Chapter 27 Section 3 Review Questions

Chapter 27 Section 3 Review

1.

Blitzkrieg - German word for "lightning war"

"phony war"-early phase of War World II marked by little activity in Western Europe

collaborators-persons willing to assist their country's enemies

Luftwaffe-the German airforce in World War II

Battle of Britain-combat between the German and British air forces in World War II

Neutrality Acts-laws passed between 1935 and 1937 aimed at keeping the United States neutral in future wars.

isolationists-persons who believe that their own country should not become involved in relations with other nations, especially alliances

Lend-Lease Act-1941 legislation allowing the United States to supply war materials to Great Britain on credit.

Atlantic Charter-1941 statement of shared national policies by the United States and Britain

2.

Winston Churchill- a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. He is known as one of the greatest wartime leaders during the 20th century.

Philippe Petain - a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France.

Charles de Gaulle- a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969

maquis-were rural guerrilla bands of French Resistance fighters, called maquisards, during the Occupation of France in World War II. Initially, they were composed of men who had escaped into the mountains to avoid conscription.

Franklin D. Roosevelt- the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during the second World War.

3.

Maginot Line - a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles, and weapons installations that France constructed along its borders with Germany during the 1930s.

Siegfried Line - a line of defensive forts...