The Holocaust

  • George Marshall

    George Marshall

    Army Cheif of staff that coordinated the war effort from Washington, DC.
  • George S. Patton

    George S. Patton

    Brash American General and brilliant tank commander that led the 3rd army of the United States in final assault on Germany.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Commander of Allied forces in Europe who led the D-Day invasion and later was elected President of the U.S.
  • The Holocaust

    A systematic, bureaucratic state sponsered presecution & murder of approx. 6 million jews by the Nazi regime.
  • Concentration Camps

    Sites of interment during the Holocaust which were liberated by American forces.
  • Merchant Marines

    Merchant Marines

    Fleet of civilian owned merchant vessels that utilized the Liberty Cargo Ships.
  • "Liberty" Cargo Ships

    Technology used by the Merchant Marines to contribute to the victory in WWII.
  • Flying Tigers

    Flying Tigers

    Former pilots of the U.S armed services who volunteered to fly with the Chinese Air Forces to defeat against Japanese agressions.
  • Multiple Front War

    Multiple Front War

    Dividing military forces in order to fighton land in Europe and sea/land in the Pacific.
  • Navajo Code Talkers

    Navajo Code Talkers

    Group that used the practice of encryption to convert communication into an unkown language so that it is unable to be decoded by the enemy.
  • Battle Of MIdway

    Battle Of MIdway

    Turning point for Allies in the Pacific in WWII due to the Japenese loss of four aircraft carriers.
  • D-Day Invasion

    D-Day Invasion

    Allied invasion of Northern France to repel the occupation of German Army.. Landing at Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and sword beaches.
  • Normandy, France

    Normandy, France

    Site of allied invasion on June 6, 1944
  • Potsdam Confrence

    Potsdam Confrence

    Meeting that led to theinternational partitioning of Germany into four seperate zones.
  • Atomic Bomb

    Technology that gave Prsident Truman the confidence to demand an unconditional surrender of all armed forces or suffer utter destruction.