7.13, 7.`14 APUSH

Strategic bombing

A military tactic of dropping bombs on key enemy resources to weaken their ability to fight.

Dwight Eisenhower

A U.S. Army general who led the Allied forces in Europe during World War II.

D-Day

June 6, 1944 - The day Allied forces invaded Normandy, France, marking a major turning point against Nazi Germany in World War II.

Holocaust

The mass murder of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Battle of Midway

A key naval battle in 1942 where the U.S. defeated Japan in the Pacific, turning the tide of the war.

Island hopping

A military strategy used by the U.S. in the Pacific, capturing key islands to get closer to Japan.

Douglas MacArthur

A U.S. Army general who commanded forces in the Pacific during World War II.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

The scientist who led the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bombs.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Japanese cities destroyed by U.S. atomic bombs in August 1945, leading to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II.

Harry Truman

The 33rd President of the United States, who decided to use atomic bombs on Japan.

Big Three

The leaders of the Allies during World War II - Franklin D. Roosevelt (U.S.), Winston Churchill (U.K.), and Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union).

Casablanca Conference

A 1943 meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill where they planned the next phase of the war, including the demand for Germany's unconditional surrender.

Yalta Conference

A 1945 meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss post-war Europe, including dividing Germany and forming the United Nations.

Potsdam Conference

A 1945 meeting between Truman, Churchill (later Attlee), and Stalin to finalize post-war plans and issue an ultimatum to Japan.

United Nations

An international organization formed in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among countries.