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19 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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A cultural icon representing the women who worked in factories during WWII.
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Harry S. Trueman
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Became 33rd POTUS on FDR's death and was elected again in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs on 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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The date Japan surrendered.
August 14, 1945 |
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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 name for the secret site in which A-bombs were being made in the U.S. during WWII.
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Blitzkrieg
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German word meaning "Lightning war".
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Joeseph Stalin
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Communist dictator of the Soviet Union
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D-Day
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The first day the allied forces invaded the beaches of Normandy.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
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U.S. physicist who directed the manhattan project...
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Dwight E. Eisenhower
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A U.S. general durin WWII Who supervized the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Germany. He also became the 34th POTUS.
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Benite Mussolini
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Italian fascist dictator
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Nazi
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A member of Hitler's political party.
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Hideki Tojo
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Japanese prime minister and mastermind of the Japanese military.
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Dictator
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A ruler who is unconstrained by law.
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Adolf Hitler
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German Nazi dictator during WWII.
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Enola Gay
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Nickname for the aircraft that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan.
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World War 2(WWII)
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A war in wich Great Britain, France, The Soviet Union, and The U.S. defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan. (1939-1945)
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