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Italian invasion of Ethiopia
a war fought between Italy and Ethiopia from October 1935 to February 1937 -
German annexation of Austria and Sudetenland invasion of Czechoslovakia
Germany wanted to expand its territory and gain control of key military defenses in the area. The Nazis justified the invasion by claiming that Austria had descended into chaos. -
Vernon Baker
a United States Army first lieutenant who was an infantry company platoon leader during World War II and a paratrooper during the Korean War he was active during 1941-1968 -
Flying Tigers
The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. -
Tuskegee Airmen
a group of primarily African American military pilots. fighters & bombers who fought in World War II -
Navajo Code Talkers
a person employed by the military during wartime to use a little-known language as a means of secret communication. -
Executive Order 9066
gavethe right to the evacuation of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers further inland. -
Douglas MacArthur
best known for his command of Allied forces in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. Douglas MacArthur was an American
general. he was appointed supreme commander of Allied forces in April of 1942 -
Bataan Death March
75,000 Filipino & American troops on Bataan were forced to walk a 65-mile march to prison camps. the marchers were treated pretty badly and even died/ got sick -
Audie Murphy
after joining the army on june 30th 1942 murphy received every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. -
Bracero program
an agreement between meixco and the united states. this agreement allowed around 4.6 million Mexican citizens to enter the U.S. temporarily to work on farms, railroads, and factories -
Manhattan Project
research and development during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. -
Chester W. Nimitz
a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a key role in the naval history of World War 2 as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief. he became a fleet admiral in 1944 -
George S. Patton
a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean theater of World War II -
Korematsu v. U.S.
a decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the exclusion of Japanese Americans from the West Coast Military Area during World War I -
Nuremberg Trials
held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries and other crimes in World War II. -
Omar Bradley
a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War 2. he became general of the army in 1950 -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
an American military officer and statesman. he served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961