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George Marshall
Army Cheif of staff that coordinated the war effort from Washington, DC. -
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
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
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
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
Dividing military forces in order to fighton land in Europe and sea/land in the Pacific. -
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
Turning point for Allies in the Pacific in WWII due to the Japenese loss of four aircraft carriers. -
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
Site of allied invasion on June 6, 1944 -
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.
