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V-E Day

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Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, the day the Allies won World War II in Europe

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Bataan Death March

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during World War II, the forced march of Filipino and American prisoners of war under brutal conditions by the Japanese military

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Douglas MacArthur

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American General, leading American forces into Japan

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island-hopping

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during World War II, Allied strategy of recapturing some Japanese-held islands while bypassing others

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kamikaze

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Japanese pilot who undertook a suicide mission

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Manhattan Project

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code name for the project to build the first atomic bomb during World War II

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Hiroshima

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mid-sized city in Japan where the first atomic bomb was dropped in August, 1945

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Nagasaki

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a coastal city in southern Japan on the island of Kyushu; city in Japan where the second atomic bomb was dropped in August, 1945

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Chapter 17 Section 4: Victory in Europe and the Pacific – Flashcards

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