World War II Vocabulary

Political theory in which total power is given to a dictator, individual freedoms are denied, and nationalism and, often racism are emphasized

• Fascism

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Holocaust

• Lend-Lease Act

Japan bombs the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

• Fascism

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Holocaust

• Lend-Lease Act

The Nazis' systematic killing of some 6 million Jews and about 3 million other people in World War II. Others have reported the numbers from 11 million to 15 million deaths.

• Fascism

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Holocaust

• Lend-Lease Act

Law that allowed the United States to loan weapons and other war supplies to Britain and the Soviet Union.

• Fascism

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Holocaust

• Lend-Lease Act

Communist leader of Russia.

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Prime Minister of Great Britain

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

U.S.A. President during most of WWII, elected 4 times to office, and died in office. Known for his fireside chats and New Deal approach.

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

U.S.A. President who took over after FDR’s death; made the decision to drop the Atomic bombs on Japan.

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Harry Truman

Fascist dictator of Germany. Led the NAZI German party into WWII, responsible for the Holocaust in WWII, and committed suicide at the end of WWII.

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Leader of Japan

• Hideki Tojo

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

• Benito Mussolini