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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  | September\u003Cbr>1st 1939 |  | September\u003Cbr>3rd 1939 |  | May 26th\u003Cbr>1940 | July 10th\u003Cbr>1940 |  | September\u003Cbr>7th 1940 | December June 6th\u003Cbr>7th 1941 1944 |  |  |  | May 7th\u003Cbr>1945 |  | August 6th/\u003Cbr>9th 1945 |\n| propaganda |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Biased or misleading information used to promote a political cause. |  | German\u003Cbr>troops\u003Cbr>invade\u003Cbr>Poland |  | Britain and\u003Cbr>France\u003Cbr>declare war\u003Cbr>on Germany |  | Allied forces\u003Cbr>are\u003Cbr>evacuated\u003Cbr>from\u003Cbr>Dunkirk in\u003Cbr>France | The Battle\u003Cbr>of Britain\u003Cbr>begins |  | The Blitz\u003Cbr>begins | Japan bombs\u003Cbr>Pearl\u003Cbr>Harbour in\u003Cbr>the US\u003Cbr>The D-Day\u003Cbr>landings |  |  |  | Germany\u003Cbr>surrenders\u003Cbr>to the Allies |  | The US\u003Cbr>drops\u003Cbr>atomic\u003Cbr>bombs on\u003Cbr>two\u003Cbr>Japanese\u003Cbr>cities |\n| allies | The 26 nations that fought against the Axis in WW2. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| axis | The military alliance made up of Germany, Italy and Japan. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  | Evacuation |  |  |  |  |  | \u003Cbr>Key People |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| annex | Adding territory to one’s own territory. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  | During the War, over 3.5 million children were sent from the cities, where it was believed they would be at less risk from bombing. They would\u003Cbr>only be allowed to take a small suitcase and their gas mask and would live with host families .\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  | Winston Churchill |  |  | Adolf Hitler |  |  |  | Anne Frank |  |\n| gestapo | The Nazi’s secret police force. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. |  |  | Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party and one of the most powerful dictators. He orchestrated WW2. |  |  |  | Anne Frank was a teenager who kept a diary documenting life under Nazi occupation. |  |\n| rationing | Allowing each person to only have a fixed amount of something. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| evacuee | A person evacuated from a place of danger. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  | Rationing |  |  |  |  | The Holocaust |  |  |  |  | Women |  |  |  |\n| evacuation | The action of moving a person or people from a place of danger. |  |  | As supply ships were being targeted by German bombers, food had to be conserved as much as possible. Every person was given a ration book with coupons that showed how much of each item was allowed. People were encouraged to grow as much of their own food as possible. |  |  |  |  | The Holocaust is the term used for the killing of over six million Jewish people, organised by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. They blamed the Jews for the problems in Germany, so they were bullied and discriminated against. |  |  |  |  | Before the war, most women stayed at home and didn’t work. However, when the men were sent to war, women were needed to do jobs such as making weapons, driving transport and working in engineering. |  |  |  |\n| blitzkrieg | An intense military campaign intended to bring about a quick victory. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| holocaust | Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| dictator | A ruler with total power over a country. | MAKING LINKS TO PREVIOUS LEARNING\u003Cbr>GOLDEN VOCABULARY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Fun fact! The Battle of Britain (fought between the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force) was the first ever battle to be fought only in the\u003Cbr>air. |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| invade | Entering an area by force in order to takeover. | WorldWar 1 |  |  |  | The wars","cbCaib3AHwlZft1F","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib3AHwlZft1F","pdf",459910,"English","# Essential World War II Vocabulary","[{\"question\":\"What does “propaganda” mean in this material?\",\"answer\":\"Propaganda is biased or misleading information used to promote a political cause.\"},{\"question\":\"How is “evacuation” explained?\",\"answer\":\"Evacuation is the action of moving people from a place of danger, and the text also describes rationing and limited belongings for evacuees.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the meaning of “blitzkrieg” and how is it contrasted with other terms?\",\"answer\":\"Blitzkrieg is an intense military campaign intended to bring about a quick victory, presented alongside definitions of other wartime alliances and events.\"}]","Essential World War II Vocabulary | PDF",1790886000]