Hitler’s Lightning War Lesson 1 vocab Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
Nonaggression Pact
A
agreement in which nations promise
not to attack one another
2
Q
Blitzkrieg
A
warfare in which surprise air attacks are followed by massive attacks
on land
3
Q
Charles de Gaulle
A
leader of the French
government-in-exile
4
Q
Winston Churchill
A
leader of Great Britain
5
Q
Battle of Britain
A
a series of battles between British and German air forces fought over Britain in
1940–1941
6
Q
Erwin Rommel
A
German general who led troops in
North Africa
7
Q
Atlantic Charter
A
declaration of principles issued by Winston Churchill and Franklin D.
Roosevelt in August 1941
