Vocabulary
A ring-shaped coral island or a string of coral islands
Atoll
The countries that together fought the Axis Powers
Allies
Americans faced another world war as this event/period of time was ending
The Great Depression
Emperor of Japan
Hirohito
President of the United States when the atomic bombs were used against Japan
Harry Truman
The killing of many Jews and other people by Hitler's forces during World War II
Holocaust
June 6, 1944; the day in World War II when Allied forces commanded by Dwight Eisenhwer carried out an attack on the beaches of Normandy
D-Day
A book containing tickets for purchasing certain amounts of rationed goods during wartime.
Ration booklet
Prime minister of Britain
Winston Churchill
Helped to plan a strategy for winning the war in Europe and became the leader of all the Allied forces fighting in Western Europe.
Dwight Eisenhower
A bomb made by splitting atoms, causing great destruction
Atomic bomb
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Axis Powers
Congress tried to keep Americans out of the war by passing several bills called what?
Neutrality Acts
Became premier of Japan in October 1941
Hideki Tojo
Led a campaign to free the Philippines and advance on Japan
Douglas MacArthur
A government order that bans all or some trade with another country
Embargo
Before World war II most European countries tried to remain ___________.
Democracies
This country asked the United States for help after Hitler betrayed Stalin and attacked the USSR
Russia
Leader of the Nationalist Party in China
Chaing Kai-shek
Commanded the American forces at Midway then led the navy campaign in the Pacific Islands
Chester Nimitz
A military strategy used in World War II in which the Allies gradually established bases on undefended islands in the Pacific in an effort to move closer to Japan's main islands
Island hopping
The event that brought an end to the War in the Pacific was when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on this second city
Nagasaki
-Rationing limited use of foods and other items that the government could send to soldiers and other Allied nations
-People bought savings bonds to help the government raise money to fight the war
-Women and older men worked in factories to do the jobs of millions of men who were serving in the military
-Hollywood produced movies that focused on the war
Leader of the Communists in China
Mao Zedong
Commanded American progress in North Africa, then continued the fight in Sicily and freed the island
George Patton