1. Give a brief definition of key vocabulary-terms: Appeasement- Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Manhattan Project Blitzkrieg Japanese Internmen Camps

Certainly! Here are brief definitions for each of the key vocabulary terms:<br /><br />- **Appeasement**: A diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding conflict by making concessions to another power. It is most commonly associated with the British and French policy towards Nazi Germany in the 1930s, particularly the Munich Agreement of 1938, where they allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland in hopes of preventing further aggression.<br /><br />- **Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact**: Also known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, this was an agreement signed on August 23, 1939, between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. The pact stipulated that the two countries would not attack each other and included secret protocols dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence, which led to the joint invasion of Poland.<br /><br />- **Manhattan Project**: A research and development project during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. Led by the United States with support from the United Kingdom and Canada, it resulted in the creation of atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan in 1945.<br /><br />- **Blitzkrieg**: A German term meaning "lightning war," it refers to a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. It was used effectively by Germany during the early stages of World War II to quickly overwhelm opponents.<br /><br />- **Japanese Internment Camps**: During World War II, these were camps in the United States where Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated and confined. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Executive Order 9066 authorized the internment of around 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of whom were U.S. citizens, due to fears of espionage and sabotage.