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ABCs of WWII
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Allies
U.S.,
England, France, & Russia.
These were the Allied Powers in
World War II who fought the Axis
Powers from 1939 – 1945.
Blitzkrieg
 Directly
translates into
“lightning war” and was a new
military strategy meant to
overwhelm an opponent by
using artillery, tanks, air force
etc. all at the same time.
Concentration Camps
A
prison camp for
civilians who are
considered enemies of
the state
D-Day
 June
6, 1944 The day on which
the Battle of Normandy began
and the day the Allies entered
mainland Europe trying to free
it from the Nazis.
Eisenhower, Dwight
General
of the U.S.
Military during World
War II and future
President of the U.S.
Fascism
Italian
political
movement based on
extreme patriotism,
nationalism, and racism.
G.I. Bill of Rights
This
measure
provided educational
and economic help to
veterans.
Hitler, Adolf
Leader
of the Nazi
Party & Germany
during World War
II.
Island Hopping
A
WWII strategy in which
the Allies invaded islands
that the Japanese weakly
defended in order to stage
further attacks.
Joseph Stalin
The
communist dictator
of Russia who led the
U.S.S.R. against the Axis
Powers in World War II.
Kamikaze
A
new kind of Japanese
warfare, where pilots would
crash their planes into
American warships during
the Pacific Campaign.
Luftwaffe
The German Air
Force.
Mussolini, Benito
The
founder of
Fascism and the
dictator of Italy during
World War II.
Nazism
German
political
movement based on
extreme patriotism,
nationalism, and
racism.
Oppenheimer, Robert
Robert
Oppenheimer was
the leading scientist of the
Manhattan Project to
build an atomic bomb.
Pearl Harbor
 The
pacific military base that
was attacked on December 7,
1941 by the Japanese. This
surprise attack angered
Americans and ended U.S.
isolationism.
Willard Van Orman Quine
He
was an American
Philosopher. He taught
logic to various countries.
He served in the Navy as
part of the intelligence.
Roosevelt, Franklin
One
of the two
American presidents
who led the U.S.
during World War II.
Scapegoat
Person
or group who is
made to bare blame for
others
Truman, Harry
American
president after
FDR who ended WWII by
dropping two atomic
bombs on Japan.
United Nations
The
United Nations
was a peacekeeping
body established at the
end of WWII.
V-E Day
This
is celebrated on May
8, 1945. German leaders
officially signed an
unconditional surrender
in France.
V-J Day
August
14, 1945 was the
day Japan surrendered to
Allied forces ending
World War II.
aXis Powers
Germany,
Japan, & Italy
These were the Axis Powers
who opposed the Allied
Powers in World War II.
Winston Churchill
 Prime
minister of England. Led
Great Britain during World War
II.