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World War 2
Junior Cert History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blitzkrieg | Lightening warfare |
| Evacuation | to leave |
| Operation dynamo | Evacuation of British troops at Dunkirk |
| Operation Sealion | Germany attacks Britain |
| Luftwaffe | German airforce |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| Blackouts | No light showing |
| Anderson Huts | Place to hide during bombing |
| Operation Barbarossa | Germany attacks Russia |
| Scorched Earth Policy | Russian troops burn everything as they retreat |
| oil | Lots in Russia. Needed for the war |
| Operation Overlord | Allies invade France and fight back against Hitler |
| Whet were the beaches in Normandy called? | Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword |
| PLUTO | Pipeline under the ocean |
| Enola Gay | Plane that dropped atomic bomb |
| Hiroshima | City in Japan destroyed by atomic bomb |
| Nagasaki | City in Japan destroyed by atomic bomb |