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| Founded the Fascist party and was the Dictator of Italy |
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Prime Minister that decided to lay a surprise attack on the United States |
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| Described events on December 7th as “a day which will live in infamy” |
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| British leader who said that Nazi aggression threatened all democracies |
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| In the U.S. during WW2 these allowed the people a certain amount of food. |
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| In L.A. Mexican Americans that were killed by off duty sailors. |
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| A military campaign in the Pacific in which the US would take over certain islands and leave others alone. |
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| The general over the U.S. in the Pacific |
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| Laws that refused Jews the right to citizenship in Germany |
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| Maximize available products for the war effort |
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| Purpose of the United Nations (U.N.) |
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| improve communication between nations and bring world peace. |
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| the Soviet Union and the United States |
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| The two nations that emerged as the strongest following World War II |
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| 1945 conference in Potsdam |
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| the Big Three formalized the plan to divide Germany into four zones of occupation. |
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| made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan |
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| Result of the Battle of the Bulge |
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| Germany used its reserves and demoralized its troops in the battle. |
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| Chief priority in using the atomic bomb |
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| Result of the D-Day invasion |
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| Turning point in the war where Allied victory was only a matter of time. |
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| Result of the Battle of Midway |
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| Japan never again threatened Pacific domination. |
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| France, Britain, US, Soviet Union |
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