Axis Powers (WWII) {Ans: Germany, Italy, Japan during WWII; fascists}Battle of Midway {Ans: 1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific}Mikhail Gorbachev {Ans: Soviet leader of the 1980s who worked with President Reagan to end the Cold War; he was the last Soviet Communist leader and attempted many reforms}Globalization {Ans: Processes that results in all countries economies' being dependent on each other; all economies are connected and impact all}Operation Barbarossa {Ans: The codename of Hitler's plan to invade Eastern Europe and Russia in WWII; turned into a disaster for the German army at the Battle of Stalingrad}United Nations {Ans: An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation; it's primary purpose is to prevent WWIII}