1. WWII Vocabulary

2. 1. Adolf Hitler
- The leader of the Nazi party that led Germany in WWII.

3. 2. Allied Powers
- United States, Britain, France, USSR

4. 3. Atomic Bomb
- a bomb whose potency is derived from nuclear fission of atoms of fissionable material with the consequent conversion of part of their mass into energy.

5. 4. Axis Powers
- Germany, Italy, Japan

6. 5. Blitzkrieg
- “lightening war” a military tactic used to disorganize an enemy military and limit human loss and ammunition use.

7. 6. Genocide
-the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

8. 7. Hiroshima
- A major military headquarters for Japan in WWII that was the first to be hit by a US atomic bomb.

9. 8. Holocaust
- any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life.

10. 9. Invasion
- Entering enemy territory with large military force

11. 10. NATO
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization, focused on defense of all members

12. 11. Nazi Party
- Political party in control of Germany during WWI that was responsible for the Holocaust.

13. 12. Occupation
- When one country has taken control of another country and is keeping control by military force.

14. 13. Pearl Harbor
- First port attacked by Japan that initiated Us involvement in WWII. “A day that will live in infamy” - FDR

15. 14. Reich
- The German empire during WWII.

16. 15. United Nations
-an international organization, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation amongst nations.