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concentration camps
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 World War 2 -
Flying Tigers
former pilots of the U.S. armed services who volunteered to fly with the Chinese Air Force to defend against Japanese aggression. -
Battle of Midway
turning point for Allies in the Pacific in World War 2 due to the Japanese loss of four large aircraft carriers -
navajo code talker
group that used the practice of encryption to convert communication into an unknown language so that it is unable to be decoded by the enemy -
the holocuast
systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution & murder of approximately 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime -
D-day invasion
Allied invasion of Northern France to repel the occupation of the German Army...landing at Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches -
normandy,france
site of the Allied invasion on June 6, 1944 -
Potsdam Conference
meeting that led to the international partitioning of Germany into four separate zones -
Atomic Bomb
technology that gave President Truman the confidence to demand an unconditional surrender of all armed forces or suffer utter destruction. -
multiple front war
dividing military forces in order to fight on land in Europe and sea/land in the Pacific -
George S. Patton
brash American General and brilliant tank commander that led the 3rd Army of the United States in the final assault on Germany -
George Marshall
Army Chief of staff that coordinated the war effort from Washington D.C. -
merchant marines
fleet of civilian-owned merchant vessels that utilized the Liberty cargo ships -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
commander of the Allied forces in Europe who led the D-Day invasion and later was elected President of the United States