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08 Fighting WWII
Terms from US History Since 1877
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atomic weapons | These were developed during World War II as a result of the Manhattan Project. Two of these would be used on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only time these weapons have been used in warfare. |
| Vernon Baker | This First Lieutenant was awarded the Medal of Honor by Bill Clinton for his efforts in WWII. He was in the all black 92nd Infantry and the first living African American recipient of the Medal of Honor |
| Bataan Death March | This was the 60 mile march of U.S. and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese. They suffered starvation, disease, physical abuse and murder. |
| Omar Bradley | He commanded the 1st US Army during the D-day invasion. It was under his command that Paris was liberated and the Germans were turned back at the Battle of the Bulge. |
| Concentration Camps | During World War II, Adolf Hitler ordered the Jews to be contained in these. Many were killed in these camps. |
| Conventional weapons | These would include the weapons of war such as machine guns, tanks, and airplanes. It would not include atomic weapons. |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | This General commanded the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe. He is known for success during Operation Torch and D-Day and later serving two terms as president during the early Cold War |
| European Theatre | The fighting in World War II that occurred in Europe and north Africa. This consisted of the Allied forces of Great Britain, United States, Russia and France against primarily Germany but also Italy. |
| Island Hopping | This was the term for the military strategy for U.S. military advancement through the Pacific Islands through Japanese territory to the mainland. |
| Douglas MacArthur | This General commanded the U.S. forces in the Pacific Theater. He later was in charge of the U.S. occupation of Japan. |
| Manhattan Project | This was the name for the development of the atomic bomb. The first successful test took place in New Mexico, 1945. |
| Midway | This battle is considered the turning point for the Pacific Theater. Americans broke the Japanese code and resulted in destroying 4 Japanese aircraft carriers. |
| Navajo Code Talkers | These Native Americans devised a code for transmitting messages in their language on the frontlines of the Pacific Theater. The Japanese were never able to break the code. |
| Chester A Nimitz | Born in Fredericksburg, Texas he would command the Pacific Fleet during World War II. In 1945, he represented the U.S. when the Japanese surrendered aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
| Normandy | The invasion at this location in northern France is also referred to as "D Day," June 6, 1944. This began the effort to liberate western Europe. |
| Pacific Theatre | The fighting in World War II in the Pacific. This consisted of island hopping as the United States fought against Japan. |
| George Patton | A commander in World War II, where he led the Third Army into battle following D-Day at the Battle of the Bulge. He ordered a 90 degree turnaround of forces to relieve American troops that were surrounded. |
| Harry Truman | He was the President after Franklin D. Roosevelt died in April of 1945, just months before the end of WWII. He approved the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. |
| Tuskegee Airmen | This was a group of African American fighter pilots in the US Army Air Corps. They escorted pilots on bombing missions. |
| Axis Powers | Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II. |
| Allied Powers | Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France and China during World War II. |
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