What are some words that start with the letter y and have to do with ww2?

Answer 1

Term Definition tolitarian state country where a single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives Fascism rooted in miliarism, extreme nationalism, and blind loyalty to the state; dictators vowed to create new empires aggression warlike act by one country against another without a just cause scapegoat a person or group of people on whom is blamed for others' problems (like in WWII, Jews for Germany) Nazis member of the National Socialist German Worker's Party; under Hitler's command concentration camp prison camp for civilians who are considered enemies of the state appeasement practice of giving in to aggression in order to aviod war Nazi-Soviet Pack agreement signed between Hitler and Stalin in 1939 in which the two dictators agreed not to attack each other blitzkrieg "lightning war"; swift attacks launched by Germany in WWII during the night Axis WWII military alliance of Italy, Japan, Germany, and 6 other countries Allies WWII military alliance of Britain, France, Soviet Union, China, the U.S., and 45 other countries Battle of Britain Germany's failed attempt to subdue Britain in 1940 in preparation for invasion (Germans bombed Britain continuously but Britain resisted with fighter pilots and Hitler gave up invasion) Battle of Midway a 1942 battle in the Pacific during which American planes sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers (protected Hawaii) Operation Overlord code name for the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944 D-Day day of the invasion of Western Europe by Allied forces-June 6, 1944 (Allied forces landed at France, freed Paris; slowly advanced to Germany) Battle of the Bulge German counter-attack in December 1944 that temporarily slowed the allied invasion of Germany (Audie Murphy was the hero) island hopping during WWII, Allied strategy of capturing Japanese-held islands to gain control of the Pacific Ocean (American ships shelled an island; troops waded ashore; hand-to-hand fighting occured until island was captured) Navajo code-talkers during WWII, Navajo soldiers who used their own language to radio vital messages during the island-hopping campaign kamikaze WWII Japanese pilots trained to make a suicidal crash attack, usually upon a ship Potsdam Declaration message sent by the Allies in July 1945 callin for the Japanese to surrender Nuremberg Trials Nazi war crime trials held in 1945 and 1946

Answer 2

Yorktown was a class of US aircraft carriers. The Yalta Conference in February 1945 was the meeting to discuss the post war reorganization of Europe. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was the commander in chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet.

Answer 3

Y-stations (were British Signals Intelligence collection sites initially established during World War I and later used during World War II).

Answer 4

· Yalta Conference

· Yanks

· Yorktown class of US aircraft carriers

Answer 5

Yorktown was a class of US aircraft carriers.

Answer 6

I don't really have an answer for that to be honest, but think of something OUTSIDE of the box and dig really deep into your mind. If you do a lot of research, and you really care, I'm sure you'll find a word.