Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
The US President during most of WWII, known for his wartime rhetoric and leadership.
Who was Harry S. Truman?
The US President who decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan.
Who was Winston Churchill?
The Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII, who formed a strong partnership with FDR.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
The leader of the Soviet Union during WWII, part of the 'Big Three'.
Who was George C. Marshall?
A US General who favored a direct invasion across the English Channel.
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
A US General who led the D-Day invasion.
Who was George Patton?
A US General who led troops in the North Africa Campaign.
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
A US General driven from the Philippines, vowing, 'I shall return.'
Who was Clement Attlee?
British Prime Minister who replaced Churchill at the Potsdam Conference.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
The leader of Nazi Germany who committed suicide in April 1945.
Compare the US and British strategies in the European theater.
The US favored a direct invasion across the English Channel, while the British preferred a perimeter approach, starting with Africa and Italy.
Compare the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Both bombings aimed to force Japan's surrender, but Nagasaki was bombed after Japan did not respond to the demand for unconditional surrender following Hiroshima.
Compare the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences.
Yalta focused on post-war Europe and Soviet entry into the war against Japan, while Potsdam focused on Japan's surrender and war crime trials.
What is the Holocaust (Shoah)?
The systematic killing of over 6 million Jews and 11 million overall by the Nazis.
What is island hopping strategy?
A military strategy of selectively attacking specific enemy-held islands and bypassing others.
What was the Manhattan Project?
The US's secret project to develop the atomic bomb during WWII.
What does unconditional surrender mean?
Surrender without any guarantees granted to the surrendering party.
What were kamikaze attacks?
Suicide attacks by Japanese pilots, crashing their planes into enemy ships.
Define economic sanctions.
Trade restrictions and embargoes imposed by one country on another to force policy change.
What is meant by 'declaration of war'?
A formal announcement by a nation that a state of war exists with another nation.
Define 'war crimes'.
Actions carried out during a war that violate accepted international rules of war.
What is a 'perimeter approach' in military strategy?
A strategy of attacking the enemy's periphery before moving towards the center.
Define 'occupation zone'.
A region controlled by a foreign military force.
