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Who took the famous photograph of the marines raising the American flag at Iwo Jima?
Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal took the picture of marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi at Iwo Jima. The island of Iwo Jima spanned only eight square miles, but was strategically important for its closeness to Japan and hence its value as an air base. About 6,800 marines were killed and more than 18,200 [...]
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Leave a commentWhere is Potsdam?
Potsdam was the setting of the July 1945 meeting between Truman, Churchill, and Stalin is near Berlin, Germany.
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Leave a commentWhere is Yalta?
The Soviet port Yalta in the Crimea (now part of Ukraine) was the site of the February 1945 meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin.
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Leave a commentWhat was the most damaging air attack of World War II?
The most destructive air attack of World War II was not the atomic bombing of Hiroshima but the firebombing of Tokyo by 279 Superfortress bombers on March 9-10, 1945. Over 1,650 tons of incendiary bombs were dropped on the city, raising a massive firestorm and killing from 80,000 to 120,000 people. The bombing represented a [...]
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Leave a commentWhen and where did American forces meet Russian forces during the invasion of Germany in World War II?
The two Allied armies from America and Germany met on April 25, 1945, on the Elbe River at the town of Torgau. The Americans had been advancing from the west and the Russians from the east.
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Leave a commentHow much money was raised from war bonds during World War II?
The seven bond drives during World War II, often led by top movie celebrities, yielded $61 billion. Among the more popular celebrity bond spokespersons were Bob Hope and Marlene Dietrich.
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Leave a commentHow many American women were employed during World War II?
The female work force grew from 11 million to approximately 20 million during World War II. Most of these women helped with the war effort in relevant industries.
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Leave a commentHow many internment camps were built to house Japanese-Americans during World War II?
In 1942, about 100,000 Japanese-Americans were moved to ten internment camps in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming.
The camps were closed in late 1945.
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Leave a commentWhy is the famous clock in London called Big Ben?
Big Ben in London is not a clock.
It is a 13.5-ton bell in the clock tower of England's Houses of Parliament.
Cast in 1858, the bell's installation was directed by the rotund Sir Benjamin Hall, commissioner of works.
The bell was originally to be called Saint Stephen's, but the British newspapers renamed it Big Ben.
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How many days passed between the dropping of the atomic bombs and V-J day?