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Shoah
another word used inplace of the Holocaust. is hebrew in origin -
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european theater of war
the air, sea, and land fought on in WWII -
blitzkrieg
the use of lightning warfare to invade poland. if it didnt work, germany would not have gained poland and most likely lost the war before they started it -
pearl harbor
the vicouse suprise bombing of the naval base in pearl harbor, Hawaii. it forced america to join the war -
internment
the segregation of japaneese americans in america. may have thwarted all japaneese attempts to spy on america and help aid the war -
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operation overlord
the invasion of normanday beach and omaha beach to regain france from the nazi. gave america a foothold in europe -
atomic bombing of japan
the drop of little boy on hiroshima, japan. it ended the war being waged with japan -
atomic bombing of japan
fat man was dropped on nagasaki, japan. ended the war with japan -
united nations
the organization tasked with keeping world peace through conferances about issuses between nations -
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nuremburg trials
the court trials ruling on the war crimes commited by the nazi party -
zionism
the search and creation of the jewish homeland