| A | B |
| Joseph Stalin | Communist dictator of the Soviet Union |
| Benito Mussolini | Fascist dictator of Italy |
| Adolph Hilter | Nazi dictator of Germany |
| Winston Churchill | Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War 2 |
| Appeasement | Trying to pacify an aggressor in order to keep the peace |
| Non Aggression Pact | Agreement between Germany and Russia not to fight each other |
| Holocaust | Systematic murder of 11 million Jews and other people in Europe by the Nazis |
| Concentration Camps | Prison camps operated by the Nazis where Jews and others starved while doing slave labor |
| Axis Power | Germany |
| Allies | United States Soviet Union Britain France |
| Manhattan Project | Secret research project that resulted in the Atomic Bomb |
| D-Day | Allied invasion to liberate Europe |
| Battle of the Bulge | German counteroffensive in December 1944 |
| V-E Day | Victory in Europe day may 8 |
| Battle of Midway | American victory that was the turning point in the Pacific war |
| Kamikaze | Japanese suicide flight |
| Nuremburg Trials | Tribunal that tried the Nazi leaders for war crimes |
| G.I. Bill | Law passed by congress to help service men readjust to civilian life |
| Internment | Confinement under guard |
| J.A.C.L. | Civil rights group formed by Japanese Americans |