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atomic bomb
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a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission
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rosie river
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cultural icon representinh the women who worked the on factories during world war 2
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harry trumen
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became 33rd president of the united states on roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected president in 1948 ; authorized the uses of atmoic bomb against japan
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v-e day
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the date the allies celebrated victory in europe. may 8 1945
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v-j day
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japn surrended the allies, august 14, 1945 formal surrender took place september 2, 1945 , ending the war
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axis
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the alliance of italy, germany and japan
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manhattan project
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code anme for the sercret the untired staes project set up in 1942 to devolop atomic bombs for the use in world war 2
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biltzkrieg
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german word meaning lighting war!!!!
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joseph stallin
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communist dictator of soviet union
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d day
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first day of the allied invasion of normandy
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j. robert oppenheimer
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united staes physicist who directed the project to los alamos that devoloped the first atomic bomb
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dwight d esenhower
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untited states general who supervised the invasion of normandy and the defeat of nazi germany; 34 president of the united states
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benito mussolini
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italian fascist dictator
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nazi
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a german member of adolf hitler political party
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hideki tojo
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japenses prime minster and master of japnese
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dictator
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a ruler who is constrained by law
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allies
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a alliance of britain , france and russia
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adolf hitler
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german nazi dictator during world war II
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enola gay
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nick for american plane that droped the atomic bomb on heroshima japan
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ww11
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a war in whick great britain , breance . the soviet union, the usa, china,and other allies deafeated germany japn and italy
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