WWII
This conference on Nov. of 1943, was the first meeting of the "Big 3" Allied leaders.
What is the Tehran conference?
Communism was promoted by this famous German philosopher that believed that people should revolt again capitalist business owners which ultimately leads the government trying to control people.
Who is Karl Marx?
This was the supreme commander of the Allied forces in the Korean War.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
This Greek word meaning "Sacrifice by Fire" was used to take Jews (and other non-Aryans) from their homes and sent them to labor camps or to be killed.
What is the Holocaust?
This is the date of V-E Day in Europe.
What is May 8, 1945?
One million troops were sent to to rid France of the German invasion by being part of Operation Overlord, led by General Dwight D. Eishenhower which resulted in this huge victory.
What is D-Day at Normandy Beach?
Winston Churchill used this term in a speech to describe the boundary behind which lay the Soviet Union's sphere of influence.
What is the Iron Curtain?
This amphibious landing, led by MacArthur, on the western Korean coast, was instrumental in forcing North Korea out of the South.
What is Inchon?
In February of 1945, the American Marines took over this Japanese island which was strategic in stopping Japan because it would allow the US another place to station closer to Japan.
What is Iwo Jima?
This is the day of V-J Day in WWII.
What is August 15, 1945?
Hitler anticipated the Allies to attack across the English Channel at this location due to decoy maneuvers and false information spread into German hands.
What is Calais, France?
This was the plan used to offer aid ($13 billion) to Europe to help lift them up after all the destruction from WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan?
Truman fired MacArthur for this reason, despite his success in Korea.
What is MacArthur's insistence on invading China and using military means instead of using diplomats?
This project was started after Albert Einstein informed FDR about his concern that Germany was working on splitting an atom to release an enormous amount of energy.
What is the Manhattan Project?
This was the day that America bombed Hiroshima with the A-Bomb (Little Boy) and resulted in this many deaths.
What are 80,000 immediate deaths (140,000 as time progress) on August 6, 1945?
Moderate Harry Truman took the place of this former vice-president to FDR, because he was considered far too progressive, especially for the South. Everyone knew due to FDR's age, this 4th term election was really a vote for the vice-president.
Who is Henry Wallace?
This operation occurred from June 1948-May-1949 resulting in the delivery of 2.4 tons of food and supplies.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
At the end of the Korean War in 1953, this 2.5 mile zone was set up between the boundary of North and South Korea.
What is the DMZ - De-Militarized Zone?
In 1988, America finally apologized to the Japanese internment policy during WWII and offered this to the 60,000 remaining Japanese still alive.
What are reparations of $20,000?
This was the day that America bombed Nagasaki (ship-building center) using another A-Bomb (Fat Man).
What is August 9, 1945 at 11:02am?
This was the costliest/bloodiest battle for the Americans with 100,000 casualties (19,000 deaths), in which Germany attacked the Allies in Belgium to split the Allies. Fortunately, it didn't work and it was the beginning of the end for the Germans.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
After the Berlin Crisis, this organization was formed to create an alliance for mutual defense in 1949, in which one country would pledge to attack if another member country were attacted.
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
This president signed the Korean Armistice agreement that agreed to stop fighting, although no peace treaty was or has ever been signed.
Who is President Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This was the name given to the African American air pilots that helped contribute to the Allied victory.
What are the Tuskegee Airmen?
This was the number of American deaths in WWII.
What are 300,000 killed in combat, and 100,000 in other causes.