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ABCs of WWII
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2. Allies
U.S., England, France, & Russia. These were the Allied Powers in World War II who fought the Axis Powers from 1939 – 1945.

3. Blitzkrieg
Directly translates into “lightning war” and was a new military strategy meant to overwhelm an opponent by using artillery, tanks, air force etc. all at the same time.

4. Prime minister of England. Led Great Britain during World War II.
Churchill, Winston
Prime minister of England. Led Great Britain during World War II.

5. D-Day
June 6, The day on which the Battle of Normandy began and the day the Allies entered mainland Europe trying to free it from the Nazis.

6. Eisenhower, Dwight
General of the U.S. Military during World War II and future President of the U.S.

7. Fascism
Italian political movement based on extreme patriotism, nationalism, and racism.

8. This measure provided educational and economic help to veterans.
G.I. Bill of Rights
This measure provided educational and economic help to veterans.

9. Leader of the Nazi Party & Germany during World War II.
Hitler, Adolf
Leader of the Nazi Party & Germany during World War II.

10. Island Hopping
A WWII strategy in which the Allies invaded islands that the Japanese weakly defended in order to stage further attacks.

11. Japanese Internment
The decision by the U.S. to set up camps to hold Japanese-Americans during WWII.

12. Kamikaze
A new kind of Japanese warfare, where pilots would crash their planes into American warships during the Pacific Campaign.

13. Luftwaffe
The German Air Force.

14. Mussolini, Benito
The founder of Fascism and the dictator of Italy during World War II.

15. Nazism
German political movement based on extreme patriotism, nationalism, and racism.

16. Oppenheimer, Robert
Robert Oppenheimer was the leading scientist of the Manhattan Project to build an atomic bomb.

17. Pearl Harbor
The pacific military base that was attacked on December 7, 1941 by the Japanese. This surprise attack angered Americans and ended U.S. isolationism.

18. Willard Van Orman Quine
He was an American Philosopher. He taught logic to various countries. He served in the Navy as part of the intelligence.

19. Roosevelt, Franklin
One of the two American presidents who led the U.S. during World War II.

20. Stalin, Joseph
The communist dictator of Russia who led the U.S.S.R. against the Axis Powers in World War II.

21. Truman, Harry
American president after FDR who ended WWII by dropping two atomic bombs on Japan.

22. United Nations
The United Nations was a peacekeeping body established at the end of WWII.

23. V-E Day
This is celebrated on May 8, German leaders officially signed an unconditional surrender in France.

24. V-J Day
August 14, 1945 was the day Japan surrendered to Allied forces ending World War II.

25. aXis Powers Germany, Japan, & Italy
These were the Axis Powers who opposed the Allied Powers in World War II.

26. Yalta Conference
This was attended by Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. These leaders made plans for the end of the war and the future of Europe.