| A | B |
|---|
| Allies | WWII countries that fought with USA and Great Brtiain |
| Axis | WWII countries that fought with Germany, Italy, Japan |
| anti-Semitism | discrimination against Jewish people |
| genocide | wiping out an entire racial or cultural group |
| ration | to give out on limited basis |
| internment | relocation of Japanese Americans to camps in the United States |
| Attack of Pearl Harbor | December 7, 1941 |
| Japanese | Whose aircraft bombed U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor? |
| President Roosevelt's Quote | "Yesterday, December 7, 1941- a date which will live in infamy..." |
| D-Day | (Code Name Operation Overlord) This invasion of France was the final push to defeat Germany; June 6, 1944 |
| V-E Day | Germany surrenders; "Victory in Europe" |
| Regain control of certain islands | First goal of U.S. in Pacific theater "Island Hopping" |
| General MacArthur | leader of land forces in the Pacific |
| Harry Truman | Became president when Roosevelt died suddenly |
| Manhattan Project | Secret group that worked to develop an atomic bomb |
| Hiroshima/Nagasaki | Destroyed by first two atomic bombs ever used in war |
| Navajo Code Talkers | Used to create secret code that Japanese never broke |
| Office of War mobilization | coordinated all government agencies involved in the war effort. |
| Office of Price Administration | Job was to set prices on goods to keep inflation down. |
| Japanese Americans | Many were forced into interment camps during WW II |
| V-J Day | Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Japan surrendered ending World War II Given three dates 8/14, 8/15 (when Japan Surrenders) or 9/2/1945 (When Japan officially signs the surrender) |
| Big Three | The main Allies during WW II (Stalin USSR, Churchill GB, & Roosevelt USA) |
| Victory Garden | Used to reduce pressure on public food |
| Battle of Britain | RAF V Luftwaffe air war that was concentrated over Great Britain especially the capitol London |
| Battle of the Bulge | extended the war with an all out German attack where the Ally lines were weakest. |
