WWII Vocab List 2

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Japan's attack on December 7, 1941, at a Hawaii naval base led the U.S. into WWII.

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Pearl Harbor

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Largest sea invasion in history led by US General Eisenhower, pushed Germans out of France.

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D-Day

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Day Americans and Europeans celebrated Germany's surrender

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VE Day

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Pacific island where Japanese fought fiercely but lost to US Marines during the island-hopping campaign.

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Iwo Jima

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Japanese city where the first atomic bomb was dropped in war

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Hiroshima

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Japanese city where the 2nd atomic bomb was dropped, leading to Japan's surrender.

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Nagasaki

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Day when Japan surrendered (Victory in Japan day)

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VJ Day

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Government poster of women working in factories during wartime

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Rosie the Riveter

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Famous African American pilots who protected bombers in WWII

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Tuskegee Airmen

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Promoted human rights globally; co-authored the Declaration of Human Rights.

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Eleanor Roosevelt