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holocaust
systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution & murder of approximately 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime -
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Unit 8 Key Terms
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liberty ships
technology used by the Merchant Marines to contribute to the victory in World War 2 -
atomic weapons
technology that gave President Truman the confidence to demand an unconditional surrender of all armed forces or suffer utter destruction. -
merchant marines
fleet of civilian-owned merchant vessels that utilized the Liberty cargo ships -
Congressional Medal of Honor
Navy" by authorizing the production and distribution of "medals of honor". On December 21st the bill was passed, -
Island Hopping
it was applied on a large scale as the Allies devised their strategy for moving across the central Pacific. -
concentration camps
sites of internment during the Holocaust which were liberated by American forces -
postdam conference
meeting that led to the international partitioning of Germany into four separate zones -
tuskegee airmen
pilots who fought in World War II. -
George Marshall
America's foremost soldier during World War II, served as chief of staff from 1939 to 1945, building and directing the largest army in history. -
conventional weapon
were generally refer to weapons that are in relatively wide use that are not weapons of mass destruction -
flying tigers
former pilots of the U.S. armed services who volunteered to fly with the Chinese Air Force to defend against Japanese aggression -
Bataan Death
march was characterized by wide-ranging physical abuse and murder, and resulted in very high fatalities inflicted upon prisoners and civilians alike by the Japanese Army. -
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 -
Douglas macarthur
He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the U.S. Army, and the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army. -
navajo code talkers
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. -
Chester W. Nimitz
he oversaw the integration of the Navy into the new Cold War defense establishment and its adaptation to new technologies. -
Dwight Eisenhower
He had previously been a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; -
George S. Patton
Patton led the US Army's first armored attack when he assaulted an enemy position with three armored cars. -
Battle Of Midway
turning point for Allies in the Pacific in World War 2 due to the Japanese loss of four large aircraft carriers -
multiple front war
dividing military forces in order to fight on land in Europe and sea/land in the Pacific -
Omar Bradley
he 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. -
operation overload
it was the most complicated and difficult' ever undertaken. With nearly three million troops involved, it was an incredible feat of organisation - and the first step towards the liberation of Western Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany.