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The History of WWII

By, Chris Leonhardt


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General Tojo Hideki:

Tojo Hideki was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, the leader of the

Taisei Yokusankai, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during most of WW11.

George C. Marshall:

George C. Marshall was noted as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill

for his leadership of the Alliedvictory in World War II. Marshall served as the

United States Army Chief of Staff during the war and the chief military adviser

to Presidentwho at this time was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower:

Dwight Eisenhower commanded the D-Day invasion while serving as Supreme

Allied Commander in Europe during WW11. He led U.S. troops to defeat the Axis

forces in Northern Africa. He also prepared the U.S. military forces in England

for the D-Day invasion.

Winston Churchill:

Winston Churchill was prime minister of Britain during WW11. He declared war

on Germany when they invaded Poland because he had promised Poland they

would come to their side should Poland be invaded.


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Harry S. Truman:

Harry Truman served as president of the United States and Commander in Chief

of the U.S. military during the final months of WW11. Under his command, the

U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, effectively

ending the war. This was the first use of atomic bombs in warfare.

Douglas McArthur:

Douglas MacArthur was put in charge of the Philippines. He was supposed to

defend them from Japanese attack. He failed at this. This gave him

determination to make us for his fail. So he decided on what is known as

island hopping. This meant that Americans took over the larger more

important islands captured by the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean. The islands

included Two Jima and Ohinawa.


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J. Robert Oppenheimer:

Oppenheimer was the lead scientist in the Atomic Bomb Program. He is often

called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his main role in the Manhattan

Project, the project that made the first nuclear weapons in WW11.

George S. Patton:

In WW11, Patton commanded corps and armies in North Africa, Sicily, and the

European Theater of Operations. In 1944, he took command of the U.S. Third

Army, which under his leadership advanced farther, captured more enemy

prisoners, and liberated more territory in less time than any other army in

history thanks to Patton.
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Fascism:

Fascism was the governing ideology of Germany and Italy. It was fascistthinking that led both countries to believe that they were right to start the warand that they could win it. A central tenet of Fascism was that they were

superior to all other peoples.

Nazi Party :

Founded in 1919 as the German Workers' Party, it changed its name to the

National Socialist German Workers' Party when Adolf Hitler became

leader. The nickname Nazi was taken from the first word of its full name,

Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. The party grew from its

home base in Bavaria and attracted members from disaffected elements

throughout Germany.
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Blitzkreig:

Lightning War

Kamikazi:

A Japanese pilot trained in World War II to make a suicidal crash attack,

especially upon a ship.


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Marshall Plan:U.S. sponsored program to provide economic aid to European countries

after World War II. It provided almost $13 billion in grants and loans to 17

countries

Mahattan Project:

A United States project lasting from August 1942 to August 1946, which

developed the atomic energy program, with special reference to the

atomic bomb.


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Rosie the Riveter:

The most successful advertisement that promoted women to

join the workforce during World War II.

V-E day:

Victory in Europe Day! This took place on May 8, 1945.


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V-J Day:

Victory in Japan Day! This took place on August 15, 1945.

United Nations:

It was founded in 1945 and promoted peace, security, and economicdevelopment.


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Battle of Britain:

During April of 1941, a series of intense raids directed against Britain

by the German air force in World War II.

Battle of the Atlantic:

This battle lasted from September 1939 until the defeat of Germany

in 1945. It was the wars longest continuous military campaign. This

battle to control the trading over the Atlantic involved thousands of

ships and went across thousands of square miles.
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Battle of the Coral Sea:

The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought from May 4-8, 1942. It was a

major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the

Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the

United States and Australia. The battle was the first ever fleet action

in which aircraft carriers engaged each other, and was also the first

in which neither side's ships sighted or fired directly upon the other.

Battle of Midway:

After recovering Japanese naval codes, the US found an opportunity

to fight back after getting hammered at Pearl Harbor. They attacked

the Japanese on June 3rd with 115 land based aircraft and 3 aircraft

carriers. This was a huge victory for the US.
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Operation Torch:

This was the British-American invasion of French North Africa in

World War II during the North African Campaign, started on

November 8th, 1942. It was supposed to clear Axis Powers from North

Africa, improve naval control of the Mediterranean Sea and prepare

for an invasion of Southern Europe in 1943.

Battle of Al Alamein:

The Battle of El Alamein was primarily fought between two great

commanders of World War Two, Montgomery and Rommel. The Allied

victory at El Alamein leads to the retreat of the Africa Corps and the

German surrender in North Africa in May 1943.
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Battle of the Guadalcanal:

The American invasion of Guadalcanal occurred on August 7, 1942. It

was the first American offensive operation of World War II. They

captured the airfield and, after six months of some of the most

ferocious battles of the Pacific War, pushed the Japanese off the

island.

Battle of the Bulge:

This was the last major push by the Germans in December of 1944. It

was a complete surprise initially but was an utter failure in its

proposed goals. The waste of the cream of the German armed forces

was a huge bonus to the allies. Not only were men and equipment

wasted, but scarce fuel was used up or destroyed as well leaving no

hope.


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Battle of Iwo Jima:

By capturing Iwo Jima the Allied forces were able to

create an emergency air strip for damaged B-29's. Theycould also conduct more air attacks helping them win

WW2.


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Hiroshima:

Hiroshima is the site where the first nuclear weapon

was used. On August 6, 1945, the United States droppedan atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The atomic bomb was

completely destroying and devastating.


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