2nd Half of World War 2

Holocaust

The mass killing of six million Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II.

Number of Jews who died during the Holocaust

About six million Jews were killed.

Genocide

The killing of a large group of people based on their identity.

Concentration Camp

A place where people were held without trial, often in terrible conditions.

Ghetto

An area where Jews were forced to live, usually crowded and poor.

Final Solution

The Nazis' plan to completely eliminate the Jewish population in Europe.

Rights restricted for Jews

1. Could not own property 2. Could not move freely.

Kristallnacht

A night of violent attacks against Jews in Germany on November 9-10, 1938.

Bataan Death March

The forced march of 76,000 Filipino and American POWs by the Japanese in 1942.

Importance of the Battle of Midway

A key naval battle that helped the Allies win in the Pacific.

Allied strategy in the Pacific

Island hopping: capturing important islands to gain advantage.

Doolittle Raids significance

America's first air attack on Japan, boosting morale.

Conditions in the Pacific War

1. Very hot and full of diseases 2. Tough terrain 3. Heavy fighting with many casualties.

Japanese deaths in Mariana Islands battles

High losses due to fierce fighting and lack of supplies.

Kamikaze

A Japanese pilot who crashed his plane into enemy targets.

Bloodiest battle of the Pacific

Battle of Okinawa.

Potsdam Conference

A meeting of U.S., U.K., and Soviet leaders in 1945 about postwar plans.

Manhattan Project

The secret U.S. project to create the atomic bomb.

Leader of the Manhattan Project

J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Testing location of the Manhattan Project

Trinity Test site in New Mexico.

Names of the two atomic bombs

1. Little Boy 2. Fat Man.

Locations where bombs were dropped

1. Hiroshima (Little Boy) 2. Nagasaki (Fat Man).

Repercussions of the atomic bombs

Mass destruction, immediate deaths, and long-term health issues.

USS Indianapolis incident

The ship was sunk; survivors faced shark attacks and exposure.

Survivors of USS Indianapolis

Many had physical and mental trauma and struggled to survive.

Casualties in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

About 200,000 deaths combined from the bombings.

Effects of the atomic bomb

1. Huge destruction 2. Long-term sickness 3. Psychological impacts 4