20 WW2 Vocabulary Words

Axis Powers

• The three large enemy powers during World War 2, the axis was made up of Germany, Italy and Japan.

Allied Powers

• The large allied nations fighting Germany consisted of the United States, Britain and Russia.

Blitzkrieg

• Hitler's military tactic, blitzkrieg was the harsh offensive tactics Hitler used during the war. It consisted of heavy bombings and a grueling offensive.

Manhattan Project

• A secret project from the United States in which they developed the Atomic Bomb.

Kamikaze

• A form of offense from Japanese pilots, when they would run out of resources to attack with in their planes, they would dive into Allies in a last attack.

Winston Churchill

• The prime minister of Britain, Churchill is famous for giving hope to the English during the harshest times of the war.

Genocide

• The attempted extermination of an entire people.

Holocaust

• The genocide of Jewish people during world war two. Germany's attempt at genocide resulted in the death of millions.

Appeasement

• The act of nations giving over to the enemy nations. France, for instance, appeased to Germany.

Concentration Camp

• The work camps where Jewish people were sent to, to work and be killed.

Nuremberg Trials

• The trials of Nazi's for their war crimes after the war had ended. (One of my personal favorite moments in history)

Stalingrad

• A long battle that took place in Russia between the U.S.S.R and Germany. Germany's attempt at taking the city was, luckily, unsuccessful.

D-Day #13

• The invasion of France by the allied powers. This battle was pivotal in the Allies attempts at regaining Europe.

Hiroshima

• The first city to be hit with a nuclear bomb. This occurred in 1945 and was hit with the Atomic Bomb by the United States.

Adolf Hitler

• The dictator of Germany, Hitler started World War Two with his invasion of Poland.

Benito Mussolini

• Italy's dictator, Mussolini would eventually pay for his actions when, the Italian people executed him for his actions

Joseph Stalin

• The leader of the U.S.S.R, Stalin starved millions of his people and only entered the war when Hitler broke their agreement and invaded Russia.

Dwight Eisenhower

• U.S.A president during the majority of World War 2, Eisenhower died just before the end of the war in Europe.

Harry Truman

• Truman took over presidency after Eisenhower's death and was the president who allowed the bombs to drop on Japan.

Nagasaki

• The second city to be bombed by the United States, after this, Japan soon surrendered, ending the war.