Concentration Camps
detention center for civilians considered enemies of the state
Heinrich Himmler
The individual whom Hitler entrusted to control all of the concentration camps throughout Europe
Ghettos
separate section of a city where members of a minority group are forced to live
Crematoriums
a place used to burn corpses
Auschwitz
a group of three German concentration camps and extermination camps in southern Poland, built and operated during the Third Reich
Anne Frank
Most well known Jewish survivor of the Holocaust because of the diary she kept of her time spent in the Concentration camps
War Refugee Board
A U.S. government agency established to assist people trying to escape persecution during World War II
Genocide
deliberate and systematic killing of people who belong to a particular racial, ethnic,or cultural group.
Total War
channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
Rationing
Allowing each individual to have a fixed amount of something
Internment
confinement during wartime
“Rosie the Riveter”
popular name for women who worked in war industries during WWII
Aircraft Carriers
ship that accommodates the taking off and landing of airplanes, and transports aircraft
Battle of Midway
Naval battle fought between the United States and Japan in June of 1942
General Bernard Montgomery
British commander of the 8th army in both Africa and Europe
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
American General who led our troops in Europe during WWII
Armistice
agreement to end fighting in a war
Battle of Stalingrad
A brutal military campaign between Russia and those of Nazi Germany where the Russians were able to defeat the Germans in one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war
D-Day
code name for June 6, 1944, the day that Allied forces invaded France during WWII
Normandy
Five beaches in Northern France where the invasion of D-Day took place
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offensive campaign in the Western Europe during WWII
Yalta Conference
meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin in February 1945 where the three leaders made agreements regarding the end of World War II
Self Determination
The right of people to freely choose their sovereignty
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, the day the Allies won WWII in Europe
Bataan Death March
during World War II, the forced march of Filipino and American prisoners of war under brutal conditions by the Japanese military
Island Hopping
Military strategy used by the allied in the Pacific against the Japanese
General Douglas MacArthur
American General who led the American forces in the Pacific against the Japanese
Kamikaze
Japanese pilot who undertook a suicide mission
Manhattan Project
code name for the project to build the first atomic bomb during WWII
Harry Truman
Individual who succeeded Roosevelt as president and who was responsible for ordering the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
city in Japan where the first atomic bomb was dropped in August 1945, Japanese city; on an island in its harbor, the Tokugawa shoguns in the 1600s permitted one or two Dutch ships to trade with Japan each year
Nuremberg Trials
series of war crimes trials held in Germany after WWII
United Nations
an international organization formed in 1945 at the end of World War II. Since then, its global role has expanded to include economic and social development, human rights, humanitarian aid, and international law.