Potsdam Conference - July, 1945 - On July 26, the US, Great Britain, and China issued the Potsdam Declaration. Announced the terms for Japan's surrender. "We will not deviate from them. There are no alternatives. Potsdam Declaration - July, 1945 - Dismantle the current government of Japan (excluding Emperor Hirohito). The Allies will occupy Japan. Japan will consist only of the major island. Any new territory gained would be lost. Disarmed the Japanese military. There will be war crimes trials for the atrocities committed by Japan throughout WWII. Potsdam Continued - Democracy will be promoted as well as Freedom of speech, religion, and of thought, as well as respect for fundamental human rights (Universal Declaration of Human Rights - 1948). Japan will be allowed to have industry so they can make money to pay war preparations.. World trade will also be enabled at some point. Allied (US) occupation of Japan (1945 - 1952) will end once Japan accomplishes all of the above points.
The United States in WWII (Allied Powers - Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, China, France and Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba)US after WWI - US never signed the Treaty of Versailles. Wilson (Democrat) vs Congress (Republican controlled). Joined the League of Nations or back to isolationism? Republican Warren Harding won the 1920 Presidential election with a promise to "Return to Normalcy". The US went back to focusing on America in the 1920's and 1930's.
5 Power Pact - Signed by Great Britain, the US, Japan, France, and Italy. Designed to prevent an arm's race. Neutrality in General - The Neutrality Acts were passed by the US in the 1930's in response to the issues in Europe and Asia that eventually led to World War II. They were caused by the desire to be isolationist in the US following WWI. Passed to ensure that the US would not become involved in world conflicts (war).End of US Neutrality - Lend Lease Act - The end of neutrality for the US came with the Lend-Lease Act, Passed in March, 1941. This act allowed the US to sell, lend or give war materials, food, industrial materials, and services.Selective Training and Service Act - Required that men between the ages of 21 and 35 register for the draft. How did the Draft work? - Each male registered was given a number between 1-7,836.US Neutrality Acts during 1930's - Neutrality Act of 1935 - stop trading with counties at war. Neutrality Act of 1936 - stop loaning money to countries at war. Neutrality Act of 1937 - Cash and Carry System - weapons not included. Neutrality Act of 1939 - Cash and Carry System - weapons included
Panay Incident )WWII Major Battle/Operations - Operation Varsity (invasion of western Germany past the Rhine River) - March German U-Boats - After repeated attacks by German U-boats on U.S. ships in the Fall of 1941, FDR announced that he had ordered the U.S. Navy to attack German and Italian war ships. Hunter-Killer Convoy Groups - Hunter-killer group would typically be formed around an escort aircraft carriers that would provide aerial reconnaissance and air cover for the convoy group. Hunter-killer groups consist of: Corvettes, destroyers, destroyer escorts, frigates. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters aired with depth charges and Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar Allied Intelligence - Churchill and Roosevelt knew the importance of intelligence in safeguarding Allied commerce to defeat the Axis powers. the Allies shared information from RADAR and High Frequency Radio Direction Finding (HF/DF or "huff duff"). RADAR provided a means of detecting vessels and aircraft above the surface. HF/DF was used to locate the sources of enemy radio transmissions such as submarines. Allied intelligence leaders began sharing code-breaking secrets, known as "very special intelligence" and classified under cover names like "ULTRA" and "MAGIC". Enigma - System in which Germany transferred their information through codes.
D-Day - The "D" stands for Day - the Day of Days.Major Generals: United States - Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley. The United Kingdom - Bernard Law Montgomery, Germany - Erwin Rommel. By June 11, with the beachheads firmly secured. Paris was liberated on August 25. Germany had surrendered on May 8, 1945Battle of the Bulge Facts - The coldest, snowiest weather "in memory" in the Ardennes Forest on the German/Belgium border. Over a million men, 500,000 Germans, 600,000 Americans (more than fought at Gettysburg) over 55,000 British. 100,000 German casualties, killed wounded or captured. The Malmedy Massacre
Yalta Conference - February, 1945 - At the end of WWII, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met at Yalta, USSR to plan what should happen when the war ended. They agreed on the following: 1.) The establishment of the United Nations 2.) Germany to be divided into four zones. 3.) Free elections allowed in the states of eastern Europe.
Women in WWII - Rosie the Riveter - Represented women workers in WWII. War Production was one of the most important reason why we won the war.
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