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WWII
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy and Japan |
| Allied Powers | Great Britain, France until the Germans captured Paris, Soviet Union, US and China |
| Mussolini | Leader of Italy |
| Adolph Hitler | Leader of Germany |
| Hirohito | Emperor of Japan |
| Hideki Tojo | Military Leader of Japan |
| Joseph Stalin | Leader of the Soviet Union |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | President of US |
| Neville Chamberlain | Prime Minister of England before WWII . (appeasement) |
| Winston Churchill | Prime Minister of England during WWII |
| Charles de Gaulle | President of France |
| China | Chiang Kai-shek Leader of China |
| Blitzkrieg | "Lightning War" : swift air bombing and tank movement |
| September 1, 1939 | Hitler invades Poland and Russia attacks from the West into Eastern Poland |
| Battle of Dunkirk | German troops move toward advancing British and trap 95% of GB's army on the beach at Dunkirk |
| Miracle at Dunkirk | Hitler orders German troops to halt for two days, and Churchill commands all British fleets, fishing boats to cross the Channel to rescue the British at Dunkirk. 338,000 allies were saved. |
| France surrenders | German troops push southeast into Paris and Italy attacks France from the south. France has fallen to the Germans |
| Vichy France | Nazis set up a puppet government seemingly allowing French government in the South of France. Eventually the Germans move south into the area. |
| Operation Sea Lion | Hitler's plans to invade GB with amphibious craft. British air force stops their advance and Germans withdraw |
| Battle of Britain | German air force drops bombs on London and surrounding area for 57 nights--Blitz |
| Operation Barbarossa | German plan to invade Russia. Fails because Russians burn their factories and an early winter |
| Battle of Stalingrad | Russians stopped the German troops and encircled them. Winter came--Germans lost entire German Sixth Army |
| US Neutrality | Americans did not want another war. Congress demanded neutrality, but US sent food, ships and weapons |
| December 7, 1941 | Japanese attack American naval fleet at Pearl Harbor. (Look at the separate section for Pearl Harbor) and the Philippines |
| December 8, 1941 | US declares war on Japan and Germany and Italy declare war on the US. US now fighting war on both fronts: European and the Pacific |
| Battle of Midway | Six months after Pearl Harbor attack, US attacks the Japanese Fleet at Midway Island. US wins--turning point for the Pacific war. |
| After the fall of Sicily | Mussolini is removed from office by the King of Italy who surrenders to the Allies |
| Battle of Kursk | Largest tank battle of WWII between the Germans and the Russians. Russians defeat the Germans |
| June 6, 1944 | D-Day: Allied landing on Normandy. US lands on Omaha Beach. Americans are able to move into France with the British and Canadians landing on other beaches. |
| What happens to Hitler? | Moves into an underground bunker and commits suicide |
| Harry S. Truman | President of US toward end of the war--gives permission for US to drop the bombs on Japan |
| Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Japanese would not surrender after Hiroshima is leveled, so US drops another bomb on Nagasaki. Japan surrenders |
| Casualties of war | 50 million people lost their lives during WWII. Includes military, civilians and Jewish population gassed in the Camps |
| May 1945 | Germany surrenders |
| August 1945 | Japan surrenders |
Created by:
lmckay
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