WW2 Vocabulary

4. marks the end of World War II, specifically the Allied victory over Japan, on August 14, 1945
8. led the US to victory in World War II
9. Japan uses kamikaze to bomb pearl harbor.
10. Germany unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States
13. Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
14. A government-imposed restriction or ban on trade, often used as a political tool to pressure another country
15. Giving in to someone's demands or demands in order to avoid conflict or preserve peace
16. a US military strategy in the Pacific Theater where Allied forces captured strategically important islands while bypassing heavily fortified Japanese positions
17. the limiting of goods or services that are in high demand and short supply
18. German leader and the cause if World War II
19. the codename for the Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II

1. a geographical region, like the Western Hemisphere, that is defended by a country to protect itself and its allies
2. A swift, sudden, and intense military attack designed to quickly achieve victory
3. The economy and other parts of society are heavily and closely controlled by the government
4. vegetable gardens planted during the world wars in order to ensure an adequate food supply for civilians and troops.
5. a daring air raid launched by the U.S. Army Air Forces on April 18, 1942, during World War II
6. the codename for the Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II
7. The leader of Great Britain
11. the leader of the soviet union during World War II
12. The period from 1940 to 1970 when approximately 5 million African Americans moved from the South to the North, Midwest, and West, seeking better job opportunities and escaping racial discrimination in the South