| A | B |
|---|
| Great Arsenal of Democracy | how the US was known |
| 1920s | a prosperous decade for America |
| Alliance | a promise between 2 or more countries to fight together against their enemies |
| Axis Powers | name for Germany, Italy, and Japan alliance during WW2 |
| Berlin | the German city that was divided by the "wall of shame" after WW2 |
| Bombing of Pearl Harbor | the event that caused the US to enter WW2 |
| Coolidge | the 1st President to give his inaugural address over the radio |
| Franklin Roosevelt | President of the US during WW2 |
| Germany | the use of U-boats by this country at the beginning of WW1 angered many countries |
| Great Britain | by 1940, one of the only countries in Europe unoccupied by the Nazis |
| Hiroshima & Nagasaki's bombing | the event that caused Japan to surrender |
| Hitler's attack on Poland | caused WW2 to begin |
| Lusitania | the English passenger line that was torpedoed near the beginning of WW1 |
| Mexico | the country to which Germany sent the Zimmerman note asking for help in WW1 |
| Soviet Union | a country that began a war in an alliance with Germany, then ended as enemies after Hitler attacked this country |
| Stalin | the communist dictator of the Soviet Union and one of the cruelest dictators the world has ever known |
| United Nations | the organization set up after WW2 to help nations settle their problems |
| V-E Day | Germany surrendered to the Allies (Victory to Europe) |
| Veterans Day | celebrated Nov 11 each year to honor those who have served in our armed forces |
| Wilson | President of the US during WW1 |
| Adolf Hitler | Leader of Germany during WW2 |
| Tojo | Leader of Japan during WW2 |
| Winston Churchill | Leader of England during WW2 |
| Benito Mussolini | Leader of Italy during WW2 |
| Leader of Russia during WW2 | Joseph Stalin |
