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Merchant Marine
The first wartime of the Merchant Marine was in 1775. They would give supplies to citizens in critical need of them. Now there are thousands of members. -
Benito Mussolini
He was born in 1883. He was a Italian politician and Prime Minister. He was also a leader of the National Fascist Party. Benito passed away in 1945. -
Harry Truman
Truman was born on May 8, 1884. He was the last running mate of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He passed away in 1945. -
Hideki Tojo
He was general of the Imperial Japanese Army. Was born on December 30, 1884. And was the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during WW2. -
George S. Patton
He was a United States Army general. He commanded in WW2 in the Mediterranean and European. He had three children and passed away in 1945. -
Adolf Hitler
He was the chancellor of Gemany. Was born in Germany. He was the leader of the Nazi Party. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
He was born on October 14th, of 1890. This was the 34th president of the US. Also a five star general during WW2. -
Omar Bradley
He was born on February 12th, of 1893. He was a United States Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and also a General. He passed away in 1981. -
Navajo Code Talkers
These people used different language to secretly communicate during the wartime. There were approximately 400–500 Native Americans in the US marine corps whos jobs were just to transform a message into code. This was in the 1900's. -
Vernon Baker
He was born on December 17th, of 1919. He recieved a medal of honor, which is the highest military award that can be given. His honor was for mulitple actions taken place during WW2. -
The Holocaust
The Holocast was a genocide of the Nazi's(German) against jews and many other races and social groups. They were taken and placed in concentration camps. It murdered many, about 11 million lives were taken in this time period. -
Flying Tigers
This was the first American volunteer group of the Chinese Air Force. Took place in 1941- 1942. These were pilots used from the US Army Air Corps. -
Exacutive Order 9066
Is a presidential executive order. It was signed and issued by the US during WWII. President Franklin Roosevelt signed it on February 19, 1942. -
Bataan Death March
The march began on April 9th, of 1942. This was a transfer by force of Filipino and American prisoners during WWII. The march went from Mariveles, Bataan, to San Fernando, Pampanga. The survivors were taken to a camp in Tarlac. -
Battle of Midway
This was a battle in the Pacific in WWII. This attack was between the 4 and 7th of June, 1942. The battle was against the US and the Japanese. -
Office of War Information
This was a US government agency that was created during WW2. It was made for informational services and to share propaganda. It lasted until September of 1945. -
D-Day Invasion
This was the first day of the invasion from Normandy landings. The planning of this event began in 1943. This was the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
Korematsu vs. US
From a 6-3 majority favored Korematsu's conviction. It held that "all legal restrictions which curtail the civil rights of a single racial group are immediately suspect". The decision was decided on December 18th, 1944. -
Potsdam Conference
This conference was held in the home of the Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Germany. It was from July 17th to August 2nd of 1945. USSR, USA, and UK were represented at this conference. -
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
This bombing took place on August 6, 1945 during WWII. The world’s first deployed atomic bomb was dropped over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The second bomb was dropped over Nagasaki. Together the bombs had killed an estimated 120,000 people. -
Atomic Bomb
During WWII the war would be very costly. The US dropped 2 atomic bombs on the Japanese. The bombing had resulted in killing atleast 129,000 people. -
Nuremberg Trials
These were held by the Allied forces after WW2. This was a series of military tribunals. The trrials were held between November 20, 1945 and October 1, 1946. -
Manhattan Project
This project started on June 13, of 1986. This was a research project that eventually created the first atomic bombs. These bombs that were soon to be used in WW2.
