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Douglas MacArthur
American general and field marshal of the Phillipinne Army. -
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George Marshall
Mosted decorated soilder in WW2 and medal of honor winner. -
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Chester W. Nimitiz
5 star admeral of the US Navy. He won the war of the Pasific. -
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George S. Patton
US Army general and most known for his comand of the 3rd United States in the final assult against Germany. -
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Omar Bradley
US Army Field Commande in Africa and Europe during WW2. -
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Holocaust
A time period during WW2 wherethe natzi's attempted genocide on the Jews where over 6 million people died during this time. -
Concentration Camps
Camps that Jews went to during the Holocaust and suffered and died. -
Multiple Front War
Diving the soilders up in oder to fight on land in Europe and at sea in the Pasific. -
Conventional Weapons
Weapons used to fight in the war. -
Flying Tigers
People who volenteered to fly with the Japanees in WW2. -
Bataan Death March
Force of moving prisoners of war from America and Philopino across 80miles very violently and killing many. -
Navajo Code Talkers
People that decoded other countries war messages to help the US and made codes that no one could break. -
Island Hopping
US soilders getting from island to island without any naval or airforces bases to go to. -
Battle of Midway
Turning pont for the Alies in the Pacific during WW2. -
Liberty Ships
technoloigy used by the Merchant Marienes to contribute to the victory in WW2. -
Merchant Marines
Fleet of cicilian-owned merchant vessels that utilized the Liberty cargo ships. -
D-Day
Allied invation of Northern France to repel the occupation of the German Army...landing at Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches. -
Operation Overlord
Code name for the Battle of Normandy. -
Congressional Medal of Honor
Given to vererains who did an outstanding job in the war that was not thought possiable. -
Tuskegee Airmen
America's first group of black airman. -
Atomic Weapons
Bombs used to give the US complete and uter control of the war due to fear. -
Potsdam Conference
Meeting that led to the international partitioning of Germany into four seperste zones. -
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Dwight Eisenhower
34th president of the US and led the D-Day invation.
