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Social Studies Ch 11 Vocabulary

Published on Mar 17, 2016

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A battle line.

D Day
The day the allies would launch the largest water-to-land invasion in history.

Genocide
A planned attempt to kill an entire group of people.

Holocaust
The plan to mass mujer all European Jews and people hitler called undesirable.

Historical map
A map showing a certain place and time in history.

Island hopping
The allies fought only for certain key islands that would bring them closer to invading Japan.

V-J Day
The day when the U.s won against Japan.
Also known as victory over Japan day.

Refugee
People who seek shelter and safety elsewhere.

Veteran
Those who had served in the armed forces.

Baby boom
After the war, almost 50 mil. Babies were born.