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World War 2
Important events and people
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History
11th Grade
04/04/2019

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Pearl Harbor
Definition
The United States naval base in Hawaii that was bombed by the Japanese, forcing the US into the war.
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Allied Powers
Definition
Britain, France, USSR, and USA
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Axis Powers
Definition
Germany, Italy, and Japan
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D-Day
Definition
British and American invasion of Normandy in France. A major turning point in the war as the Germans suffered a heavy loss and France began to be liberated.
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Manhattan Project
Definition
Name for the project that was developing the atomic bomb
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Battle of Midway
Definition
Americans defeat Japanese near Midway island. A turning point on the pacific front
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Blitzkrieg
Definition
"Lightning war". The form of warfare the Germans used to quickly suppress their opponents
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Final Solution
Definition
Hitler's term for the extermination of the Jews
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Kamikaze
Definition
Japanese suicide pilots
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Holocaust
Definition
The mass murder of around 6 million Jews, gypsies, and other 'undesirables'
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