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World War 2 Vocabulary
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History
11th Grade
04/29/2010

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Atlantic Charter
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published statement between Britain and the United States ; blue print for post war and drafted at the Atlantic Conference by British prime minister Winston Churchill and US president FDR
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Axis Powers
Definition
German, Italian, Japanese
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Battle of the Bulge
Definition
Ardennes offensive launched towards the end of the war through the densely forested Ardennes Mountains regions of Belgium, France and Luxenburg on the western front
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Winston Churchill
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British Politician known for his leadership of the United Kingdom
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Coral Sea
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location of the battle of the coral sea between the navies of the Empire of Japan, US & australia
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Dwight Eisenhower
Definition
Supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe and supervised invasion of France and Germany
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El Alamein
Definition
Town in Northern Egypt ; The advance of axis troops on the alexandria was blunted by the allies, when the German Panzers tried to outflank the allied position
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Holocaust
Definition
the genocide of six million jews during WW2 , a program of systematic state - sponsored extermination by nazi-Germany
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Iwo Jima
Definition
island of Japanese Volcano islands : Battle between US & JAPAN
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Douglas MacArthur
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American General and field Marshal of Phillepine Army
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Midway
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most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of WW2 : one month after coral sea, 6 months after Pearl Harbor
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Monte Cassino
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Rocky Hill in Rome Italy ; Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944
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