BATTLES & TURNING POINTS
Japan attacked the United States here causing us to enter World War II
Pearl Harbor
Leader of Germany
Adolph Hitler
Country to the EAST of Germany
POLAND
Lighting War
Blitzkrieg
The U.S. defeated the Japanese in this battle June 1942. It was the first major loss of the Japanese.
The Battle of Midway
Leader of United States at the END of World War II.
Harry Truman
Country WEST of Germany that was captured by the Nazis.
FRANCE
Technology that enabled the British to defend themselves against air invasion
RADAR
Battle of Britain
Leader of Great Britain
Winston Churchill
The country that is NORTH of France, across the English Channel.
Great Britain
United Kingdom
The U.S. gave aid to Allies under this program.
Lend-Lease
This amphibious invasion of France was the beginning of the end for the German army. Allied forces began liberating Wester Europe.
Operation Overlord
D-Day
Military Leader of Japan
Hideki Tojo
The country where the city of Stalingrad was located.
Soviet Union
Political belief in which sole power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms and rights are not protected
FASCISM
What was the turning point of the war in EASTERN Europe? The Germans lost.
Battle of Stalingrad
Leader of Italy
Benito Mussolini
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Enola Gay