Key Concepts in World War II

These flashcards cover significant events, terms, and concepts related to World War II.

Manhattan Project

A secret U.S. project during World War II for the development of atomic bombs.

Nuremberg Trials

A series of military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute Nazi war criminals.

Executive Order 8802

8802, issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1941, prohibited discrimination in the defense industry based on race, creed, color, or national origin

executive order 9906

authorized the military to designate areas as "military zones" and exclude any persons from them, leading to the forced relocation and internment of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans, most of whom were U.S. citizens. 

Japanese-American Internment

The forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Korematsu v U.S.A.

A landmark Supreme Court case that upheld the government’s decision to intern Japanese Americans.

D-Day

The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe.

V-E Day

Victory in Europe Day, celebrated on May 8, 1945, when Allied forces formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.

Battle of Midway

A decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought in June 1942.