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Benito Mussolini
an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943 -
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The Holocaust
Big genocide that killed millions of jews and others that the nazi regime didn't like. -
Adolf Hitler
Chancellor of Germany on 1933 and Fuhrir of the Nazis in 1934 very bad person person -
Manhattan Project
a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. -
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The Manhatten Project
The govt. Took steps to end the war very fast they pursuaded Albert Einstien to help with nuclear fusion -
The Flying tigers
the first people to voluteer to join the air force -
Executive Order 9066
authorized the internment of tens of thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry and resident aliens from Japan. -
Bataan Death March
The forced Movement of 80,000 filipino and american Prisoners of War 60 miles to Camp O'Donnell -
Battle of Midway
a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. -
Office of War Information
Propaganda posters that were shown to americans to make them feel like they are on the right side of the war -
Korematsu v. U.S.
was a landmark United States Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066, which ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II regardless of citizenship. -
Omar Bradley
Omar Bradley, who had distinguished himself leading troops to victories in North Africa and Sicily, was hand-picked by General Dwight Eisenhower to command the 1st U.S. Army during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. -
D-Day Invasion
The Allied forces invaded the Omaha Beach as a suprise invasion that would end the war on the Nazis. -
Navajo Code Talkers
Most codes during WWII were broken; yet the Navajo Code Talkers confounded the enemy by talking in a seemingly unbreakable code. -
Hideki Tojo
the leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II, from October 17, 1941 to July 22, 1944. -
Vernon Baker
a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor, the highest military award given by the United States Government for his valorous actions during World War II. -
Adolf Hitler
an Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party. He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. -
Harry Truman
33rd President of the United States. As the final running mate of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944, Truman succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when Roosevelt died after months of declining health. -
Potsdam Conference
a meeting of the victorious leaders of the Allies in Europe, attempted to confront the delicate balance of power of the opposing countries -
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Atomic Bomb
The Atom Bombs were the End-Game weapons of WW2, the Bombs were use to level the two cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima -
George S. Patton
a United States Army general, who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 -
Nuremberg Trials
a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany.
