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On June 6, 1944, the American invasion of France began under the command of General...
Dwight D. Eisenhower
If British and American troops opened a second front by attacking Germany from the west, it would take the pressure off the
Soviet Union
Where the IMT tried German leaders for war crimes
Nuremburg
code name for the American program to build an atomic bomb
Manhattan Project
In June 1942, decoded Japanese messages alerted the U.S. to the Japanese attack on
Midway
Military Strategy against Japan in the Pacific
Island hopping....invade island by island to use as a military base, and get closer to Japan
Internment camps
Little Boy
Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
To minimize American casualties, and to protect American lives.
dirt walls, several feet thick, that were covered in shrubbery and surrounded many fields in Normandy
hedgerows
Planted to produce more food for the war effort
VICTORY GARDENS
The Japanese emperor ordered his government to surrendered on august 15, 1945.....
V-J DAY
Cargo ships traveled in groups, and were escorted by navy warships
CONVOY SYSTEM
African Americans joined the war effort in order to achieve a double victory over Hitler's racism, and racism at home in a campaign is called.....
"Double V"
symbol of the campaign to hire women during the wartime labor shortage
Rosie the Riveter
On June 6, 1944, nearly 7,000 ships carrying more than 100,000 soldiers set sail for the coast of...
NORMANDY
Part of the American plan to defeat Japan called for General MacArthur's troops to retake...
The Philippines
the day after the unconditional surrender by Germany on May 7, 1945
V-E DAY
an African American unit, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, that played an important role during the battle of Anzio
Tuskegee airmen
Organization which gave loans to businesses to convert their factories to make war supplies
Reconstruction Finance Corporation