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| code name for research work on the atomic bomb that extended across the country |
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| WPB, ensured that the armed forces & war industries received the resources they needed to win the war |
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| american general, commanded "Operation Torch", an invasion of Axis-controlled north Africa |
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| June 6, 1944, the first day of the invasion of Germany |
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| general, unleashed massive air & land bombardment against the enemy at St. Lô |
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| general that advanced his troops through the gap in the German line of defense created by Bradley |
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| german tanks broke through American defenses, trying to destroy the allies; backfired; led to Nazi retreat |
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| Victory in Europe Day; celebrated by the Allies on March 8, 1945 |
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| vice-president that became president after Roosevelt's death by stroke |
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