Vocabulary
A ruler who has total control of a country and its people.
dictator
A place where large numbers of people are held prisoner and forced to work.
concentration camp
Twelve million people were killed by Nazis which was known as the ______________.
Holocaust
The U.S. president from 1933-1945 was _________ _______________.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The British Prime Minister during WWII was ______________ _________________.
Winston Churchill
The type of government that controls the economy, culture, and all parts of people's lives.
fascism
The U.S. used ___________________ or limiting what people can buy during the war.
rationing
The Allies worked together on June 6, 1944 in the largest water to land invasion known as _______________.
D-Day
The leader of the Soviet Union was ______________ _________________.
Joseph Stalin
The group of African American pilots that flew successful flights during WWII was known as the ____________ ________________.
Tuskegee Airmen
The idea that one race, or group of people, is better than other races.
racism
Why was the capture of Iwo Jima so important?
Iwo Jima was an island close to Japan, making it easier for the U.S. to attack.
Germany was forced to surrender in May of 1945, which was known as _________________.
VE Day
The dictator of Germany was ____________ _______________.
Adolf Hitler
The emperor of Japan was _______________.
Hirohito
The act of attacking without being provoked.
aggression
President Truman decided to drop two atomic bombs on the cities of __________ and __________, Japan.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 14, 1945, Hirohito surrendered, which became known as ________________.
VJ Day
The U.S. president from 1945-1953 was _________ _______________. He decided to drop two atomic bombs on Japan to help end the war.
Harry Truman
The nickname for women who took over men's jobs was ____________ _____ ____________.
Rosie the Riveter
A divine wind; the Japanese way of fighting.
Kamikaze
How did the role of women and African Americans change during WWII?
They took over jobs in factories. They were involved in war (making supplies, fighting, sending supplies). They did the jobs the men once had before war.
What happened at Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the U.S. declared war on Japan the next day.
The fascist ruler of Italy was __________ ____________.
Benito Mussolini
The former first lady who helped the U.S. in forming the United Nations.
Eleanor Roosevelt