Chapter 17 section 3 victory in Europe and the pacific – Flashcards

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D-Day
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Allies hit German forces
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Battle of the bulge
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Counterattack when Hitler ordered a counter strike. Allied troops were strung out between the English Channel and the alps
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Harry S. Truman
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Took over after FDR died. He was in office when Germany surrendered
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Island hopping
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Capturing some Japanese-held islands and ignoring others in a steady path towards Japan
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Kamikaze
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Suicide pilots
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Albert Einstein
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Most famous scientist who signed a paper from FDR about proceeding with the atomic bombs
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Manhattan project
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Development of a atomic bomb which costed several billion dollars
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Physicist who was the leader of the manhattan project.
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