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Final Solution
Hitler became convinced that his “Jewish problem” would be solved only with the elimination of every Jew in his domain, along with artists, educators, Gypsies, communists, homosexuals, the mentally and physically handicapped and others deemed unfit for survival in Nazi Germany. -
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Manhatten Project
research and development undertaking to develop a functional atomic weapon during World War II in hope of Japans surrender -
Rationing
allow each person to have only a fixed amount of something including essential and non-essential were rationed, as well as clothing, furniture and petrol."Rationing was introduced to avoid public anger with shortages and not to allow only the wealthy to purchase commodities" -
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Auschwitz camp
This was a complex of more than 40 Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland. Jewish people and other perceived enemies of the Nazi state were exterminated, often in gas chambers, or used as slave labor, and sometimes inhumane medical experiments. -
lend lease act
the Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. It provided that the president could ship weapons, food, or equipment to any country whose struggle against the Axis assisted U.S. defense -
Aircraft carriers
Use of aircraft carriers dramatically changed naval combat in World War II, because air power was becoming a significant factor in warfare. "They had greater range and precision than naval guns, making them highly effective. -
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The Philippines
Japan launched a surprise attack on the Philippines on December 8, 1941, just ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. ... The Philippine defense continued until the final surrender of United States-Philippine forces.Regaining the Philippines became an important goal,The Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 19–20, 1944) was a major naval battle that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. -
Bombing of Pearl Habor
Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It killed more than 2,300 Americans and completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. -
Internment Camps
" internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II was the forced relocation and incarceration in concentration camps in the western interior of the country of between 110,000 and 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry" -
Doo littles Raid
Was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on the island.It was the first air operation to strike the Japanese Home Islands after bombing of pearl harbor. US and allies morale improved but there was minor physical damages to both sides. -
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island hopping
This was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers. Forces only concentrate their resources, setting up military forces/ supplies, on strategically important islands. " After the island hopping, the United States gained the control over sufficient islands in the Pacific and they were launch a mainland invasion to get close to Japan". -
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Battle of the coral sea
Was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. It marked the first air-sea battle. " Although both sides suffered damages to their carriers, the battle left the Japanese without enough planes to cover the ground attack of Port Moresby, resulting in a strategic Allied victory" -
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Battle of Midway
Was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific that took place six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor . " the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy." America won -
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Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific. " U.S. marines launched a surprise attack in August 1942 and took control of an air base under construction" . Both sides endured heavy losses to their warships. Japanese suffered a far greater toll of casualties, forcing their withdrawal from Guadalcanal . Resulted in Allied victory -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards; These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who joined the military -
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Invasion of Sicily and Italy
This was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers. -
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Operation fortitude
massive operation of deception conducted by the Allied Forces to lead the Germans to believe that they would be landing in Pas-de-Calais.Also aimed to make them believe that the Normandy landing were a diversion. This deception included letting the enemy get hold of false secret information via exchanges with neutral countries, spies and double agents and creating dummy military units in England, sometimes with fake tanks and wooden guns, movements of troops and heated radio conversations -
Operation Overload
code name for the Battle of Normandy which resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. This was third-most lethal American battle but the German army suffered a catastrophe. -
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Battle of the bulge
This was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise. America took a major loss but in the end won the battle. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima. "Japanese had secretly embarked on a new defensive tactic, taking advantage of Iwo Jima’s mountainous landscape and jungles to set up camouflaged artillery positions". One of the bloodiest battles -
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battle of Okinawa
American ships approached the beach and were immediately shot at. Japanese use of Kamikaze.It was a brutal battle for both sides.For defensive reasons Japanese troops hunkered down in a network of caves and dugouts.Japanese soldiers surrendered, but many chose death by suicide. Some jumped from high hills, others blew themselves up with grenades.General Ushijima and his Chief of Staff, General Cho, committed ritual suicide on June 22, effectively ending the Battle of Okinawa". -
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Dropping the A bomb
The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which marked the end of world war. Product of Manhattan project . -
Little boy
Dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima , it was the first nuclear weapon used in a war -
enola gay
the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb -
Fat man
Dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, it was the second nuclear weapon used in a war.