World War II Vocabulary

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A statement signed by President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledging that both the United States and Great Britain would work for a world free of aggression.

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Atlantic Charter

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a law allowing nations fighting against the Axis powers, such as Great Britain, to borrow or lease military equipment from the United States

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Lend-Lease Act

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What authorized the creation of relocation camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II?

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Executive Order 9066

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America's program which built the world's first atomic bomb in 1945

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Manhattan Project

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Trials at which Nazi leaders were judged for war crimes, including crimes against humanity.

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Nuremberg Trials

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A meeting at Yalta where Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin agreed on post-war policy, such as the treatment of Germany, its occupied nations, and the creation of the United Nations.

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Yalta Conference

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Who helped maintain military security in the Pacific by transmitting orders in their native language?

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Navajo Code Talkers

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The destruction or extermination of an entire group of people. The word was first applied to the attempted extermination of Jews by Nazi Germany.

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Genocide

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vegetables, fruit, and herbs grown by individuals to reduce demand on the public food supply in order to support the war effort

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Victory Gardens

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The day when the war ended in Europe (May 8, 1945). It is also known as Victory in Europe Day.

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V-E Day