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Period: May 29, 1111 to Jun 15, 1111
Eastern Theater
several campaigns launched by the union army to capture the Confederate capital of richmond Virginia -
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Winston Churchill
was the prime minister of Britain for most the war and was the most famous person in Britain and was known for his speeches and never giving in. he lead Britain through world war II -
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Franklin Roosevelt
was the 32nd president and the only one to be elected four times
he lead the united states through the great depression and world war II. he also made the new deal. -
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Harry Truman
was the vise president of Franklin roosevelt then he became the 33rd president within the first months of him being president he dropped the atomic bomb on japan witch ended world war II -
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Adolf Hitler
Germany nazi leader from 1934--1945. He lead world war II and he was the cause of 11 million deaths. but was known for the mass murder of 6 million jews. -
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Dwight Eisenhower
He was the 34th president of the United States. Eased the cold war tension by promoting atoms of peace at the United Nations General Assembly. -
Blitzkrieg
tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces -
War Bonds
these are the debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war -
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Emperor Hirohito
mostly known for the perl harbor attack but he also attacked asian countries -
Fireside Chats
Was in a press release before on of roosevelt speeches the name stuck and caused a comforting intent behind roosevelt words -
Night of the Long Knives
was the purge of nazi leaders fearing they had become to powerful hitler orders the guards to murder all the leaders witch also included ernst rohm -
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Invasion of Poland
Poland was to be divided between two powers this helped Germany to attack Poland without soviet intervention -
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European Theater
Known as the second european war which was big areas of heavy fighting from Germany and soviet unions invasion of Poland -
Operation Barbarossa
Was Germanys invasion of the soviet union and the failure of Germany was a crucial turning point in the war -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked the naval base of the united states and killed over 2,300 americans -
Battle of Stalingrad
Major battle were the Germany nazis and their allies fought soviet union for control over Stalingrad in Russia during world war II -
D-Day
invasion of Normandy witch was the allies of Britain, america, Canada, and France they attacked Germany with the force of 150,000 soldiers this was the turning point of the world war II -
Battle of the Bulge
this was the largest battle fought in the western fount. Germany intended to drive a wedge between American and British armies -
Yalta Conference
the second time the three leaders prime minister winston churchill, soviet premier Joseph Stalin and Franklin D. Roosevelt the U.S president. They agreed to demand Germanys surrender and started making plans for the post world war -
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Nuremberg Trials
trials which prosecuted german military leaders,political officials, industrialist, and financiers for the crimes they committed -
Operation Manhattan
research and development of the first nuclear weapons witch was lead by the united states -
Japanese Internment Camps
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp