World War Ii

leader of Soviet Union during WWII

government that exerts total control

Fascist Party leader who became the dictator of Italy

political philosophy that emphasizes the importance of the nation and supreme authority of the leader

leader of the Nazi Party in Germany

political philosophy that stresses nationalism and race superiority

led the rebellion against the Spanish Republic, later became Spain's fascist dictator

U.S. laws designed to keep the nation out of war

British Prime Minister who tried to use appeasement to avoid a war with Hitler

British Prime Minister during WWII

giving into the demands of a nation to avoid war

Germany and USSR agreed to never attack each other

lightning war

French general who set-up a government in exile in England after the fall of France

systematic murder of 6 million Jews

Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany and Austria

deliberate and systematic murder of an entire population

segregated Jewish areas in certain Polish cities, usually sealed off with barbed wire and stone walls

labor camps

Germany, Italy and later Japan

all countries who opposed the Axis powers, U.S., USSR, France and Great Britain

lending or leasing arms and other supplies to any country vital to the defense of the United States

countries pay cash for nonmilitary goods and provide transport

United States agreed to war aims with Great Britain: collective security, disarmament, self determination , economic cooperation and freedom of the seas

chief of staff of the Japanese army

Army Chief of Staff during WWII

women served in noncombat positions( nurses, ambulance drivers, radio operators, electricians and pilots)

organized a march to fight discrimination, caused Roosevelt to pass legislation which provided for fair and equitable treatment in war industries

code name for research work on the atomic bomb

created to control prices and fight inflation of consumer products

super-agency established to centralize war production

propaganda arm of Roosevelt's administration

fixed amounts of goods deemed essential for the military

Commanding General of U.S. forces in Europe

the invasion of Western Europe through France

commander of air and land bombardment of D-Day invasion

commander of the 3rd Army

largest land battle ever fought in Western Europe

victory in Europe

became president after the death of Franklin Roosevelt

commander of the Philippines and Asian islands

commander of American naval forces in the Pacific

U.S. sunk 4 carriers and shot down 250 planes, Japanese never on offensive again

suicide-plane attacks

Jewish scientists who helped develop the atomic bomb

site of an important Japanese military center and the target for the first atom bomb attack

site of the second atomic bomb attack

Nazi leaders were put on trial for crimes against humanity, crimes against peace and war crimes

provided for free education and training of war veterans

civil rights leader who fought for racial equality after the war

interracial organization that fought against discrimination and segregation

confinement of 1,444 Japanese Americans during WWII

fought to compensate the Japanese American citizens for loss of property during their confinement