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Douglas MacArthur
He was in charge of the U.S forces in the pacific and helped liberate the Philippines and other islands from Japan -
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Chester W. Nimitz
He commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet in World War 2 and played a major role in defeating Japan -
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George S. Patton
Is considered one of the most successful combat generals in U.S History and helped lead the invasion of Sicily as well as helped liberate Germany from Nazi rule. -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower received the 5 star rank of General of the Armies in World War 2 and in 1953 became the 34th president of the United States -
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Omar Bradley
He served as field commander on D-Day and led troops that invaded Germany -
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Vernon Baker
He was one of seven black soldiers in World War 2 to receive the Medal of Honor after killing 26 soldiers, destroying 6 machine gun nests, 2 observer posts, and 4 dugouts -
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Audie Murphy
One of the most decorated soldiers in World War 2 and even received medals from France and Belgium -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia to boost national prestige, grow their influence in Africa, and get revenge on Ethiopia who defeated the Italians in 1896 -
German annexation of Austria and Sudetenland invasion of Czechoslovakia
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Tuskegee Airmen
A group of mostly African American pilots that were responsible for escorting larger bomber planes and combined, they took down 251 enemy planes in World War 2 -
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Flying Tigers
A small group of U.S mercenaries that were hired by China to help them with fighting off the Japanese invasion -
Executive Order 9066
President Roosevelt authorized the evacuation of anyone deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to places more inland. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forced transfer of 100,000 American and Pilipino prisoners of war to different camps. They were forced to walk the whole way and many died -
Navajo Code Talkers
U.S. Marines of Navajo descent that developed a fast and secure code in World War 2 -
Bracero program
It permitted millions of Mexican men to work legally in the US on short-term labor contracts -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a project led by the U.S, as well as the U.K and Canada, that created the first nuclear bombs. -
Korematsu v. U.S.
In the case, the Supreme Court upheld the exclusion of Japanese Americans from areas deemed critical to national defense or vulnerable to espionage -
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Nuremberg Trials
After Nazi Germany was defeated, many of their leaders were put on trial which revealed the true extent of atrocities committed by Germany in World War 2