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20 Cards in this Set
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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 II
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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 againts 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 war
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Axis
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The allience of Italy, Germany and Japan
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Manhattan Project
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Code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
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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 Oppenheimer
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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 pf Japanese military
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Dictator
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A ruler who is unconstrained by law
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Allience
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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 II
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Enola Gay
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Nickname for the American plane that dropped the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
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World War II
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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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