Terms
The process the Allies used in the Pacific, where they moved from island to island, rather than attacking Japan head on.
What is island hopping?
The event that drew the United States into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
The fiery, German leader during WWII.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This political party took over Germany in the late 1930's.
Who are the Nazis?
The attempt or action of destroying a people, culture, or religion.
What is genocide?
The systematic attack on the Jewish population in Europe during the 1940's.
What is the Holocaust?
Italy's leader during much of WWII.
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Who are the Axis Powers.
This is type of government has a strong leader and restricted rights of the citizens.
What is totalitarianism?
Allied forces landed on five beaches in France as they began their direct offensive against Germany.
What is D-Day?
Though this Soviet Leader was much like the other Axis Powers leaders, he allied with the Allied Powers.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
The US, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union.
Who are the Allied Powers?
This method of avoiding war was used with Hitler... it didn't work.
What is appeasement?
Germany made a final attempt to push back the Allied forces in this battle.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
This President took over after FDR died and had to make the difficult choice to use atomic weapons for the first time in history.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This group of scientists helped develop the first atomic weapons.
What is the Manhattan Project?
Japanese Americans faced this during WWII.
What is internment?
This event caused Japan to surrender, ending WWII.
What is the bombing of Nagasaki?
This British Leader was a skilled orator, who said that they British "will fight on the beaches."
Who is Winston Churchill?
Many European countries moved to this type of leaders during the 1930's.
What are strong, dictator-like leaders?