Famous Leaders
This British PM promised "blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
Winston Churchill
The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
D-Day
The "unbreakable" German code cracked by Alan Turing.
Enigma
This female character encouraged women to work in factories.
Rosie the Riveter
The country first invaded by Germany in Sept 1939.
Poland
Known as the "Desert Fox," he led the Afrika Korps.
Erwin Rommel
The 1942 naval battle turning point in the Pacific.
Battle of Midway
The secret U.S. project to build the atomic bomb
Manhattan Project
The mandatory limiting of goods like sugar and gas.
Rationing
French city site of a massive 1940 evacuation.
Dunkirk
U.S. General and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.
Dwight Eisenhower
Brutal winter battle and turning point on the Eastern Front.
Stalingrad
This Japanese fighter plane was known for its agility.
Zero
U.S. President who signed the Japanese internment order.
FDR
The "Big Three" met here in 1945 to plan the peace.
Yalta
This Emperor of Japan reigned during the entire war.
Hirohito
North African battle where the British beat Rommel.
El Alamein
B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb.
Enola Gay
These "bonds" were sold to citizens to fund the war.
War Bonds
Tiny island site of a famous flag-raising photo.
Iwo Jima
Free French leader who broadcast from London.
Charles de Gaulle
Code name for the German invasion of the USSR.
Operation Barbarossa
World's first long-range missiles used by Germany.
V-1/V-2 Rockets
"Gardens" grown by civilians to prevent food shortages.
Victory Gardens
Series of French defenses that Germany bypassed.
Maginot Line