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Valles WWII ch 18

vocabulary valles

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Blitzkreig "Lightning War", type of fast moving warfare used by Germany in WWII
Atlantio Charter pledge signed by FDR and Churchill, agreeing not to acquire new territory & to work for peace
War Production Board agency that was in charge of converting factories to war production
Douglas MacArthur US general forced to evacuate from the Philippines, "I shall return"
Bataan Death March brutal forced march on American & Filipino prisoners when Japan invaded the Philippines
Batle of Midway Battle the US won due to breaking the Japanese code
Internment forced relocation & imprisonment of people, the US did to the Japanese living in the US
Office of War Infortmation agency that controlled the flow news at home during the WWII
Rosie the Riveter symbol of patriotic female defense worker during WWII
Genocide deliberate anihilation of an entire people, Germans targeted the Jews
Dwight D. Eisenhower US leader for the Invasion of Normandy, aka "D-Day"
D-Day June 6, 1944, Allied offensive to push Germany out of France
Holocaust Hitler's "Final Solution", the slaughter of European Jews
Battle of the Bulge last German offensive to stop the Allied advance, but fails
Yalta Conference meeting betwen FDR, Churchill, and Stalin, where they agreeds to divide Germany post WWII, and create new international peace organization
Island Hopping US strategy to conquer specfic islands importaant to the Allied advance
Harry S. Truman replaces FDR, decides to use Atomic bomb, save US lives,and end a costly war
Manhattan Project US secret project to create an atomic bomb
Nagasaki location of second atomic bombing, led to Japan's surrender
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