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Military draft
Who: US
What: drafted for the war
When:1940
Where:
Why: to have more soldiers in the war -
silly putty
Silly Putty is a toy based on silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties. It bounces, but breaks when given a sharp blow and can also flow like a liquid. It contains a viscoelastic liquid silicone, a type of non-Newtonian fluid, which makes it act as a viscous liquid over a long time period but as an elastic solid over a short time period -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century. Roosevelt directed the United States federal government during most of the Great Depression, impleme… -
Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscar… -
Tuskegee airman
Who: black airmen
What: black polites
When:1941
Where:Tuskegee Alabama
Why: to make history -
Pearl Harbor
Who: an attack
What: attacked
When: 12/7/1941
Where:Pearl Harbor
Why:As war was inevitable, Japan's only chance was the element of surprise and to destroy America's navy as quickly as possible -
Kamikazes
Who : Japan wit men
What : killers
When:1942
Where:during the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Why: battle tactics -
Coral sea
Who :a place
What:
When:5/4/1943
Where:Australia
Why: -
D-day
Who:
What: big war day
When: 6/6/1944
Where:coast of France's Normandy region.
Why:naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France -
Battle of bulge
Who: the German last offensive squad
What: soldiers
When: 12/16/1944
Where:Belgium Nazi Germany
Why: -
Nagasaki
Who: a place
What: city in Japan
When 8/9/1945
Where:Nagasaki
Why: it made Japan surrender -
Cold war
Who:
What: a war held in Germany
When: 1947
Where: South America etc
Why: political maneuvering, military coalitions, espionage, propaganda, arms buildups, economic aid, and proxy wars between other nations. -
Berlin airlift
Who:
What: an airlift
Where: Berlin
When: 6/24/1948
Why:
