Major Battles
This surprise attack by Japan led the U.S. to enter WWII.
Pearl Harbor
He was the President of the United States for most of WWII.
FDR
These gardens helped Americans grow their own food during wartime.
The Victory Gardens
Germany, Italy, and Japan were known as this group.
The Axis Powers
This global conflict followed WWII and lasted for decades.
The Cold War
This battle was the turning point in the Pacific War.
The Battle of Midway
He was the fascist leader of Italy during WWII.
Mussolini
This was the name for posters and messages encouraging support for the war.
Propaganda
The U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union were part of this group.
The Allied Powers
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on these two cities.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The largest amphibious invasion in history, launched on June 6, 1944.
D-Day
He led Britain as Prime Minister during most of the war.
Churchill
The U.S. government encouraged these to save supplies for soldiers.
Rationing
This country switched from Axis to Allied after the fall of Mussolini.
Italy
This international organization was formed after WWII to promote peace.
The United Nations
This brutal battle was a turning point on the Eastern Front in favor of the Soviets.
The Battle of Stalingrad
He was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII.
Stalin
Women took jobs in factories and were symbolized by this famous figure.
Rosie the Riveter
This event officially started WWII in 1939.
Nazi leaders were put on trial for war crimes here.
The Nuremberg Trials
The final major German offensive, fought in the Ardennes Forest in 1944.
The Battle of the Bulge
He was the U.S. general who led Allied forces in Europe and later became President.
Eisenhower
Japanese Americans were forced into these during the war.
Internment camps
This agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union was broken in 1941.
The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
WWII ended in Europe after this event in May 1945.
Germany's surrender (V-E Day)