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Multiple Front War
fighting in a war on multiple sides of the continent, this was a major cause of the Axis powers loss in WWII. -
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Chester W. Nimitz
Was a five star admiral of the United States Navy and held the dual command of commader in chief. -
Douglas Macarthur
was an american general and field marshal of the philipines army and was chief of staff of the US army and played an important role in the pacific theatre during WWII. -
Dwight Eisenhower
was the 34th president of the united states and was a 5 star general in the US Army during WWII. -
George S. Patton
General of the us army well known for his command of the seventh United States Army. -
George Marshall
He was an American militairy leader, chief of staff of the army, secretary of state and the third secretary of defense. -
Omar Bradley
A senior US Army field commander in both South Africa and Europe during WWII, and was a General in the US Army. -
Concentration Camps
places used by the Nazis to contain the jews during the holocaust. -
Merchant Marines
a fleet of civilian owned merchant vessels known as liberty cargo ships that contributed to the victory of WWII. -
Liberty Ships
technology used by the merchant marines during WWII which also helped contribute to the victory of WWII. -
Island Hopping
crossing the ocean or a large body of water by taking short journeys from island to island, the us used this tactic during WWII to get closer to japan and slowly take back the islands that they had lost earlyer in the war. -
Flying Tigers
there were volunteer american pilots that volunteered to fly with the chinise airforce for the war. -
Navajo Code Talkers
the US used the native language of the american indians as a secret code during WWII. -
Holocaust
Persecution and murder of over 6 million jews and tons of other ethnicities, religions, and other people with certain lifestyles. -
Bataan Death March
was a forcible transfer of 60000 filipino and 15000 American prisoners of war after the battle of Bataan. -
Battle of Midway
turning point of WWII due to the fact that the japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers. -
D-Day Invasion
Allied invasion of northern france at beaches Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword -
Operation Overlord
was the code name for the battle of normandy, which was an allied invasion of germany also know as D-Day. -
Potsdam Conference
refered to as the berlin conference of the 3 heads of government in the USSR, UK, and USA. they were represented by Stalin, Churchil, and Truman. -
Atomic Weapons
Deadly technology that gave truman the confidence to demand the unconditional surrender of the armed forces. -
Conventional Weapons
weapons that are commonly and widely used that are not weapons of mass destruction. -
Congressional Medal of Honor
the highest award of valor that can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the US armed forces. -
Tuskegee Airmen
foundation dedicated to preserving the history of the first African American airmen.
