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Identify Key Figures and Events of WW II.

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Prime Minister of England during the Policy of Appeasement towards Germany   Neville Chamberlain  
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The year WW II officially begins.   1939  
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The American President during most of WW II, elected 4 times.   Franklin Delano Roosevelt, FDR.  
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Date of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.   Dec. 7, 1941  
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Battle of Guadalcanal, Americans drive Japanese from island   1942  
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Japanese Fleet defeated at the Battle of Midway   1942  
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Commander and Chief of Far East US Forces. Appointed so in 1942.   Gen. Douglas MacArthur  
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Chief Scientist of the Manhattan Project.   J. Robert Oppenheimer  
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Plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.   Enola Gay  
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D-Day Code name   Operation Overlord  
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Commander of Germany's North African Tanks.   Gen. Erwin Rommel, "The Desert Fox"  
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Italy surrendered to Allies unconditionally...   September 1943.  
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V-E Day   Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945.  
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Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe   Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ike  
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This event brought the US into WWII.   The attack on Pearl Harbor  
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Meeting between FDR and Churchill outlining how the world should look after WWII.   The Atlantic Charter  
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US strategy to defeat Japan in the Pacific.   Island Hopping  
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Germany's offensive against Great Britain early in the war   Battle of Britain  
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Investments made in the US to help pay for the war effort.   War Bonds  
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Restricting amounts of goods allowed to be used by a population, it often occurs during the war.   Rationing  
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US project to build the atomic bombs.   The Manhattan Project  
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June 6, 1944, it was a major offensive to "take back" mainland Europe.   D-Day  
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Locations where the US placed people of Japanese descent in Hawaii after Pearl Harbor   Relocation Camps  
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Jews, Roma, and many other groups were placed in these locations in Europe by the Nazis.   Concentration Camps  
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Decoding project used on intercepted Japanese radio transmissions.   MAGIC  
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Russia, Great Britain, United States, and Free French Forces   Allies  
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Germany, Japan, and Italy   Axis Powers  
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Citizens were required to keep lights off at night, or keep indoor lights from projecting outdoors at night.   Blackouts  
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Information used by governments to help sway public opinion to support certain causes.   Propaganda  
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Movie by Charlie Chaplin that made fun of Hitler.   The Great Dictator  
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US citizens were encouraged to have these in their backyards to help save food for the troops in WWII.   Victory Gardens  
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Group that provides entertainment to US Military and their families.   USO, United Service Organization  
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December 7, 1941   The Day that will live in Infamy  
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Allies planted fake plans about invading Mediterranean Islands for the Germans to find.   Operation Mincemeat  
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The Allied invasion of North Africa   Operation Torch  
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The Allied invasion of Sicily   Operation Husky  
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September, 1939   The start of World War II  
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