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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
cities were the atomic bomb was dropped
Okinawa
was the Pacific Front;s largest amphibious operation; door to Japan now open
Iwo Jima
Srategic location for Americans; Japan used bushido code
Battle of Leyte Gulf
largest naval battle of the war in Philippines where kamikaze pilots were first used
Battle of midway
US was prepared for this Jap, attack; prevented attk on Hawaii
Battle of coral sea
carrier-based plane fighting; stopped japan from expanding southward
Doolittle raid
symbolie attack on tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Jap. attk on dec. 7th, 1941 which caused US to enter WWII
Battle of the Buldge
failed German offensive which tried to stop the Allied advance to Germany
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy, France that led to the Allied liberation of France
Stalingrad
included house-to-house fighting and forced a German retreat in the eastern front
THe struggle for Italy
battle which began with the incasion of sicily; knocked Italy out of the war
North Africa
first major allies win that included the surrender of the Afrika Korps
Battle of Britain
fight b/t German and British air forces; resulted in bombing of London but Britain free
Battle of the Atlantic
fought for controol of Allied supply lines;involved radar, ubats and convoys
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Lend-Lease act
passed by the US to help aid the Allies, especially Great Britain
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Secret agreement betweem the Soviet Union and Germany to divide Poland
Internment
system where Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated and imprisoned due to fears they might sabatoge US war efforts of bbe spies
Liberation
term given to process of freeing those ubnder nasi rule as allies took territory back, including concentration or death camps
Bushido
term given to Japanese beilef in no surrender that led to huge losses in Iwo Jima
Kamikaze
term given to japanese suicide missions which utilized planes as bombs
Island hopping
stragey of moving closer to japan by attacking certain, important islands
Holocaust
term for Hitlers and the Nazis' murder of the Jews in Europe and other "undesirables"
Rationing
limiting the items for civilians at home to make sure supplies are available for the war effort
Homefront
term used to describe efforts ar home to help the war effort
Blitzkrieg
German tern for a swift, massive attack using tanks; means"lighting war"
Appeasement
policy of keeping Germany happy in attempt to keep peace
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