World War 2 Flashcards

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Adolf Hitler

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of Nazi Germany during WWII

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1939

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World War II began

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Pearl Harbor

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attack on U.S. naval base, 1941

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D-Day

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invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944

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Treaty of Versailles

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treaty blamed Germany, led to WWII tensions

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Blitzkrieg

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“lightning war” military tactic

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Axis Powers

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Italy, Japan alliance

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Holocaust

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genocide of Jews and others by Nazis

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United Nations formation

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after WWII to promote peace

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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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to Japan’s surrender, ended WWII in Asia