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Adolf Hitler
German Nazi dictator during World War II
Allied Powers (WW2)
Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during WW2
Appeasement
A policy of making concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war, associated with the policy of making concessions to Adolf Hitler.
Arsenal of Democracy
Term introduced by President Franklin Roosevelt for America's role in supplying the Allies in WW2
Atlantic Wall
extensive coastal fortifications built by the Germans along the Atlantic with the intention of deterring an allied invasion of Europe
Axis Powers (WW2)
Germany, Italy, Japan
Bataan Death March
April 1942, American soldiers were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps by their Japanese captors, many die along the way
Battle of Coral Sea
A battle between Japanese and American naval forces that stopped the Japanese advance on Australia.
Battle of Guadalcanal
WW2 battle in the Pacific representing the first Allied counter-attack against Japanese forces; Allied victory forced Japanese forces to abandon the island
Battle of Midway
U.S. naval victory over the Japanese fleet in June 1942, in which the Japanese lost four of their best aircraft carriers. It marked a turning point in WW2
Battle of Stalingrad
(1942) World War II battle between invading German forces and Soviet defenders for control of Stalingrad; each side sustained hundreds of thousands of casualties; Germany's defeat marked turning point in the war
Battle of the Bulge
A 1944-1945 battle in which Allied forces turned back the last major German offensive of World War II in the Ardennes Forest.
Benito Mussolini
Italian fascist dictator of Italy
Blitzkrieg
"Lighting war", type of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland, the Low Countries, France, and the Soviet Union
DDay
Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944
Doolittle Raid
The retaliatory attack by American bombers after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Double V Campaign
WW2-era effort of black Americans to gain "a Victory over racism at home as well as Victory abroad."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Allied Commander during WW2--leader of troops in Africa and commander in DDay invasion
Flying Tigers
Americans who volunteered to serve as pilots fighting the Japanese in China prior and immediately after the US entering the war.
Hideki Tojo
Prime minister of Japan during World War II
Lend-Lease Act
allowed sales or loans of war materials to any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the U.S
Mein Kampf
Influential book Written by Adolf Hitler describing his life and ideology.
Munich Conference
1938 conference at which European leaders attempted to appease Hitler by turning over the Sudetenland to him in exchange for promise that Germany would not expand Germany's territory any further.
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler and Joseph Stalin agreed not to attack each other but divided Poland for an easy win
NAZIs
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
North Platte Canteen
stop for troop trains across the US, residents provided homemade foods and drinks to US service members as they travelled cross-country
Operation Torch
Allied invasion of North Africa
Rosie the Riveter
A propaganda character designed to increase the production of female workers in the factories becoming a rallying symbol for women to do their part.
Third Reich
The Third Republic of Germany which began Hitler's rule in 1933 and ended with his defeat in 1945
Tuskegee Airmen
African American fighter squadron that escorted bombers in the air war over Europe during World War II
WAACs
The "Women's Army Axillary Corps", an acronym given to reference women in the army during WW2, changed their roles in society and gained them new respect.
War Production Board
Converted factories from civilian to military production. Manufacturing output tripled.
WASPS
women army air force service pilots during WW2, ferried military planes from the US to fighting areas
WAVES
Women Appointed for Volunteer Emergency Service in the Navy during World War 2
Korematsu v. US
1944 US Supreme Court decision that upheld as constitutional the internment of more than 100,000 Japanese-Americans in camps during WW2
Hirohito
Japanese emperor in WW2
Douglas MacAruthur
US General in the Pacific during WW2, oversaw the occupation of Japan after the war
Winston Churchill
British Prime Minister during WW2, known for his iconic speeches and leadership
Strategic bombing
military tactic where large-scale bombing is carried out on enemy targets, such as factories, cities, and infrastructure, with the aim of weakening their ability to fight and win the war
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