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Dwight D. Eisenhower

leader of the Allied forces in Europe then was elected to be Pres. of the USA

Government issue

term used to describe US uniforms, weapons, and soldiers

operation torch

Codename for allied invasion of North Africa from Novermber 1942 to September 1943

Bernard Law Montgomery "Monty"

British commander in North Africa

George Patton

Famous American General who fought in North Africa and Europe.

stalingrad

Decisive battle in German invasion of Russia, the Germans were surrounded and systemically destroyed

D-day

June 6, 1944 - Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. The turning point of World War II.

V-E Day

May 8, 1945; victory in Europe Day when the Germans surrendered

George S. Roberts

The 99th Pursuit Squadron's first black-American commander

Benjamin O. Davis

The first African American general in the U.S. Air Force

fighting red tails

black fighter pilots under the command of Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

midway

An important battle in the Asian part of the war, the Americans sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers

Douglas MacArthur

American general, who commanded allied troops in the Pacific during World War II.

how many people died in WWII?

60 million

social darwinism

The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.

what were the three largest concentration camps?

Dachau, Treblinka, Auschwitz

Herman Goring (German)

hitler's reich marshall, powerful leader in nazi party

Heinrich Himmler

German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945)

Adolf Eichmann

director of the SS office for Jewish deportation

Rudolf Franz Hoss

Commandment of Auschwitz

how many jews died in the holocaust?

6 million

holocaust

A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled.

nuremberg

Trials of the Nazi leaders, showed that people are responsible for their actions, even in wartime

Tokyo Trials

war crime trials for Japanese officials

Tehran Conference

meeting of the Big Three (churchill, roosevelt, and stalin)

to discuss the final attack on Germany