| A | B |
|---|
| D-Day | allied invasion of Nazi controlled Europe on June 6, 1944 |
| island hopping | military strategy used in the Pacific to avoid casualties and to move closer to the island of Japan |
| appeasement | giving in to the demands of an aggresor in order to avoid war and maintain peace; this was the biggest mistake leading up to WW II |
| War Production Board | gov't agency that told American factories exactly what and how much of something to produce |
| Normandy | coastal region of France - landing sight for D-Day |
| Hiroshima and Nagasaki | 2 Japanese cities were the victimes of the A-bombs usued by America to end WW II |
| Manhattan Project | "Top Secret" project created to develop atomic weaponry; described in a letter from Einstein to FDR |
| Lend/Lease | allowed France and England to "borrow" American weapons and war goods in exchange for land; the last thing we did before becoming directly involved in the War |
| Korematsu vs. US | Supreme Court decision that said that the American gov't could legally discriminate and restrict the activities of Japanese-Americans during WW II |
| Fascism | state is more important than the individual' one ruler, way of life, political party; in Italy first |
| Battle of Midway | "turning point" naval victory of US over Japan |
| Selective Service | "the draft" |
| Iwo Jima | island battle from the Pacific; $$$$$;use of A-Bomb on Japan |
| relocation centers | in deserts of Calif. and Utah; living quarters for Japanese Americans during WW II. |
| Pearl Harbor | brought us into WW II; "a day which will live in infamy..." |
| Eisenhower | Allied Commander; beat Hitler |
| MacArthur | American General in charge of the Pacific; made a promise to the people of the Philippines |
| Rosie the Riveter | represented AMerican Women during WW II - We CAN Do It! |
| Oppenheimer | leading scientist of the Manhattan Project; "Father of the A-Bomb" |
