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holocaust
was the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party -
merchant marines
fleet of civilia-owned mechant vessels that utilized the liberty cargo ships -
concentration camps
Between 1939 and 1942 during World War II, the number of camps exploded to 300+,[3] as political prisoners and "undesirable elements" from across Europe were mass-incarcerated[4] generally without judicial process -
liberty ships
Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output -
tuskegee airmen
is the popular name of a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II -
flying tiger
former piolets of the us armed services who volunteered to fly with the chinese air force to defend against japanese aggression -
multiple front war
diviing military forces in order to fight on land in europe and sea/land in the pacific -
Douglas macArthur
MacArthur commanded the defense of the Philippines until Mar., 1942, when, under the orders of President Roosevelt, he left for Australia to take command of Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific. From Australia he launched the New Guinea campaign and later (Oct., 1944–July, 1945) directed the campaigns that led to the liberation of the Philippines. He was promoted (Dec., 1944) to the new rank of general of the army (five-star general) Read more: MacArthur, Douglas: World War II —Infoplease.com -
naajo code talkers
group that used the practice of emcryption to convert communication into an unknown laguage so that it is unable to be decoded by the enemy -
bataan death march
a march of 75,000 american and filipino prisoners of war after the battle of bataan in 1942..the march characterized by the murder and physical abuse the prisoners went though, over 6-11,000 men died during the march. -
battle of midway
the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. -
george s. patton
He led the relief of beleaguered U.S. troops at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, and advanced his army into Nazi Germany by the end of the war -
island hopping
Building on their success at Guadalcanal, Allied leaders began advancing from island to island as they sought to close on Japan. This strategy of "island hopping" allowed them to bypass Japanese strong points, while securing bases across the Pacific. -
d-day innvasion
on june 6, 1944 the allied forces invaded france during world war ll . -
operation overlord
- was the code name for the battle of normandy the operation that launched the invasion of germane-occupied western europe by allied forces.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz was promoted to the newly-created rank of fleet admiral in 1944 and became the naval equivalent to the army's General Dwight D. Eisenhower -
congressional medal of honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. The medal is awarded by the President of the United States in the name of Congress. -
convetional weapons
conventional weapons include small arms and light weapons, sea and land mines, as well as (non-nuclear) bombs, shells, rockets, missiles and cluster munitions. These weapons use explosive material based on chemical energy, as opposed to nuclear energy in nuclear weapons. -
potsdam conference
- a conference held in potsdam in the summer of 1945 where roosevelt stalin, and churchill drew up plans for the administration of germany and poland after world war ll ended.
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atomic weapons
nuclear weapon: of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction. the united states used atomic bmbs to bomb most of japan -
George Marshall
united stated general and statesman who as secretary of state organized the european recovery program. died in 1959 -
Omar Bradley
united states general who played an important role in the allied victory in world war l. dies in 1981
