2. Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany that was responsible for starting WWII and the Holocaust (Axis)

3. Horrible time when millions of Jews were killed.
Holocaust
Horrible time when millions of Jews were killed.

4. Leader of Japan during WWII. Had a plan for East Asia empire (Axis)
Hirohito
Leader of Japan during WWII. Had a plan for East Asia empire (Axis)

5. Dictator of Italy during WWII. (axis)
Benito Mussolini
Dictator of Italy during WWII. (axis)

6. US president most of WWII. Died in office. (allies)
Franklin Roosevelt
US president most of WWII. Died in office. (allies)

7. Harry Truman
Became president when FDR died, made the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan.

8. Pearl Harbor
Attack by Japan on December 7, on a naval base in Hawaii; this led the United States to join World War II

9. Day when the Japanese finally surrendered (Victory in Japan Day)VJ
Day when the Japanese finally surrendered (Victory in Japan Day)

10. VE
Day that Americans and Europeans celebrated Germany’s surrender (Victory in Europe Day)

11. Nagasaki
Japanese city where the 2nd atomic bomb was dropped, causing Japan to finally surrender

12. Iwo Jima
Pacific island where the Japanese put up a fierce battle but eventually lost to US Marines, part of island- hopping military campaign to get US troops closer to Japan

13. D-Day
Largest sea invasion in history, led by US General Eisenhower; ultimately pushed the Germans out of France

14. Japanese city where the first atomic bomb ever used in war was dropped
Hiroshima
Japanese city where the first atomic bomb ever used in war was dropped