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World War II

A time when the world needed heroes. What the world got was a bunch of scared kids fighting on a daily basis for the right to go home alive and try to continue a normal life.

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HitlerLeader of Germany
StalinLeader of Soviet Union
ChurchillLeader of Great Britain
BlitzkreigA German word for Lightning Attack
AxisGermany, Japan, Italy
MussoliniLeader of Italy
AlliesU.S., France, Great Britain, Soviet Union
December 7, 1941Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
September 1, 1939Germany invaded Poland
Nazi-Soviet PactNonaggression treaty betw.Hitler & Stalin
Munich ConferenceFr. & G.B. asked Hitler if he was done invading
Treaty of VersaillesHitler ignored this when reuniting Germany
World War IIThe reason the Great Depression ended
Lend-Lease ActAllowed the US to sell our allies weapons/loan money
Millions of women workedWhat happened when millions of men enlisted
Why Japan attacked Pear HarborU.S. stopped selling oil
SegregationThe term for all black army units
WRAWartime Relocation Agency
What the WRA didSent Japanese to be detained in camps
Reparations for a wrongful deedGovt gave Japanese $20,000
RadarHelped the Brits in Battle of Britain
AppeasementAllowing Hitler to reunite lost German lands
General EisenhowerLeader of Allied forces on D-Day
General MacArthurLeader of US military in the Pacific
Battle of MidwaySunk 4 J. Carriers, saved HI.
Operation OverlordCode for Allies invading France
Harry TrumanPresident when Roosevelt died
VE DayThe nickname of the defeat of Germany
VJ DayNicname of defeat of Japan
Island HoppingTaking back land in the Pacific Ocean
Potsdam DeclarationWhere Truman warned Japan about the atomic bomb
Hideki TojoLeader of Japan
AryansBlonde hair, blue eyed, tall Germans
Jesse OwensEmbarrassed Hitler's Aryans at the Olympics
FDR Quote"Dec. 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy!"
Invasion of PolandThis event started WWII
Pearl Harbor AttackThis event started WWII for the U.S.
FascismA dictatorship style of Govt.
KristallnachtThe Night of Broken Glass
HiroshimaThe Japanese city bombed with Little Boy
NagasakiThe Japanese city bombed with Fat Man
June 6, 1944D-day happens in Normandy
August 6, 1945Date we bombed Hiroshima
August 9, 1945Date we bombed Nagasaki
Enola GayThe plane that dropped the atomic bomb
Victory GardensPlanting your own food
RationingMaking do with less to send more to the troops
Liberty BondsBuying bonds to support the war
Jobs from WWIIended the Great Depression
Neutrality ActLaw which made the US neutral
Selective Service ActLaw which allowed a US military draft
Gray LadiesAn elderly group who supported injured troops
Mein KampfHitler's book about his beliefs
aryanGerman blue eyed, blonde haired super-race
fuhrerGerman title for Hitler
fascismStyle of Govt. where freedoms are restricted


8th Grade Civics Teacher
Luther Jackson Middle School
Falls Church, VA

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