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the holocust
the destruction and slaughter on a mass scale by the german to the jews and they would have consincretation camps to excute each and everyone of them -
george s patton
was a united states army general who commanded the seventh united states army in the mediterranean and european theaters -
Atomic Bomb
the bomb the u.s created during world war II bulid for bombing a city away and bomb the japan using it -
omar bradley
was a united states army field commander in north africa and europe during world war II and general of the army -
bataan death march
forced march of 90000 to 100,000 american and fillipino prisoners of war captured by the japnese in the philippines in the early stages of world war II -
korematsu v. U.S 1944
Was a landmark united states supreme court case concering the constitionlity of executive order 9066 -
Vernon Baker
was a united states army officer who received the medal of honor the highest military award given by the united states government for his valorous -
Manhattan Projects
was 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 -
Nuremberg trials
were 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 -
Hideki Tojo
was a general of the imperial japansese army the leader of the imperial rule assistance association and the 40th prime minister f japan during most of world war II from october 17 1941 -
Office of War Information
office of war information was a united states government agency created during world war II to consolidate existing government information services and deliver propaganda both at hoe and abroad OWI operated from june 1942 until september 1945 -
Flying tigers
he nickname of U.S. fighter pilots the american volunteer group who fought against the Japanese in china during world war II -
Battle of Midway
june 1942 a naval and air battle fought in world war II in which planes from American aircraft carriers blunted the japanese naval threat in the pacific ocean after pearl harbor -
benito mussonlini
was a italian politician journlist and leader of the natinal fasict party ruling the country as prime minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943 -
Navajo code talkers
were a group of native americans who served in the united states marine corps during world wat II their mission was to send and receive secret coded messages that the enemy could not understand -
Executive Order 9066-
feburary 19 1942 authoring the secretary of war to prescribe certain areas as military zones -
merchant marines
is the fleet of ships which carriws imports and exports during peacetime and becomes a naval auxilary during wartime to deliever troops -
D-Day Invasion
he code name for the first day of a military attack especially the american and british invasion of german-occupied france during world war ii on june -
Adolf Hitler
was a Austrian german politician who was leader of the nazi party He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and fuhrer of nazi germany from 1934 to 1945 -
Harry Truman
was the 33rd president of the united states as the final running mate of president frankilin D Roosevelt in 1944 truman succeeded to the presidency on april 12 1945 when roosevelt died after months of declining health -
Potsdam Conference
august 2 1945 the big three met in potsdam germany to negotiate terms for the end of world war II -
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
august 6 1945, hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a populated area. -
Dwight D. Eisenhowe
he was the 34th president of the united states from 1953 until 1961 he was a five star general in the united states army during world war II and served as supreme commander
