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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 The Riveter
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cultural icon representing the women who worked in factories during World War !!
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Harry S. Truman
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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 use of atomic bombs 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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Japan surrendered to 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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Mahattan Project
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code name for the secret United States project set ip in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War !!
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Biltzkrieg
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German word meaning "LIGHTING WAR"
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Joseph Stalin
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communist dictator of Soviet Union
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D-Day
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the first day of the Allied invasion of Normandy
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J. Robert Oppeheimen
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United States physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th 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's political party
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Hideki Tojo
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Japanese prime minister and mastermind of Japanese military
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Dictator
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a ruler who is unconstrained in law
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Allies
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the alliance of Britain, France and Russia
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Adolf Hitler
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German Nazi dictator during World War !!
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Ehola Gay
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nickname for the American plane that dropped the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
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World War !!
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a war in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan (1939-1945)
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