US Homefront:■ It is what people are doing at home to help with the war.1. Selective Training and Service Act■ First peacetime draft in the US■After 1973, US military depended on volunteers to fill needs■Used until 1973 to fill military needs.2. Women's role in WWII■Rosie the Riveter◦Represented women workers in WWII■Nursing was popular■Farm workers, typist, waitresses, time keepers, messengers, teachers, bus/taxi drivers, factory workers.■They did other jobs but did not actually fight in war,■WAC=Womens army corps■WAVES=Womens navy■WASP=Womes army service pilots- transported planes from place to place.■Tokyo Rose...3. African-American's role in WWII■Worked in factories■Guys fought■Alot of bombing■fighting on frontlines■they were being discriminated against■Tuskegee Institute- Pilots that were trained to bomb.4. Asian's role in WWII■Basically the same kinda stuff as African Americans5. Hollywood's role in WWII■Hollywood made propaganda for war■Entertained troops■Made advertisements for war■The purple heart is an example■Cary Grant was an actor■Casablanca is a movie they made for WWII back in the day.■John Wayne. STUDDD!!!!! love him!■Kilroy was here6. Office of Price Administration■Set up in 1941 to set up rations and pricing items.■8000 rationing boards were created to volunteer.■food rationing included restrictions on sugar, meat; clothing, restricted silk and nylon■Gasoline rations began May 1942 limiting to 4 gallons of gas per week.■There were stickers for gas things■T sticker=truckers for unlimited amounts■C sticker-doctors for important jobs■B sticker=for others.■Black market developed in stolen or fake stickers that were used in 30% gas sales..■by 1945 32,500 motorists were arrested for using these stickers and 4000 gas stations were closed for taking part in this.■People had to stand in lines for sugar because they were allowed only limited amounts■Horse meat was not rationed.7. War Production Board■They made alot of stuff as quickly as they could8. National War Labor Board■Wanted everyone to work together.■It was trying to get people to stop going on strike■workers, owners, ect working together to get jobs done.9. Why the Homefront helped win the war10. How US/Allies fought back against U-boats■faster ships and being able to flow through them faster■intercept German code■Travel in numbers11. Intelligence gathering--Ultra/Magic■Spying■intercepting codes■Radar and detecting things above the surface■HF/DF used to locate the sources of the enemy radio transmissions such as submarines (#10)■ULTRA and MAGIC were like code names for Very intelligent.■They would begin sharing code-breaking secrets using ultra and magic■Enigma was what germans used to send out their information12. Operation Barborossa(USSR vs Germany)■Lebensraum■Wanted Ukraine for the Farmland■They could use their people as slave labor■the defeat of the USSR would further isolate the Allies■Wanted the oilfields in the Caucasus mountains■The western front fighting was fighting over■June 22 1941 Barborossa■The main front expanded 149 miles to a depth over 600 miles■In the soviet union marched the best of German Army amounting to three quarters of its field■Germans occupied some 900000 square miles in the Soviet Territory by the end of war■Battle of Moscow- October 1941-January 1942■Germany invaded!■280,000-400,000 German casualties■650,000-1,280,000 Soviet casualties■Hitler believed Moscow was the Major military and political target in the USSR as it would lead to rhe collapse of the country■Germany got within 12 miles of Moscow before Soviets stopped the advance■Marked a MAJOR turning point in the Eastern front■Hitler took control and made all military decisions afterwards■This led many German officers against Hitler■Hitler surrounded himself with staff officers with little or no combat experience.■The Siege(surrounding the city/bombarting) of Leningrad■Started in September 8, 1941 when the last land connection to the city was cut off by Germany■The actual seige took place on January 27, 1944 and last 872 days!■These places inside the city that was surrounded the people would starve to death■because of starving people people would eat rats, bird, pets and other humans■hungry gangs came into play and people would attack defensless people and eat them..■Leningrad police even formed a special unit to combat canibalism. YUCK!■Red Army13. Battle in Africa and Italy■Erwin Rommel-The Desert Fox (Africa)■he was the best German General of the war.■He plotted a death for Hitler and was put to death himself■Operation Torch-Code name for our invasion of French North Africa (moracko)■Started in Nov. 8, 1942■by mid 1943 we defeated Germans, italians, and the Vichy France! WE ARE AWESOME!■Cassablanca Conference-January 194214. US Generals-Marshall, Chief of staff of the US military during WWIIEisenhower, Head guy of D-DayPatton, One of the Best Generals in USMacArthur,Nimitz, Admiral of US navy against Japan.Bradley15. D-Day-Operation Overlord■June 6, 1944■We invaded france because German had control.■Allied invasion of Nazi controlled France■Conducted in 2 phases◦an airborne assault landing of 24,000 British, American, Canadian and free french airborne troops◦an amphibious landing of allied infantry and armored divisions on the coast of France starting at 6:30am.■Decoy operations to distract the German Forces from the real landing areas■The operation was the largest amphibious invasion in world historywith over 160,000 troops■Roughly 10,000 Allied casualties (6,600 US.) dead missing captured!■The Atlantic Wall- an extensive system of coastal fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the western coast of Europe■Normandy Invasion- June 6, 1944 starting point of D-Day16. Battle of the Bulge■Coldest snowiest winter on record■over a million men fought in this battle■800 tanks lost on both sides, 1,000 german aircraft was lost17. FDR Dies-Truman takes over18. VE Day19. Battle in the Pacific-Island Hopping, Philippines, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa,■Island hopping was exactly what it sounded like.◦We hopped over the small island over to biggeer island going towards Japan.◦US military strategy to cut off supply lines that are run by Japan■Japan took over Philipines◦December 16, 1941◦Bataan Death March-◦75,000 american and filipino POW's marched to POW camp◦was characterized by physical abuse and murder◦Code talkers didnt get recognition.◦secret codes for military strategy.-Coral sea:*Major Naval battle between japanese navy and Allied naval and airforces from the US and Australia-Midway Battle*Between Just 4-7, 1942*Most important naval battle against Japan*US navy decisively defeated the Japanese Navy attach against Midway!-Guadalcanal*August 7, 1942-February 9, 1943 in the Soloman Island Archipelago* Marked the transition by the allies from defensive operations to offensive that resulted in Japans evantual surrener and the end of WWII-Philipines again....*Battle of Leyte Gulf.-Iwo Jima*20. Navajo Code Talkers◦Code talkers didnt get recognition.◦secret codes for military strategy.21. Doolittle's Raid-James Doolittle led the attack on Japan.\-April 1942.22. Manhattan Project23. Hiroshima bombing24. Nagasaki bombing25. VJ Day26. Yalta Conference27. Nuremburg Trials28. Japanese Internment Camps in US29. Why did allied powers win WWII?■Henry Kaiser was a ship builder helping to improve the war and army ect.**Battle of Atlantic■Build faster more efficiant ships■To make water traffic more flowy
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