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10 Cards in this Set
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in overall command of the invasion of France |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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"I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me." |
Truman |
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commander of the US Navy in the Pacific |
Chester Nimitz |
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head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters who pressured Roosevelt to provide jobs for African Americans |
A. Phillip Randolph |
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led the American team of engineers and scientists building the atomic bomb |
Robert Oppenheimer |
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highest-ranking African American officer in the US Army |
Benjamin O. Davis |
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signed a letter to Roosevelt warning that powerful bombs may be constructed using uranium |
Albert Einstein |
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director of the WAC |
Oveta Culp Hobby |
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upon evacuating the Philippines, he said "I shall return" |
Douglas MacArthur |
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clothing worn by teenagers and considered to be unpatriotic |
zoot suits |
