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World War II Facts
Brain Snacks
The number of Americans killed during World War II was approximately...... 4 times the number of Americans killed during World War I... 7 times the number of Americans killed during the Vietnam War...
Quotes
"If my neighbor's house catches fire and I know that fire will spread to my house unless it is put out, and I am watering the grass in my back yard, and I don't pass my garden hose over the fence t...
Statistics
Number of Americans who served in World War II: 16.1 million Average amount of time each U.S. military serviceman served overseas during World War II: 16 months Estimated number of people serving i...
Acronyms
Government Issue Women's Army Corps Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Women's Airforce Service Pilot Dual Drive General Purpose, or "Jeep"
Glossary
Allied powers In World War II, the Allied powers were those countries, including Great Britain, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, and France (before its defeat in 1940), that opposed the...
