World War 2
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Battles and generals
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Harry S. Truman | President of the US after Roosevelt's death; approved the use of the atomic bomb against Japan |
| President Roosevelt | impacted the war by becoming an allied leader with Great Britian |
| Joesph Stalin | dictator who ruled with fear; attempted to jump start industry with no concern for individuals |
| dwight eisenhower | leader of the Allied forces in Europe then was elected to be Pres. of the USA |
| george patton | american general; helped the joint british and american forces break through german defenses and advance towards paris |
| Douglas Macathur | American general, who commanded allied troops in the Pacific during World War II. |
| hideki tojo | Prime minister of Japan during World War II |
| Yamamoto | Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943) |
| Benito Mussolini | Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy. |
| blitzkerg | "lightening war" |
| battle of dunkirk | The battle on northern french coast in which germany defeated france and britain who retreated across the english channel |
| maginot line | Line of defense built by France to protect against German invasion. Stretched from Belgium to Switzerland. |
| battle of france | Germany won. May 26-June 4 1940 |
| battle of britain | an aerial battle fought in World War II in 1940 between the German Luftwaffe (air force), which carried out extensive bombing in Britain, and the British Royal Air Force, which offered successful resistance. |
| operation barbarossa | codename for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. |
| battle of stalingrad | Unsuccessful German attack on the city of Stalingrad during World War II from 1942 to 1943, that was the furthest extent of German advance into the Soviet Union. |
| Pearl Harbor | United States military base in Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. |
| battle of el alamein | 1942-British victory in WWII that stopped the Axis forces from advancing into Northern Africa |
| d-day | june 6,1944; under dwight d. eisenhower allied forces landed on the beach and was greatest naval invasion. |
| battle of the bulge | World War II battle in which German forces launched a final counterattack in the west |
| V-E day | May 8, 1945; The name of the day which ended World War II |
| 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 World War II. |
| island hopping | the American navy attacked islands held by the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean. The capture of each successive island from the Japanese brought the American navy closer to an invasion of Japan. |
| battle of iwo jima | lasted 6 weeks, several thousand marines, and more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers were killed, this battle is also notable for the famous photograph of US marines lifting the American flag to a standpoint |
| battle of okinawa | First Japanese Home island (only 340 miles from mainland Japan) to be invaded. Island of immense strategic value. Involving over 500,000 troops and over 1,200 ships. Battle showed Japanese determination to resist invasion. |
| hiroshima and nagasaki | nuclear attacks during World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States of America at the order of U.S. President Harry S. Truman |
| v-j day | "Victory over Japan day" is the celebration of the Surrender of Japan, which was initially announced on August 15, 1945 |
| homefront | the places where civilians are active when their country is at war. |
| kamikaze | a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II |
| adolph hitler | german leader of Nazi Party. 1933-1945. rose to power by promoting racist and national views |
| emperor hirohito | emperor of Japan during WWII. his people viewed him as a god |
| rosie the riveter | symbol of American women who went to work in factories during the war |
| rationing | a limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use |
| battle of the atlantic | longest military campaign; German U-boats attack US ships-> allied ships to stop trade and supplies |
| doolittle raid | counterattack after Pearl Harbor that bomb Japan, did little but boosted moral |
| guadalcanal | a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943) |
| battle of leyte gulf | 1944 World War II naval battle betweeen the United States and Japan. Largest naval engagement in history. Japaneze navy was defeated. |
| peacetime conscription | they had a draft before the war started, there were not all volunteers |
| war labor board | Acted as a supreme court for labor cases. Did more harm than good when it tried to limit wages, which led to strikes. |
| operation torch | Codename for allied invasion of North Africa from Novermber 1942 to September 1943 |
| normandy | a former province of northwestern France on the English channel |
| liberation of paris | august 1994 -last battle in the invasion of normandy -marked the end of operation overload -marked the restoration of the french republic |
| yalta conference | FDR, Churchill and Stalin met at Yalta. Russia agreed to declare war on Japan after the surrender of Germany and in return FDR and Churchill promised the USSR concession in Manchuria and the territories that it had lost in the Russo-Japanese War |
| bataan death march | April 1942, American soldiers were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps by their Japanese captors. It is called the Death March because so may of the prisoners died en route. |
| the manhattan project | a secret research and development project of the US to develop the atomic bomb. Its success granted the US the bombs that ended the war with Japan as well as ushering the country into the atomic era |
| potsdam declaration | Ultimatum from the Potsdam Conference that was issued by the United States, Great Britain and China to Japan offering that country the choice between unconditional surrender and total annihilation. |
| tuskegee airmen | 332 Fighter Group famous for shooting down over 200 enemy planes. African American pilots who trained at the Tuskegee flying school. |
| braceros | Mexican workers that were brought to America to work when so many men and women were gone from home during World War II that there weren't enough workers. |
| enola gay | the name of the American B-29 bomber, piloted by Col. Paul Tibbets, Jr., that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945. |
| desert fox | German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944) |
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