion
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Hitler's plan to conquer Great Britain
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Luftwaffe
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Germany's mighty air force
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Erwin Rommel
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The "Desert Fox" who led the Afrika Korps
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June 22, 1941
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Hitler invades Russia
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Neutrality Act of 1937
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Adopted the "cash and carry" principle for dealing with warring nations
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The Lend Lease Act
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Granted the President the power to financially assist nations he felt to be vital to American security
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Panay
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An American vessel that was bombed by Japanese forces on the Yangtze River
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December 7, 1941
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Pearl Harbor
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