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WWII, Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Iwo Jima | The battle in which the famous flag raising occurred. |
| kamikaze | The name given to Japanese pilots who crashed their planes into US ships to destroy the American naval forces. |
| Lend-Lease Act | Under this plan the US would supply "any country whose defense was vital to the US." |
| Manhattan Project | The secret program to develop the atomic bomb. |
| Doolittle Raids | The early US bombing of Tokyo. |