Dates
the day WWII started (German invasion of Poland)
September 1, 1939
Turning Point Battle after Pearl Harbor where the US severely damaged Japan's navy
Battle of Midway
Dictator of Italy, father of fascism
Benito Mussolini
prejudice against Jewish people
anti-semitism
the largest concentration/death camp built by the Nazis. Located in Poland
Auschwitz-Birkenau
December 7, 1941
Turning Point in European Theater. Soviets surrounded the Germans, almost 900,000 German casualties. Furthest east the Germans advanced
Prime Minister of the UK during WWII
Winston Churchill
belief that it is better to stay out of other country's affairs. Ex: not wanting to join WWII
isolationism
Conference where Nazis met to discuss the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question"
Wannsee Conference
June 6,1944
country invaded by the Allies after taking North Africa, but before invading France
Invasion of Italy
President after FDR who decided to drop the atom bombs on Japan
Harry Truman
US strategy of taking islands in the Pacific so their ships and planes can refuel on their way to mainland Japan
Island Hopping
sign found at every concentration camp, form of psychological manipulation
"Arbeit Macht Frei" Work Will Set You Free
Kristallnacht
November 9, 1938
the last battle of WWII, last battle before the atom bombs were dropped on Japan
Battle of Okinawa
One of the highest ranking Nazis, he was head of the SS
Heinrich Himmler
the translation of kamikaze
Dachau
the two days atom bombs were dropped on Japan
August 6 and August 9, 1945
Hitler's last attempt to fight in Europe. Battle in the Ardennes forest in Belgium
Battle of the Bulge
The American general in charge of the European Theater, after the war he would be POTUS
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
the location of the atom bomb test which was part of the larger Manhattan Project
Los Alamos, New Mexico
photo album of concentration camp guards showing them having a good time. Looks like a summer camp.
Hocker Album