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WW2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dictator | a leader with absolute power over a nation's government |
| rationing | the practice of limiting the amount of food people can buy |
| Holocaust | widespread killing of Jews and others by Nazis |
| island hopping | strategy used by the U.S. for occupying only certain Japanese-held islands in the Pacific |
| Battle of Britian | the first battle in which Hitler and Germany were defeated |
| Axis Powers | an alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan during WW2 |
| Tuskegee Airmen | a group of African American fighter pilots during WW2 |
| atomic bomb | bomb that releases a massive explosion by splitting atoms |
| military draft | a process that requires young men to register with the military |
| Allies | an alliance between Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and the United States during WW2 |