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Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1936 Games. He is known as one of the greatest athletes of all time and has an award named after him. -
Desmond Doss
Desmond Doss was a combat medic in the United States Army. He was a conscientious objector meaning he chose to never bring a weapon into combat. He served from 1942 to 1946 and saved 75 people at Hacksaw Ridge. He earned the Purple Heart and Medal of Honor. -
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Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest running battle in WW2 that lasted the entire war. It was mainly in the Atlantic ocean and fought by almost all the nations involved in WW2. -
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Rosie The Riveter
Rosie the Riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at female workers in the defense industry during all of WW2. This was to increase moral and the amount of women in the workforce. -
Pearl Harbor
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Coral Sea
The Battle of Coral Sea was a major naval battle between the Japanese and some of the allies. It took place over 5 days near Australia. -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development project during WW2 that produced the first atomic bombs. The project was active from 1942-1946 and was disbanded on August 15, 1947. It was mainly created to outpace the German technology and gain information on their nuclear projects. -
D-Day
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major offensive of WW2 by the Germans against the Americans. It took place between December, 1944 and January, 1945. The battle was in the Ardennes forest. -
Okinawa
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland among the Soviet Union and Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe. It was signed on May 14, 1955. It was mainly meant as a counterweight to NATO.
