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Alliance between Great Britain, France, the US, Russia, and other countries during World War II
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Allies
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A bomb made by splitting atoms, causing great destruction |
Atom Bomb |
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Alliance between Japan, Germany, and Italy during World War II |
Axis Power |
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A fast-moving military attack, usually involving both land and air forces working together. Also called a lightning war. |
Blitzkrieg |
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A leader who controls everything in a nation |
Dictator |
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A bomb used to start a fire |
Firebomb |
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The killing of many Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II |
Holocaust |
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An area where the US government imprisoned the Nisei during World War II |
Internment Camps |
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An imaginary line that separated Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union from Western Europe during World War II |
Iron Curtain |
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The American strategy during World War II to reach and conquer the Japanese islands |
Island Hopping |
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German air force during World War II |
Luftwaffe |
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A program to provide economic aid to European countries damaged by World War II |
Marshall Plan |
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Adolf Hitler's political party |
Nazis |
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Americans born of Japanese parents who had relocated to the United States |
Nisei |
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To limit the amount of food |
Ration |
