World War II
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- Joseph Stalin
- was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soveit Union's Central Comittee form 1922-1953
- Manhattan Project
- resulted in the creation of the first nuclear weapons
- Hiroshima
- were attacked by the US during World War II (nuclear attacks) bombs killed 140,000
- Nagasaki
- were attacked by the US during World War II (nuclear attacks) bombs killed 80,000
- Neville Chamberlin
- Prime Minister of United kingdom from 1937-1940, was succeeded by Winston Churchill
- Adolf Hitler
- a German politician appointed the Chancellor fo Germany in 1933 became leader of Germany in 1934 after Paul von Hindenburg's death
- Joseph Stalin
- was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soveit Union's Central Comittee form 1922-1953
- Bataan Death March
- took place in the Phillippines in 1942 and was later accounted as a Japanese war crime prisoners tried to escape and run away
- Munich Conference
- Britain and France agreed to let hitler keep ther territories he had taken if he would agree to stop his agression
- Neutrality Acts
- A series of laws passed by the United States Congress during World War II. The US did not want to get involved. US=isolationsists
- D-Day
- began June 6, 1944, also known as the Battle of Normandy, took place in Normandy, Italy
- Allies
- Great Britain, France, United States, and the Soviet Union
- Axis
- Germany, Italy, and Japan
- Anschluss and Sudetenland
- Hitler annexed Anschluss and took over Sudetenland
- D-Day
- began June 6, 1944, also known as the Battle of Normandy, took place in Normandy, Italy
- V-E, V-J Days
- Victory in Europe Day was May 7th and May 8th of 1945(when Nazi Germany accepted to surrender)
- blitzkrieg
- means lighting war
- Nazi-Soviet Pact
- an agreement where neither country, Germany or Soviet Union, where alllowed to attack each other
- Kamikaze
- Japanesse pilots who would fly planes into American warships "World War II's suicide bombers
- "Rosie the Riveter"
- stood for womens rights
- Pearl Harbor
- a suprise attack against the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, took place December 7th, 1941, resulted in the US becoming involved in World War II
- Benito Mussolini
- Prime Minister of Italy from 1922-1943, a close ally of German dictator Adolf Hitler
- Battle of Britain
- From July 10th, 1940-October 31st, 1940
- Harry S. Truman
- 33rd President, succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Nazis
- a form a fascism official name- National Socialist German Workers Party
- Douglas MacArthur
- a was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930's, recieved the medal of honor
- Nuremburg Trials
- a series of trials for the prosecution of the prominent leaders of Nazi Germany
- Benito Mussolini
- Prime Minister of Italy from 1922-1943, a close ally of German dictator Adolf Hitler
- Pearl Harbor
- a suprise attack against the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, took place December 7th, 1941, resulted in the US becoming involved in World War II
- Mein Kampf
- an autobiography by Adolf Hitler
- Appeasement
- A policy in which Britain and France would agree to let Hitler keep the territories he had taken if he would agree to stop his aggression
- Operation Barbarossa
- Hitler invaded USSR.
- Island Hopping
- an important military strategy
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 34th President of the United States, served two terms
- Len-Lease Act
- A policy that allowed Great Britain to borrow military supplies from the United States
- Fuhrer
- means leader in German
- Winston Churchill
- a British politician, served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Battle of Britain
- From July 10th, 1940-October 31st, 1940,
- Douglas MacArthur
- a was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930's, recieved the medal of honor
- Internment Camps
- where Japanese americans were located during World War II after the attacks at Pearl Harbor
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 32nd President, was elected 4 terms in office
- the "Blitz"
- intense bombing throughout London from Spetember 1940 through May of 1941
- Hideki Tojo
- Prime Minister of Japan, was sentenced to death for war crimes