... Axis Powers - Germany, Italy, Japan 4 Major Allied Powers - US, UK, France, USSR Rhineland - section of Western Germany declared a Demilitarized Zone by the treaty of Versailles Appeasement - the policy of giving in to demands - Start: Occupation of Rhineland - End: Invasion of Poland Blitzkrieg - "lightning war- which stressed speed and surprise; Stuka bombers, tanks smash defenses, knock out communication Luftwaffe - German Air Force RAF - British ... the US during the war) - Farmers grew enough crops to feed the US and all its Allies - planes, bombers, tanks, scout cars and carriers,...

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... how to be risked on a combat mission Why Doolittle? Flying fame only 2nd the Lindberg, set aviation speed records, had performed the 1st outside loop, scored a first in blind flying', earned a doctorate of aeronautical science from MIT, in general if it had wings and looked like a plane - chances were ... and air cover Doolittle allowed each crew to pick its own targets, Imperial Palace ruled out b/c would only inflame Japan's fighting spirit Most of these fliers had not experienced combat b4 The Japanese knew they were coming b/c had picked up radio messages transmitted btwn the 2 task ...

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... was determined to catch up and eventually surpass the western nations . "Indeed the first 2 decades of the Emperor Meiji's reign saw a Japan to all appearances intoxicated with the strong wine of Western thought, technique and custom" -Richard Storry 1969, A history of modern Japan, Penguin The astonishing speed in which the restoration came about can be attributed to the Japanese belief system ... of hard work and stressed importance on the group unit, which originated in the cultural teachings of Confucianism. Combined with this cultural attitude, Japan ... materials as cotton, food a...

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