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2Global WWII unit 10
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Battle of Midway | turning point in the war in the Pacific |
| Kristallnacht | "Night of broken glass" and organized attacks against the Jews. |
| ghetto | segregated Jewish areas where they were to starve to death or die of disease |
| Final Solution | program of killing the Jewish race |
| genocide | systematic killing of a whole race or group |
| Battle of Stalingrad | Germans surrendered to Stalin after failed invasion |
| D Day | led to the liberation of France from the Nazis |
| Battle the Bulge | final turning point and the downfall of the Nazi Army |
| Kamikaze | Japanese suicide pilot |
| Nuremberg Trials | Nazi officials tried for "crimes against humanity" during the Holocaust |
| demilitarization | stripping Japan of its army |