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Adolf Hitler | Leader of Germany during WWII |
Poland | Country Germany invades, starting WWII |
Axis | WWII Alliance of Germany, Italy, Japan |
Allies | WWII Alliances of France, Britain, Russia, and the US |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | President of the USA during attack of Pearl Harbor; Declares War on Japan |
Harry Truman | President of the US at the end of WWII and President that orders the dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan |
Atomic Bomb | Bombs dropped by US on Japan, leading to Japan's surrender and end of WWII |
Pearl Harbor | Place attacked by Japan leading to the US involvement in WWII |
D-Day | 1st day of Battle of Normandy; leads to weakening of Germany |
Aggression | When a country uses hostile actions against other countries |
Appeasement | When a country lets another country have its way in order to avoid a conflict |
Annexation | When a larger, more powerful country uses politics or military action to take over a smaller country |
Holocaust | A term used to describe the persecution and murder of approximately 6 million Jews during World War II by the German government |
Concentration Camps | Facilities in which people--most of whom were Jewish--were held hostage, tortured, and murdered |
Battle of Midway | Battle between United States and Japan; weakens Japan |