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This glossary contains terms that are related to World War II. In this section, you can learn the meaning to some of the most important terms that are associated with the Second World War.
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Maquis
Maquis during World War II, guerrilla fighters of the French underground. The name is from the French for “underbrush.” They were later known as the F.F.I.
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National Socialist German Workers' Party, the political party, led by Adolf Hitler, that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945.
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Nuremberg Trials, the war-crimes trials of 22 German Nazi leaders and several organizations at the end of World War II.
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Panay, , a United States gunboat that was sunk by Japanese bombers on December 12, 1937, during Japan's invasion of China.
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Partisans, or Partizans, both, another term for guerrillas, especially those who are fighting an invading or occupying foreign army.
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Axis, The, the coalition of countries that opposed the Allies in World War II. The coalition was often called the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis.
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Tuskegee Airmen, the informal name for black Americans who were trained to become pilots during World War II.
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Ultimatum, in diplomacy, a formal demand made by one nation upon another. It requires the receiving government to comply with the demand of the sender, usually by a specified time, or suffer the consequences, usually war.
See more »V-E Day
V-E Day, May 8, 1945, the day proclaimed by President Harry S. Truman to mark Germany's surrender in World War II.
See more »V-J Day
V-J Day, September 2, 1945, the day that Japan signed the Allies' surrender terms, marking the end of World War II.
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Vichy, France, a commune (town) in the department of Allier. It is in central France, 200 miles (320 km) south-southeast of Paris.
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Reparations, War, payments by a defeated nation to its conquerors as compensation for destruction during war.
See more »Weapons and Tactics
Weapon, an instrument designed to incapacitate a person or animal, or to inflict damage on property.
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