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Red Cross
when hostilities began in Europe in 1939, the red cross became the chief provider of relief supplies for the civilian victims of conflict distributed by the Geneva-based international red cross wartime activity in 1945, 7.5 million volunteers along with 39,000 paid staff provided service to the military. -
Axis Power
Took the name after the Tripartite pact and was signed by Germany, Italy , and japan on 9/27/1940, in Berlin. The Axis partners 2 common internists: territorial expansion & foundation of empires based on military conquest & the overthrow of the part WW1 international order & the destruction or neutralization of soviet communism. -
Lend Lease Program
Provided for military aid to any country who's defense was rival to the security of the united states. The act authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense material for which congress appropriated money. By allowing the president to transfer war material to a beleaguered Britain and without payment the neutrality act, the act enabled the British to keep fighting until the events led Americans into conflict. -
Tuskegee Airmen & Flying Tigers
the Tuskegee Airmen were the 1st group of African american fighter pilots in the U.S army corps during WW2. The army had resist using black men as pilot. They created a segregated unit for them. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
All but 3 of the ships sunk or damaged at pearl harbor were repaired the USS Arizona, the USS Oklahoma and the USS Utah. Officially it is estimated that 2,335 military personnel were killed on that terrible day. President Roosevelt's famous line which he said a date which we live in infamy the U.S was attacked by naval air forces of the empire of Japan -
Allied Powers
in World war 2 the chief allied powers where Great Britain,France,Soviet Union,the U.S & china. joined forces in jan 1 1942 -
War Bonds
known as debt securities foe the purpose of financing military operations during war times. -
WAVES
During WW2 WAVES was a acronym for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. WAVES let women work on planes and fly planes in continental U.S -
Omar Bradley
he was a highly distinguished senior officer of the U.S Army who saw distinguished service in north Africa & western Europe during WW2. he was also known as a top General during D-day. -
Gorge Marshall
He was an american statesman and soldier.he was chief of staff of the U.S Army under President Roosevelt & Truman. Served as Secretary of state & Defense under Truman. He helped as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill. -
Douglas MacArthur
American Five-Star General and field Marshall of the Philippine Army. He was chief staff of the United States army during the 1930's, he was in island hopping, Bataan Death March. -
George Patton
General George smith Patton Jr was a senior officer of the U.S Army who commanded the U.S seventh army in the Mediterranean & Europe theaters of WW2, but he was best known for his leadership of U.S. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
was the 34th president of the U.S.A prior to his presidency Eisenhower was a life long military man, commanding the D-day evasion while serving as supreme allied commander in Europe during WW2. -
Volunteerism of World War 2
The victory corps was an American Prog. during WW2 that provided training to male & female high school students. Focused on skills depending on the desired branch of armed forces. -
Code Talkers
The american military needed an undecipherable code to communicate that could not be broken by the Japanese. The language is unwritten and extremely complex, by using the language american forces could transmit messages by telephone and radio without the Japanese understanding it.