World War 2 Vocab

Blitzkrieg

A military strategy emphasizing speed and surprise attacks.

F.D.R.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the President of the U.S. at the beginning of World War II.

Harry Truman

The President of the U.S. at the end of World War II.

Benito Mussolini

The leader of Fascist Italy during World War II.

Neville Chamberlain

Known as "The Great Appeaser" for his policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany.

Fat Man & Little Boy

The atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II.

Battle of Stalingrad

The first major defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Battle of Midway

A crucial naval battle considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific.

Adolf Hitler

The leader of the Nazi Party and Germany during World War II.

Mein Kampf

Hitler's autobiographical manifesto outlining his ideology and plans.

Auschwitz

The infamous Nazi concentration and extermination camp.

U.S.S Missouri

The U.S. Battleship where Japan formally surrendered, ending World War II.

Hiroshima

The first city where the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb during World War II.

Nagasaki

The second city where the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb during World War II.