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Exam 1
World War 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hirohito | Emperor of Japan from 1926 til 1989. |
| Operation Overlord | The allied invasion of Europe. |
| Adolf Hitler | Chancellor and self- proclaimed ruler of Germany from 1933 to 1945. |
| Benito Mussolini | Fascist prime minister who came to power in 1922 and ruled Italy as an absolute dictator. |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | The 32nd U.S. president, who led the country through the bulk of WWII until he passes away of a disease called cerebral hemorrhage. |
| Winston Churchill | The prime minister of Britain during most of World War II, who played a major role in assembling the allied powers. |
| Harry S. Truman | The prime minister of Britain during most of World War II. best known for making the controversial decision to use two atomic bombs against Japan in August 1945. |
| Allied Powers | An alliance during World War II made up of the countries that opposed the aggression of Nazi Germany. Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union were the most prominent members. |
| Blitzkrieg | Literally “lightning war,” the term for Hitler’s invasion strategy of attacking a nation suddenly and with overwhelming force. |
| D-Day | June 6, 1944, the day on which the Allied invasion of France via the Normandy coast began. |
| Fascism | A system of government dominated by far-right-wing forces and generally commanded by a single dictator. |
| Final Solution | The Nazi’s euphemistic term for their plan to exterminate the Jews of Germany and other German-controlled territories during World War II. |
| Gestapo | The brutal Nazi secret police force. |
| Luftwaffe | The German air force, which was used heavily in campaigns |
| Appeasement | A political context is a diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict. |
| V-E Day | May 8, 1945, the day on which the Allied forces declared victory in Europe. |
| V-J Day | August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allied forces declared victory over Japan. |
| concentration camps | a place where large numbers of people, esp. members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities |
| Hiroshima | The city in Japan where the first Atomic Bomb was dropped. |
| Nagasaki | The city in Japan where the Second Atomic Bomb was dropped. |
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