U.S. bomber known as the Liberator. The B-24 had a slim wing design that allowed it to fly faster and higher and to carry a heavier bomb load than the better known B-17, or Flying Fortress. The B-24&# [..]

Great Britain's Prime Minister, Churchill was an eloquent speaker, who steeled the British to defy the Nazis, even as the Luftwaffe bombed London nightly. At the fall of France, which left the Br [..]

The fascist leader of Nazi Germany and the architect of the Holocaust which killed six million Jewish people.

The communist leader of the Soviet Union.

FDR's vice-president who had to take over the presidency when FDR died of a stroke on April 12, 1945, before the final victories of WWII. As such, Truman was the one who had to order the dropping [..]

U.S. laws passed in the 1930s, in reaction to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia. After the many losses of WWI, American sentiment was predominantly isolationistic, hoping to avoid involvement in [..]

Military tribunals which tried defeated Nazis for war crimes, the most publicized ones being of those involved with concentration camps and the extermination of Jews. Named for the city in which they [..]

An American program to repair and rebuild the countries torn apart by WWII. The U.S. donated $13 billion to reconstruct Western Europe.

The final meeting of the Allies to clarify the post-war administration of Germany and the rebuilding of Europe. Held July 17-Aug. 2, 1945.

The puppet government established in southeastern France and controlled by Marshal Philippe Petain that collaborated (cooperated) with Hitler. Called Vichy after its capital city, the Vichy leaders ha [..]