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Atomic bomb
nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission
Rosie the river
Cultural icon representing the woment ow worked in factories during world war 2
Harry S. Truman
33rd president of the united states on roosevelts death in 1945 an was elected president in 1948
v-e day
the date allies celebrated victory in Europe. May 8,1945
v-j day
Japan surrendered to the allies, august 14, 1945; formal surrender took place september 2, 1945, ending the war.
Axis
the alliance of italy, germany, and japan
Manhattan Project
code name for the sercert united states project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in world war 2
biltzkrieg
German word meaning " lightning war"
Joseph Stalin
Communist dictator of soviet union
d-day
the first day of the allied invasion of normandy
j. robert oppenheimer
united states physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atmoic bomb
Dwight D. Eisenhower
united states general who suprvised the invision on normandy and the defeat of germany
Benito Mussolini
Italian fascist dictator
Nazi
a German member of adolf hitlers political party
Hideki Tojo
Japanese prime minister and mastermind of japanese military
dicator
a ruler who is unconstrained by law
allis
the alliance of Bitain, France and Russia
Adolf hitler
German nazi dictator during world war 2
Enola gay
nickname for the american plane that dropped the atmoic bomb on hiroshima, Japan.
world war 2
a war which great britain , france,the soviet union,the united sates,china and other defeated Germany, italy, and japan {1939-1945}