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Benito Mussolini
Benito was an Italian Dictator during the time of WW2. He rose to power in WW1 leading a revolutionary in 1919 called the Facist Movement. Later in 1922 he became the Prime Minister and his power led on from there. -
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Hideki Tojo
Hideki was Prime Minister of Japan when the attack on Pearl Harbor had occured. He was also the minister for war, so he told Japan to push as Far East as he could and gain European land. After WW2, he was executed for being a war criminal. -
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George S. Patton
George S. Patton was a commander during WW2. He led the 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions and organized a training base at the beginning of the war. Patton led his army across the Rhine river to cut off German forces and succeed. -
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Adolf Hitler
Adolf was the German Dictator during World War 2. He sparked the war and had his Nazi troops conquer as much of Europe as they could. He is the reason the Holocaust began, because he would destroy anyone who was different than himself. -
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Omar Bradley
Omar was a leader of troops taking them to multiple victories in Sicly and North Africa. He was hand picked by Dwight Eisenhower to lead the 1st Army troops on the D-Day invasion. -
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Vernon Baker
Vernon was a US army officer who recieved the Medal of Honor because of his brave actions during World War 2. -
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The Holocaust
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Navajo Code Talkers
About 400 Navajo people were trained to learn code talk. They took part in every assult the U.S. marines conducted in the Pacific. They used code words and changed them many times in order to keep their information a secret. -
Executive Order 9066
This was a United States order signed during World War 2 by President Franklin D Roosevelt. This order was to prescribe certain areas as military zones. These zones were for Japanese Americans to relocate to and live. The Americans sent them here and blamed them for the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Merchant Marines
Merchant marines were on the front lines of their ships when they left U.S. ports. They were subject to attack by bombers, battleships, mines, submarines, and land bases. -
Bataan Death March
This was a forcible transfer by the Japanese Army with Filipino and American prisoners of war after the 3 month battle of Battan. -
Flying Tigers
This was the first American Volunteer Group of the CHinese air force. It consisted of pilots from the USAAC, USN, and USMC. It was under authority and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault. -
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Battle of Midway
This battle was exactly 6 months after Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Due to code breaking, the United States was able to ambush the Japanese and take a victory for this battle. The Unite4d States and the allies could finally move on. -
Office of War Information
This was the United States government agency created during WW2 to gain government information of services and give propoganda everywhere. -
Korematsu v. U.S.
This was a landmark in the US supreme court case system. I twas concering the Executive Order 9066, which was forcing the Japanese Americans into camps during World War 2, disregarding if they were born in the United States or had citizenship. -
D-Day Invasion
D-Day Invasion, also known as the Ivasion of Normandy, was the invasion established by western allied forces in Normandy. This was the longest invastion to ever take place and was named D-Day to remember it as the day of the initial assaults. -
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Harry Truman
Harry was the senate of states when Roosevelt had decided to fun for his 4th term in office. After Roosevelt dying unexpectedly, Truman was announced the 33rd president of the United States. -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattam Project was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during WW2. It was led by the United States. The first bombing sight was in Japan. -
Potsdam Conference
This is where the Big 3 leaders, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and U.S. Presiden Harry Truman met in Postdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of World War 2. -
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Atomic Bomb + Hiroshima/Nagasaki
On August 6 - August 9, 1945 the towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed by the Americans. These towns were the first to hit by the atomic bomb. The fatal results shows poisoning and really bad burns. The Americans did that as a pay back on Pearl Harbor. -
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Nuremberg Trials
These trials were a series of military tribunals held by the Allied forces. This was to execute, and show notable prosecution of the political, social and economical leader of Nazi Germany. -
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight was the Allies supreme commander during the WW2 era. He led the Allies into the last great counter attack against Germany which was at the Battle of Bulge. He was the most important general who afterwards came out to be the president in later years.
