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World War II
US Involvement in World War II
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History
11th Grade
04/10/2006

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Dictators
Definition
Italy- Mussolini
Russia- Stalin
Germany- Hitler
Term
Pearl Harbor
Definition
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in December 7, 1941.
Term
Holocaust
Definition
Killed 6 Million Jews
mass slauter of jews and other groups by nazis
Term
Decision to use the atomic bomb
Definition
-it killed civilians indiscriminately
-wanted to warn the Japanese about the bomb while at the same time telling them that they could keep the emporer if they surrendered.
-wanted to drop the bomb with out any warning to shock Japan into surrending
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Battle of Midway
Definition
turning point of war with Japan
June 1942
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D-Day
Definition
The American and Brittish invasion on Normandy.
June 5-7, 1944
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Two Fronts
Definition
Western Front- France
Eastern Front- Russia
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