Задание

Match the following words and expressions to their definitions.

  • Объекты 1
    • the act of surrounding a place by an armed force in order to defeat the people who are defending it
    • the time when a situation starts to change in an important, especially positive, way
    • a political system based on a very powerful leader, state control, and being extremely proud of the country and race, and in which political opposition is not allowed
    • the countries \(Great Britain, the USSR, France, and the USA\) that were allied in opposition to the Axis Powers
    • the countries that fought in World War II against the Allies \(Germany, Italy, Japan\)
    • the day during the Second World War when the Allies began their invasion of Europe by attacking the coast of northern France
    • members of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party that controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler
    • a surrender in which no guarantees are given to the surrendering party
    • an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of another country
    • Victory in Europe Day; the day marking the end of the Second World War in Europe, the 8th of May, 1945
  • Объекты 2
    • the siege
    • the turning point of sth
    • fascism
    • the Allied Powers \(the Allies\)
    • the Axis Powers
    • D-Day
    • Nazis
    • unconditional surrender
    • invasion
    • VE Day