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Holocaust
The Holocaust was the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, throughout German-occupied territory. -
Tuskegee Airmen
Popular name for the first cadre of African-American pilots in the US military. Based in Tuskegee, Alabama, and formed as a fighter... -
Navajo Code Talkers
Group that used the preactice of encryption to convert communication into an unknown language so that it is unable o be decoded by the enemy. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of 60,000 Filipino and 15,000 American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. -
Battle of Midway
iThe Battle of Midway s widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. -
Conventional Weapons
The terms conventional weapons or conventional arms generally refers to weapons that are in relatively wide use and that are not weapons... -
Concentration Camps
A place where large numbers of political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities are imprisoned -
Congressional Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor: the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty'. -
Multiple Front War
Dividing military forces in order to fight on land in Europe and Sea/land in the pacific. -
Flying Tigers
Former pilots of the U.S. armed services who volenteered to fly witht eh chinese air force to defend against Japanese agression. -
Liberty Cargo Ships
Technology used by the Merchant Marines to contribute to the victory in Worl War 2 -
D-Day Invasion
The invasion of normandy france on a couple different beaches. -
Operation Overlord
was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. -
Merchant Marines
Fleet of Civilian-owned merchant vessels that utilized the liberty cargo ships. -
Island Hopping
Attacking an island under japanese control and after taking full control of it and on the next island. -
Potsdam Conference
The goals of the conference also included the establishment of post-war order, peace treaties issues, and countering the effects of the war. -
Atomic Weapons
The U.S used the Atomic Weapons on the Japanese citys that ended the war.
