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George Marshall
George Marshall, JR was an American statesman and soldier. He was Chief of staff of the United States Army under president Franklin D Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman and served as secretary of state and secretary of defense under Truman. -
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Omar Bradley
Omar Bradley Nickname Brad was a highly distinguished senior officer of the United States Army who saw distinguished service in North Africa and western Europe during WW2 and later became General of the Army -
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Victory Corps
Purpose of this organization was to prepare high school students to aid the war effort on the name front lives both girls and boys white and black participated students learned about machinery fundamentals of electricity radius canning food first aid and other pertinent topics to help toward the war effort -
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Allied Powers
In World War II the allies included Britain France the Soviet Union and the United States The second World War opposing alliance pitted strong democracies against totalitarian regimes the conflict and the two sets of alliances can be seen as representing a struggle between freedom and tyranny although there was some movement between the two alliances. -
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Axis Power
The alliance of the Axis Power began to form in 1936. An event stronger alliance was signed between Germany and Italy on May 22,1939 called the Pact of Steel. This treaty would later be called the Tripartite Pact when Japan signed it on Sep 27,1940. Now the three main Axis Powers were allies in the war against the Allied Powers. -
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Red Cross WW2
Patriots Americans invested their time volunteering for red cross making bandages knitting socks and collecting books to send to the troops celebrities boosted sales for war bonds and other wartime endeavor Red cross also sent provisions to help soldiers in Germany and Japan -
lend lease Program
Provided for military aid to countries whose defense was vital security of the United States They shipped out weapons and food to others payment is not required for any items that are lost or destroyed but any property that survives and is suitable for civilian use must be paid in full. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan wanted to solve economic problem they tried to expend into china American officials responded to this aggression.
2,335 Military personal were killed
Bombs destroyed many ships
Roosevelt said in Response "A date which will live in infamy" -
War Bonds
Knows as debt securities for the purpose of financing military operations during war time the bonds yield a mere 2.9 percent return after a 10 year maturity living in the United States with a median income during WW2 meant earning about 2,000 a year despite the war's hardship 159 million Americans were asked to purchased war bonds to help fund the war stamps also could be purchased starting at 10 cents to save toward the bond. -
Waves
During WW2 Waves was a acronym for Woman Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service Waves let woman work on planes and fly planes in the continental U.S -
Douglas MacArthur
American five-star general and field Marshall of the Philippine army
Chief Staff of the United Sates Army during 1930s -
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 WWII
The victory crops was an American Prog. during WW2 that provided training to male and female HS students focused on skills relevant to the war effort raged from phys conditioning to special skills depending on the desired branch of armed forces -
Tuskegee Airmen
Were the 1st group of African American fighter pilots in the U.S army crops WW2 The army had relight using black men as pilots they created a segregated unit for them