WW2 - Chapter 2 Vocab

A military tactic used by Germany in World War II, involving fast and overwhelming attacks using infantry, tanks, and air support.

• Trench Warfare
• Naval Blockade
• Blitzkrieg

A strategy used by the U.S. in the Pacific theatre, capturing key islands to gain control over the Pacific and push Japan back.

• Island Hopping
• Battle of Midway
• Punta Cana

A type of war that involves mobilizing all of a nation’s resources—military, economic, and civilian—for the war effort.

• Cold war
• Total war
• Civil war

The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, which marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.

• A-Day

• D-Day

• C-Day

A military operation in which forces are landed on a coastline, typically involving naval and air support.

• Amphibious assault
• Airborne operation
• Coastal defense

The alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II, which sought to expand their territories.

• Axis Powers
• Triple Alliance
• Allied Forces

A Japanese tactic involving suicide attacks by pilots who deliberately crashed their aircraft into enemy targets, particularly ships.

• Banzai
• Tactical Bombing
• Kamikaze

The nations fighting against the Axis Powers in World War II, including the U.S., Soviet Union, Britain, and France.

• Allied Powers
• Neutral Nations
• Axis Allies

The area of conflict between Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II, characterized by large land battles.

• North African Campaign
• Eastern Front
• Western Front