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Nimitz- Commander of the United States Navy in the pacific.  Planned operations against the Japanese using the aircraft carriers that were mostly unharmed from Pearl Harbor.

MacArthur- Commander in the Philippines that lead the troops there to retreat from the Japanese to the Bataan peninsula.

Bataan- the Bataan peninsula was a very rough terrain that the Japanese were not used to. MacArthur was able to hold them off because of the diseases the Japanese caught from the U.S.

Doolittle raid- James Doolittle led 16 B-25 bombers from an aircraft carrier to bomb japan and land in china. This was their first rebellion against Japan after Pearl Harbor.

Coral sea- Americans intercepted the Japanese plan to attack New Guinea.  America sent two aircraft carriers to intercept them.

Midway- Japanese, once again unaware of the intercepted transmissions fell into the Americans trap and launched their aircraft against ours.

Afrika Corps- the German forces in Africa.  Sent by Adolf Hitler. Famous leader General Irwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel- the general of the Afrika Corps. Nicknamed the desert fox because of his success.

El Almein- Battle in which the British forces in Africa forced Rommel and his troops to retreat.

Patton- American forces leader in Africa. Captured the city of Casablanca.

Casablanca- city captured by Patton and the British forces.

Kassarine pass- The battle in which the Americans were outnumbered and out maneuvered and outfought. They suffered 7000 casualties and lost 200 tanks.

Convoy system- cargo ships travelled in groups and we're escorted by navy warships.

Stalingrad- Hitler ordered troops to capture strategic oil fields in the Ukraine and Russia. Stalingrad was the most important of them all.  

Script

The Excellent Adventures of ANGUS 

 This is T.H.E. Radio Station bringing you another segment of “The Excellent Adventures of Angus.” In our last episode, Deshawn Darius stole the forbidden gem from Angus as he tried to drink the elixir of everlasting life. We continue our story today with the epic season finale. 

“Cue Music”

Angus strolls down the open field as he twirls his trusty peacemaker on the lookout for Deshawn and his prize gem. He scans the vast the sun starts to 

set.  In the dark distance he sees the silhouette of his arch-enemy,  warning shots at Angus in preparation for the stand off tomorrow. Angus wakes up and prepares his stallion for the day. He loads his gun and fixes breakfastle. In the distance he can see Deshawn standing on top of the hill admiring the gem. They lock eyes for a moment, knowing that soon one of them will be dead. Deshawn Darius riding a golden stallion. 

At sunrise Deshawn and ANGUS meet at the creek separating the great white north from the desert plane. The two gunman dismount their horses. Angus breaks the silence

ANGUS- "Deshawn, I've been lookin' fur you!"

Deshawn- "I was hoping you would ya dirty yella belly"

ANGUS- "Step away before I shoot you down boy."

DesHawn- "hawn- "you couldn't hit me if you tried" 

ANGUS- "I'd challenge that "

DesHawn- "You'll be dead fore' you hit the ground"

As they stare each other down waiting for one another to make the first move. Angus flinches for his gun, Deshawn then draws and fires so quickly that Angus doesn't even have a chance to touch his peace maker. Angus hits the ground with a dull thud. Deshawn doesn't give even the slightest look towards Angus and his barley unholstered revolver laying next to him.

Angus- "Deshawn," he whispers, "give me back my gem."

Deshawn- "Go to hell ya filthy scumbag"

Deshawn kicks the dry dirt towards Angus

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Tune in for part two of the season finale tomorrow night, and learn if angus gets his precous gem and saves the world by finding the enchanted conpass and going back in

time to get a light saber to kill maderious.

Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project was the very first developmental stages of the worlds first atomic bomb.  The United States were the original pioneers of the atomic bomb along with some help from allies in parts of Europe and Canada.  The name "Manhattan Project" was changed from the original "Development of Substitute Materials" to be slightly more "undercover."  The Manhattan Project employed as many as one hundred and thirty thousand people and cost more than two billion dollars or twenty-six billion dollars in todays money.  The Manhattan Project was one of the most important parts of World War Two because of how the atomic bombs produced through the project were used.  The atomic bomb is most notably used in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.

The United States were the first ever to start nuclear warfare among the rest of the countries around the world.  The dangers of nuclear bombs are nothing short of scary, especially used in warfare like they were in World War Two. The United States killed over two hundred thousand between the two bombings in the first two months of each, nearly half immediately and the other half from the causes of radiation.  The only ever use of atomic bombs were used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to this day it remains as the one and only use of atomic bombs for warfare cases.  The pure immense cost to produce the first atomic bombs came primarily from building factories and producing the fissile materials used to test and produce the bombs.  There were two kinds of bombs produced, one being much like a simple gun type of weapon that fired fissile materials while the other was the typical bomb that is more commonly known, it was normally dropped by planes.

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