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Omar Bradley
Bradley graduated from West Point in 1915. Him and the the army regime he was in was able to make 250,000 Axis troops surrender when they captured Bizerte, Tunisia in 1943. They did this under George Patton's orders. Omar took part in planning teh Normandy Invasion, as well as fought in it, since he was a commander. He became the first chairman of Joint Cheifs of Staff in 1949. His life came to an end in 1981. -
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Benito Mussolini
Mussolini became the facist prime minister of Italy in 1922. Mussolini promised to fight with Hitler in 1938. They were easily beaten by teh Allied forces, though. Mussolini was overthrown in 1943, do to the Italian Renaissaince. He was captured, murdered, and mutilated in 1945. -
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the systematic, government ran, state-sponsored kiiling of millions of people. Nazis came to power in 1933 within Germany. They thought that they were better than all other races. Hitler was in charge of the Nazis. He believed that about the Nazis, too, but he wanted to created the "perfect" society. To him, it was a world full of Aryan (blonde hair and blue eyes). People that were killed were Gypsies, disabled, Poles, Russians, and other Slavic people. -
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler became the chancellor of Germany in 1933. It didn't take him long to change Germany into totalitarian, facist state. Adolf was a fanatic nationalist, militarist, racist, and an anti-semite. -
Atomic Bomb
America dropped two atomic bombs. One of them in Hiroshima and the other in Nagasaki. The one dropped on August 6, in Hiroshima, recieved the nickname "Little Boy". The one dropped on August 9, in Nagasaki, was given the name "Fat Man". "Little Boy did the most damage. -
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Hideki Tojo
Hideki wanted Japan to have an alliance Germany and Italy. He was against the allied forces. In 1941, Tojo became Japan's prime minister. He was teh man who ordered his soldiers to attack Hawaii. He left his position as leader on July 18, 1944. He tried to commit suicide, but was saved by the U.S. He was eventually hung on December 23, 1948. -
Vernon Baker
Baker was in the segregated 270th Regiment of teh 92nd Infantry. This was the first unit in WW2 to have African-Americans. Out of all the black soldiers in the Meditterranean Theater, Vernon was the most decorated. He even earned a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Distinguished Service Cross. Baker recieved the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944. -
Flying Tigers
The flying tigers started to join combat right after Pearl Harbor. Led by lieutenant General Clare Lee Chennault, tehy had success in their early battles. Combat bonuses were given to the team since they would only lose 14 out of 100 of their men while going up against squads of 300 members. They were sometimes considered as mercenaries since they were private miltary contractors. -
Executive Order 9066
This order was an executive order signed by president FDR. This allowed the Secretary of War to depict certain areas of military zones. The order allowed Japanese Americans, Italian Americans, and German Americans to be deported into internment camps. -
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Manhattan Project
This project was for the research and devolpment of the first atomic bomb in WW2. The U.S. was in charge of this project, but they recieved help from Canada and United Kingdom. For these four years, Major General Leslie Groves was in charge of the project. J. Robert Oppenheimer was the scientist that designed the bomb. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was when the Imperial Japanese Forces forced 60 to 80,000 Filipino and American prisoners to be transfered after the Battle of Bataan. About 2,500 to 10,000 Filipians died during the march. Only 100 to 650 Americans died. The prisoners were on their way to Camp O'Donnell. -
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Battle of Midway
This battle was a naval battle in the Pacific Theatre. The U.S. Navy was able to defeat the invading Imperial Japanese Navy under the decisions of admirals Chester Nimitz, Frank Jack Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance. -
Office of War Information
The U.S. Office of War Information was a government agency that was made during WW2 to strenghten goverment agencies that provide informations and create propaganda. It lasted from June 1942 to September 1945. The OWI connected communities to battlefronts through radio, newspaper, and other media forms. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower served fro two terms as a president. Before that, he was a general in the miltary. He commanded during the D-Day Invasion. He led U.S. troops to victory against the Axis Forces while fighting in North Africa. -
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George S. Patton
Patton lead the 7th army to victory against Sicily with his daring assauly and defensive tactics in 1943. With Patton leading them, the 3rd army was able to easily captures cities in France. He captured 10,000 miles of land from Germany during the 10-day march. His army was able to liberate Germany. Sadly, he died from breaking his neck in a car crash in Germany. -
D-Day Invasion
This was also known as operation overload. The Aliied Nations performed the Cross Channel Invasion of France. They landed in Normandy, Frnace, Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. Airborne units landed behind Utah and east of Sword. -
Merchant Marines
These marines were merchant vessels that were owned by civilians. The government operated them, though. They transport goods and services throught through U.S. waters. They were responsible for tranporting passengers and cargo during war. -
Navajo Code Talkers
The code tallkers were able to speak weird languages that couldn't be deciphered. They were Native Americans who used a language that they created and didn't write down, so it couldn't be broken apart by the enemy. There were about four- to five-hundred Native Americans in the Marine Corps. Their main job was to transmit secret battle tactics to comrades. -
Harry Truman
Harry Truman Became president after being vice-president for 82 days. He became president FDR's successor. He commanded the military to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
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Potsdam Conference
This conference was held in Cecilienhof. The Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and United States took part in this. They were represented by Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman. -
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The most damage to Japan was caused by the bombing of Hiroshima with "Little Boy". 60 to 80 thousand people were killed. Some people vanished from the heat of the explosion. Those who survived lived with radiation sickness for the rest of their life. The bomb "Fat Man' destroyed Nagasaki. After it was all over, there was a total of 135,000 people killed. -
Nuremberg Trials
These trials were a series of miltarian court justices. They were held by the Allied forces after WW2. The trials were known for executing leaders of Nazi Germany. The trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany. The first trial, known as "the greatest trial in history", by one of the British judges who watched over it, contained major criminals of war being tried against. -
Korematsu Vs. U.S.
The decision in this case was up for disagreement. Korematsu didn't get put in an internment camp because he hid. The courts overturned his guilty declaration. After the decision, Korematsu challenged the decision made beforehand by filing for a writ of coram nobis.