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Douglas MacArthur
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army who was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. -
George Marshall
George Catlett Marshall, Jr. GCB, was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense. -
holocaust
he Holocaust also known as the Shoah, was the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi -
Atomic weapons
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter -
Concentration camps
refers to a camp in which people are detained or confined, usually under harsh conditions and without regard to legal norms -
Chester w. Nimitz
Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, GCB, USN, was a five-star admiral of the United States Navy. -
George s. Paton
George Smith Patton, Jr. was a general in the United States Army most well known for his command of the Seventh United States Army, and later the Third United States Army, -
Liberty ships
were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. -
Congressional Medal of honor
Society created by the U.S. Congress in remembrance of recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military award -
Battle of Midway
is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. -
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Merchant Marines
The United States Merchant Marine is the fleet of U.S. civilian-owned merchant vessels, operated by either the government or the private sector, that engage in commerce or transportation -
Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He had previously been a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II -
Omar Bradley
Omar Nelson Bradley was a senior U.S. Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and a General of the Army in the United States Army. -
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II. -
Bataan death march
was a 70-mile forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war by Japanese forces during World War II -
Flying tigers
The 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force in 1941–1942, famously nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was composed of pilots from the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps -
Multiple front war
two-front war is one in which fighting takes place on two ... the Roman forces had to contend with multiple enemies in its frontiers -
Conventional weapons
s a compilation album being released sequentially as singles by the American alternative rock band My Chemical Romance -
Navajo code talkers
small band of warriors who created an unbreakable code from the ancient language of their people and changed the course of modern history -
Island Hoping
was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis power -
D-day Invasion
Biggest invasion in war. 4 beaches were planned tp send paratroops to take out the machine gunners so are troops can land in. -
operation overload
was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe -
Potsdam Conference
july - August 1945. On 16 July 1945, the "Big Three" leaders met at Potsdam, Germany, near Berlin. In this, the last of the World War II
