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World War II Study Guide

Key terms and events from WWII

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jacob 30 terms Mar 10, 2026
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World War II
Global war from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the world's nations.
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Adolf Hitler
Leader of Nazi Germany who started WWII by invading Poland.
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Nazi Germany
Totalitarian state led by Adolf Hitler that promoted fascism and expansion.
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Axis Powers
Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII.
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Allied Powers
Alliance including the United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and others fighting the Axis.
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Invasion of Poland
Germany's attack on Poland in 1939 that started WWII.
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Blitzkrieg
German 'lightning war' tactic using fast-moving attacks with tanks and aircraft.
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Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of Great Britain who led the country during much of WWII.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States during most of WWII.
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Joseph Stalin
Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII.
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Benito Mussolini
Fascist dictator of Italy and ally of Hitler.
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Hideki Tojo
Prime Minister of Japan during much of WWII.
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Pearl Harbor
Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
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D-Day
June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France at Normandy.
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Battle of Britain
Air battle between Germany and Britain in 1940 where Britain successfully defended itself.
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Battle of Stalingrad
Major battle between Germany and the Soviet Union that turned the tide of war in Europe.
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Battle of Midway
Important naval battle where the United States defeated Japan in 1942.
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Island Hopping
U.S. strategy of capturing key islands in the Pacific to move closer to Japan.
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Holocaust
Genocide in which Nazi Germany murdered about six million Jews and millions of others.
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Concentration Camps
Prison camps where Nazis imprisoned and killed millions during the Holocaust.
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Auschwitz
Largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp.
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Lend-Lease Act
U.S. program that supplied Allied nations with military aid before officially entering WWII.
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Manhattan Project
Secret U.S. program that developed the first atomic bombs.
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Atomic Bomb
Extremely powerful weapon first used by the United States on Japan in 1945.
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Hiroshima
Japanese city where the first atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945.
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Nagasaki
Japanese city where the second atomic bomb was dropped on August 9, 1945.
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VE Day
Victory in Europe Day marking Germany's surrender on May 8, 1945.
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VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day marking Japan's surrender in 1945.
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United Nations
International organization created after WWII to promote peace and cooperation.
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Cold War
Period of political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII.