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a United States Army first lieutenant who was an infantry company platoon leader during World War II and a paratrooper during the Korean War. -
voted the most popular western actor in America in 1955 by motion picture exhibitors. -
an armed conflict that resulted in Ethiopia's subjection to Italian rule
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The military occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany began with the German annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938, continued with the creation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia -
the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force.
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authorized the evacuation of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers further inland
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Forced march of 70,000 U.S. and Filipino prisoners of war (World War II) captured by the Japanese in the Philippines -
participated in all assaults the U.S. Marines led in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945, including Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Peleliu and Iwo Jima.
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The group was notable for its unusual mission: Its members were mercenaries hired by China to fight against Japan. -
permitted millions of Mexican men to work legally in the United States on short-term labor contracts -
the code name for the American-led effort to develop a functional atomic weapon during World War II
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he conviction of Fred Korematsu—a son of Japanese immigrants who was born in Oakland, California—for having violated an exclusion order requiring him to submit to forced relocation during World War II -
Considered one of the most successful combat generals in U.S history, George Patton was the first officer assigned to the Tank Corps in WWI. -
uncovered the German leadership that supported the Nazi dictatorship -
was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
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was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II -
commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II -
one of americas greatest generals