Dictator of Nazi Germany (1933–1945), led Germany into WWII.

Prime Minister of Britain during WWII, famous for speeches and leadership.

Dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII, led USSR against Nazi Germany.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

U.S. President for most of WWII (1933–1945), part of the Allies.

U.S. President after Roosevelt, authorised use of the atomic bomb.

Fascist leader of Italy, allied with Nazi Germany.

Germany, Italy, and Japan allied in WWII.

Britain, USA, USSR, France, and other nations united against the Axis.

German armed forces during WWII.

Nazi secret police, known for fear and terror.

Underground movements in occupied countries resisting Nazi control.

“Lightning war” – fast, powerful German military attacks combining planes, tanks, and infantry.

1940 evacuation of 300,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk.

1940 air battle between Britain’s RAF and Germany’s Luftwaffe; Britain resisted invasion.

Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, largest military invasion in history.

Japanese attack on U.S. naval base (7 Dec 1941), brought the U.S. into WWII.

1942 Allied invasion of North Africa.

1942–43 Soviet victory that stopped German advance in Eastern Europe.

Operation Overlord (D-Day)

6 June 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy, France – turning point of the war in Western Europe.

Operation Market Garden

Failed 1944 Allied attempt to capture bridges in the Netherlands.

December 1944 German counter-offensive in Belgium, last major Nazi attack.

Japanese cities destroyed by U.S. atomic bombs in August 1945.

Genocide of 6 million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany.

Prison camps where Nazis held Jews, political prisoners, and others.

Information spread to influence public opinion, often biased or misleading.

Policy of giving in to Hitler’s demands in the 1930s to avoid war.

U.S. program supplying Allies with weapons and supplies before joining the war.

VE Day (Victory in Europe)

8 May 1945 – Germany’s surrender, end of war in Europe.

VJ Day (Victory over Japan)

15 August 1945 – Japan’s surrender, end of WWII.

Postwar trials where Nazi leaders were prosecuted for war crimes.

International organisation founded in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation.

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Events of WW2 flashcards

Question	Answer
Adolf Hitler	Dictator of Nazi Germany (1933–1945), led Germany into WWII.
Winston Churchill	Prime Minister of Britain during WWII, famous for speeches and leadership.
Joseph Stalin	Dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII, led USSR against Nazi Germany.
Franklin D. Roosevelt	U.S. President for most of WWII (1933–1945), part of the Allies.
Harry S. Truman	U.S. President after Roosevelt, authorised use of the atomic bomb.
Benito Mussolini	Fascist leader of Italy, allied with Nazi Germany.
Emperor Hirohito	Emperor of Japan during WWII.
Axis Powers	Germany, Italy, and Japan allied in WWII.
Allies	Britain, USA, USSR, France, and other nations united against the Axis.
Wehrmacht	German armed forces during WWII.
Gestapo	Nazi secret police, known for fear and terror.
Resistance	Underground movements in occupied countries resisting Nazi control.
Blitzkrieg	“Lightning war” – fast, powerful German military attacks combining planes, tanks, and infantry.
Operation Dynamo	1940 evacuation of 300,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk.
Battle of Britain	1940 air battle between Britain’s RAF and Germany’s Luftwaffe; Britain resisted invasion.
Operation Barbarossa	Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, largest military invasion in history.
Pearl Harbor	Japanese attack on U.S. naval base (7 Dec 1941), brought the U.S. into WWII.
Operation Torch	1942 Allied invasion of North Africa.
Battle of Stalingrad	1942–43 Soviet victory that stopped German advance in Eastern Europe.
Operation Overlord (D-Day)	6 June 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy, France – turning point of the war in Western Europe.
Operation Market Garden	Failed 1944 Allied attempt to capture bridges in the Netherlands.
Battle of the Bulge	December 1944 German counter-offensive in Belgium, last major Nazi attack.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki	Japanese cities destroyed by U.S. atomic bombs in August 1945.
Holocaust	Genocide of 6 million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany.
Concentration Camps	Prison camps where Nazis held Jews, political prisoners, and others.
Propaganda	Information spread to influence public opinion, often biased or misleading.
Appeasement	Policy of giving in to Hitler’s demands in the 1930s to avoid war.
Lend-Lease Act	U.S. program supplying Allies with weapons and supplies before joining the war.
VE Day (Victory in Europe)	8 May 1945 – Germany’s surrender, end of war in Europe.
VJ Day (Victory over Japan)	15 August 1945 – Japan’s surrender, end of WWII.
Nuremberg Trials	Postwar trials where Nazi leaders were prosecuted for war crimes.
United Nations	International organisation founded in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation.

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