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Manhattan Project
created to develop the first nuclear weapon. -
Final Solution
a Nazi plan for the Genocide or extermination of the Jews during World War II -
Rosie the Riveter
she became perhaps the most iconic image of working women. -
Lend Lease
the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Pearl Harbor
An attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. -
Coral Sea
The first air sea battle in history -
Island Hopping
A military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II. Island hopping went on for many years, 1942-1945 -
Doolittle's Raid
An air-raid by the United States on Tokyo -
Battle of Midway
World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots -
Guadalcanal
codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 -
Tunnels
includes the construction of underground facilities in order to attack or defend, and the use of existing natural caves and artificial underground facilities for military purposes -
Sicily, Italy
codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II -
War Bonds
when full employment collided with rationing, and war bonds were seen as a way to remove money from circulation as well as reduce inflation -
Operation Fortitude
Code name for a World War II military deception, employed by allied nations. -
Operation Overload
the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. -
Philipenes
a decisive naval battle of World War II which effectively eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large scale carrier actions -
Great Depression
Began in 1941 when the Americans decided to enter World War II. America sided with Britain, France, and Soviets against Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
Auschwitz
most notorious and lethal of the concentration camps, was actually three camps in one: a prison camp -
Battle of Iwo Jima
American forces invaded the island and the ensuing Battle of Iwo Jima lasted for five weeks. Included some of the bloodiest of WW2 -
Battle of Okinawa
April 1, 1945- June 21,1945. fought between the US and Japan -
Unconditional Surrender
The Germans surrendered in Italy after Hitler's death -
Dropping the A-Bomb
The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. -
Enola Gay
it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb -
John Brown
a Quartermaster Sergeant in the Royal Artillery in the British Army, who served in France at the beginning of the Second World War