Chapter 16 Flashcards
The Axis Power
Germany, Italy, Japan
He became the leader of Germany during World War II.
Adolf Hitler
Germany invades ________ on Sept 1st 1939 and caused World War II begins
Poland
The Battle of Britain or “The Blitz” July-Oct Germany Bombards factories and air strips South of London
Operation Sea Lion
He was the Dictator of Russia 1929-1953
Joseph Stalin
On Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacked USA. The place where they attacked.
Pearl Harbor
The allied power
USA, France, Great Britain, Soviet Union, China
Women who worked in the factories
Rosie the Riveter
120,000 Japanese Americans are put in ________ along the west coast.
Japanese Internment Camps
Nickname for the US soldiers during WWII
GI(Government Issue)
June 6,1974 this day is called D-Day, Longest Day, the Invasion of Normandy
Operation Overlord
May 7,1945 Germany surrenders
V-E Day
He is the 33rd President. He is the president who gave the order to Drop the Bomb
Harry S. Truman
Japan surrenders August 15, 1945 signed the documents on the battleship Missouri. World War II is over
V-J Day
What are the name of two bombs that bombed the Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Little Boy and Fat Man