STILL going over the powerpoint..Test questions :US Homefront:What you're doing in your home country. To make it better.1. Selective Training and Service Act 1940 -- US didn't seem very nuetral now. Roosevelt helped passed the Selective Training and Service Act - draft.- First peacetime draft in US history.- Used until 1973 to fill military needs.- After 1973, US military depended on volunteers to fill needs.2. Women's role in WWII- Rosie the Riveter - represented women workers in WW2.- Women were needed even more during this war because it lasted longer.- Worked in factories, nurses, secretaries, farm workers, waittresses, taxi drivers, bus drivers, do laundry, conductors, elevator workers, typest, they provided the men with the stuff they needed, planes, weapons, all that junk. Women didn't fight in the war, the women's army core typed, tested machinery, desk jobs, since men were over their fighting, the women took over their jobs. Worked with maps, developing pictures. They planted gardens, so they could can food and send to troops.- WAVES - Women's navy.3. African-American's role in WWII- Minorities played many roles in WW2, pretty much did factory worked, while being segregated.4. Asian's role in WWII- Japanese Americans were forced to sell their homes and move to camps.5. Hollywood's role in WWII- Sent movies over to entertain the troops. The Purple Heart was a big one. Casablanca - one too. Bob Hope died in 2003, Mr. Bruns followed up on his specials every year during Christmas in December. Comedian, singer, actor. Movies in 40's, 50's. Heavily involved with entertaining the troops. John Wayne - huge actor. Got his name during WW2.6. Office of Price Administration- Set up in 1941 to administor price controls. 8000 rationing boards were created with 200,000 volunteers. They rationed sugar, meat, silk, clothing. People have to sacrifice stuff. Ration stamps: telling you what you can and can't buy. Had to wait in line to buy things. (such a hassel) By the end of 1942 half of nations automobiles were issued A sticker, allowing four gallons per week. The other half of automobiles had either B (more gas because you worked in factories, or make war goods) or C stickers (doctor, teachers). T for truckers for unlimited amounts. A black market developed in stolen or counterfeit stickers that were used in 5-30 %of gasoline sales. By 1945 there were 32,500 motorist arrested for using such false stickers, 1300 convictions, 4000, gas stations closed.7. War Production Board- All about production - made sure factories made everything they could. Don't waste time.8. National War Labor Board- Government didn't want workers going on strike. Basically brought everyone together. US Government organization - help the war.9. Why the Homefront helped win the war10. How US/Allies fought back against U-boats- Built faster more moverable ships, out run u-boats.- Convoy ships.- Intercepted German codes - messages.- HF/DF - used to locate the sources of enemy radio transmissions such as submarines.- ULTRA was US code name for intercepting and decifering codes from Germans- U-boat attacks went up, then went down down down.11. Intelligence gathering--Ultra/Magic- Spying, decifing code, radar, detecting things above surface.- Enigma was a system in which Germany transferred their information through codes. Solving this system was one of the great Allied triumphs of WW2. Looked like a type writer.12. Operation Barborossa(USSR vs Germany)- Lebensraum - Hitler despised the ethnic Slavs ruled by their "Jewish Bolshevik" masters. He wanted Ukraine for farmland. Could use the people as slave labor. The defeat of USSR would further isolate the Allies. Hitler wanted the oilfields in Caucasus mountains. He didn't trust Stali-German propaganda showed that Stalin was planning to attack Germany. The Western Front fighting was over, except Great Britain.- Greatest land war in recorded history (man power and casualties) began at 3:30 am on June 22, 1941. Biggest land battle in war history. Hitler needed this to go quick. Wanted to do it 6 - 9 months.- German Wehrmacht (Army) German Army in USSR was split.- Battle of Moscow - October 1941 and January 1942. Hitler believed Moscow was the major military and political target in the USSR as it would lead to the collapse of the country. Germany got within 12 miles of Moscow before Soviet troops stoped the advance. This battle marked a major turning point on the Eastern Front. (280,000 - 400,0000 German Casualties, 650,000 - 1,280,000 Soviet Casualties. Furious that his army had been unable to take Moscow, Hitler dismissed his commander in cheif in December 1941, and took personal charge of the Wehrmacht (German Army). Hitler took control and made all military decisions afterward. The led to many experienced German officers to go against him. Hitler surrounded himself with the staff officers with little or no experience, to manipulate them.- The Siege of Leningrad - started on Sept. 8th 1941 when the last land connection to the city was but off by Germany. Lifting of the siege took place on Jan. 27 1944 872 days after it began. One of the longest most destructive sieges in history and one of the most costly terms of casualties. Reports of cannibalism appeared in the winter of 1941-1942, after all birds, rats, and pets were eaten by survivors. People died on the streets and citizens shortly became accustomed to the look of death. Hungry gangs attacked and ate defenseless people. Leningard police were even formed a special unit to stop this. Finally a successful Russian counter-offensice at Stalingrad, drained necessary resources the Germans needed to continue the blockade and eventually it failed. The Germans never took Leningrad but it was one of the most conflicts Russia ever had.13. Battle in Africa and Italy- Erwin Rommel - The Desert Fox - plotted to asassinate Hitler, put to death. Was a really good general.- Bernard Montgomery - Monty - British Gerneral.- Operation Torch - The British - American invasion of French North Africa started on November 8, 1942. By mid 1943 we had defeated the Germans, Italians, and the Vichy France. Stalin was unhappy because he was loosing people. He thought we were playing games.- Tank warfare was one of the big things in North Africa.- Casablanca Conference - January 1942 "Unconditional Surrender" - means long war, take down Germany/Hitler.14. US Generals-Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Nimitz, Bradley- George C. Marshall - Cheif of Staff of the US military during WW2. Head honcho of the military.- General George Patton - interesting guy, one of the best US general. He was tough. He thought he was very very awesome. Pistels made of ivory. He thought if you could walk and hold a gun you should be in the war.15. D-Day-Operation Overlord16. Battle of the Bulge17. FDR Dies-Truman takes over18. VE Day19. Battle in the Pacific-Island Hopping, Philippines, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa,20. Navajo Code Talkers21. Doolittle's Raid22. Manhattan Project23. Hiroshima bombing24. Nagasaki bombing25. VJ Day26. Yalta Conference27. Nuremburg Trials28. Japanese Internment Camps in US29 . Why did Allies win WWII -- Henry Kaiser owned a ship company - made a lot of ships. We made a lot more stuff than all the countries combined.- We knew what our enemies were doing, but they had no clue what we were doing.
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