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German dictator who took power in 1934, leader of the Nazis
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Hitler invaded this city in 1940 and would occupy it until 1944.
What was the Invasion of France?
At this conference, Truman learned of the US possessing a nuclear weapon.
What is the Potsdam Conference?
Location in southern Japan of the FIRST atomic bomb.
What is Hiroshima?
The name hoven to women who joined the workforce during WWII
What is 'Rosie the Riveter'?
President of the United States, served 3 full terms in office and got the US through the Great Depression and WWII
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
When the Japanese launched a surprise attack against this military base, it triggered the US to join WWII in 1941.
What was Pearl Harbor?
Name of the secret project in the United States to create the first atomic bomb.
What was the Manhattan Project?
When Hitler invaded this country, it kicked off the beginning of WWII.
What is Poland?
This was a far-right ideology created by Hitler, believed in a superior 'Aryan' race.
What is nazism?
Italian dictator and the 'father of fascism'.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
This battle is considered to be the 'turning point' for the war in Europe and was extremely deadly.
What was the Battle of Stalingrad?
At this conference, the Big Three divided Germany into 4 occupied zones after the war.
What is the Yalta Conference?
This state was created in 1946.
What is Isreal?
This charter, named after an ocean, was the guideline for the United Nations
What is the Atlantic Charter?
Who is Henry S. Truman?
The movie Hacksaw Ridge is set at this battle in the pacific theatre of WWII, last major battle before the end of the war.
What is Battle of Okinawa?
This United States bill gave aid to any European country who wanted it to rebuild after the war.
What was the Marshall Plan?
Location of the second atomic bomb, this was not the original drop zone.
What is Nagasaki?
Type of government and economic system used by the Soviet Union.
What is communism?
Prime Minister of Great Britain throughout World War II.
Who is Winston Churchill?
The storming of these beaches in northern France allowed the allies to liberate German-controlled western Europe.
What is the Battle of Normandy (D-Day)?
At this conference, Great Britain and the United States decided on how to open up western Europe.
What is the Tehran Conference?
This was the location of the Manhattan Project, located in New Mexico.
What is Los Alamos?
Governments encouraged their citizens who were not off at war to contribute towards the war by saving various materials.
What is rationing?