Monday-Operation Varsity(invasion of western Germany past the Rhine River), German U-boats-US navy ships had the right to attack German ships if they felt like they needed to defend themselves. How did the US/Allies fight back against U-boat warfare?-Convey system. Hunter-Killer Convey groups-Formed around an aircraft carrier, Hunter-Killer would consist of: Corvettes, destroyers, destroyer escorts, frigates, Coast Guard cutters armed with depth charges and Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar. Allied Intelligence-RADAR and SONAR helped find submarines. Enigma-system in which Germany transferred their information through codes. D-DAY(June 6th,1944)-156,00 allied troops, the allied code names for the beaches along the 50 mile stretch. United states-Dwight Eisenhower,Omar Bradley. The United Kingdom-Bernard Law Montgomery. Germany-Erwin Rommel. It took 5 days to have the beachhead secured, more than 326,000 troops had crossed with more than 100,000 tons of military equipment. Battle of the Bulge-malady Massacre 86 American soldiers were murdered worst crime committed against American troops during the course of the war. battle of the bulge was the worst battle in terms of losses to the American Forces in WWII, 81,000 American causalities including 23,554 captured and 19,000 killed.
Tuesday-Yalta conference-the establishment of the United Nations.,Germany to be divided into four zones,Free elections allowed in the states of Eastern Europe, USSR promised to join the war against Japan. FDR dies and Harry Truman is sworn in on April 12th,1945. Propaganda-Rosie the Riveter-represented women workers in WWII. Tokyo Rose-forced to broadcast propaganda to the Allied troops for Japan, in these radio programs she taunted the troops and played music from home, she was a US citizen in Japan, convicted of treason.
Wednesday-Holly wood and WWII-all WWII movies were made during WWII and the films were propaganda. Bob Hope tour and the USO(united service organizations) tour-entertain the troops over seas. He had many shows(around 50 years). Other people including John Wayne and Bing Crosby. Kilroy Engraving on the WWII Memorial in DC-James Kilroy worked in the docks for a shipping company. Believed that he drew it and then many people began to draw it. Opa and rationing-the office of Price Administration was established in 1941 to control prices of goods, Food rationing included restrictions on sugar and meat; clothing rationing restricted silk and nylon, gasoline rationing began in may 1942--five gallons per week, gas rationing was about saving rubber not gas, a black market developed in stolen or counterfeit stickers that were used in up to 30% of gasoline sales, by 1945 many people were arrested for using fake stickers. The "A" sticker was the most common of the WW2 gas ration sticker, issued to the general public, 3 gallons of gasoline per week. the "B" sticker was given more gas than the A sticker people. the "C" sticker would be given out to certain people. the "M" sticker were given to people that drover motor cycles. the "T" sticker was given to truck drivers. the "X" sticker was issued in special instances for high mileage type jobs. Rationing of food-canned fruits, vegetables and soups:given stamps to buy their food and there were certain stamps for certain types of food and had to be used during a certain amount of time. Horse meat became more popular during WWII. War production board-work hard at home(United States). War bonds-over the course of the war 85 million Americans purchased bonds totaling approximately $185 billion, helped pay for the war, an investment for US citizens, $18.75 per bound, ten years later government paid out $25.
Thursday-No school
Friday-No school
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