Test Questions:
Tell me as much as you can about (all the topics)
Notes:
Pearl Harbor Project:
When was it? December 7, 1941
Why did Japan Attack? Keep US out of war, so US would start trading with them again. Attacked early Sunday morning. Carried out 2 of 3 waves.
What happened? Japanese military was sent to attack Pearl Harbor and meant to provoke the US. Wanted US to trade oil. Bombed several ships. Killed 2,402 and 1,282 were wounded. Lots of pedestrians were killed.
US response? On December 8, 1941, Roosevelt addressed that the US would be going to war. The country came closer together.
Causes- Europe--Treaty of Versailles. The Great Depression: Hitler said he could make things better. Policy of Appeasement: gave Hitler what he wanted. Asia-- Japan invaded China twice. China and Germany were trying to trade and then stopped trading. China declared war on Germany. The Great depression. US--Pearl Harbor. Quit trading with Japan and tough policies towards them.
Effects of WWII on US- Killed 55 million. Helped provide jobs and increase wages. Women's rights. Women lost their jobs when men came back.
North African Campaign and Italy:
Operation Husky (Invasion of Sicily (Italian island)-July/August 1943) was July 10,1943 and it was a land, airborne invasion. They invaded Sicily and when they got there it was really crappy and miserable, it was very mountainous too. It lasted 2 weeks, late July into early August. Mussolini was captured, saved by Hitler, then captured once again to be killed. Operation Husky is when Mussolini lost power.
Operation Avalanche (Invasion of Italy) began September 9, 1943. The Mussolini followers followed him, but the ones who didn't believe in him stayed. King Victory Emmanuel kept Italy under control when Mussolini left. They weren't out of the war yet. The fighting in Italy lasted the whole war besides 3 months. They weren't free until February 1945.The Tuskegee Institute/Airmen were a group of all black pilots that started off as doing all the dirty work for the u.s, but when they actually got their first mission, they did better than the white men. They stuck with the bombers and protected them better than any other pilot. Most fights were in Europe and Italy.
Europe:
DDay- June 6, 1944
Why are we invading our ally France?- they were taken over by Germany so we are getting back for them.
Pacific War against Japan:
Doolittle's Raid-- James Doolittle was the general for the US. Attacked Japan. 4 months after Pearl Harbor. Mainly to boost moral
Douglas MacArther left Philippines to go to Australia.
Oct 1944- very close to the end of the war- we come back and take over the Philippines. MacAurther's return was huge September 15th 1944.
May 1942 Coral Sea- was a naval battle that was the first major turning point (minor) . Stalemate but first time we held them off
June 1942 Midway- most important naval battle in WW2. It was mainly an airstrip island to land and take off from. We won easily. thee major turning point in the war. We had broken Japans code so we knew where they were coming to attack us and where they were going to be. after midway they didn't have many more victories.
Navajo code talkers- Navajo language had never been written down. very hard to learn. in 1942 the US marines started recruiting Navajos. the Navajo code is what they used not the language.
Guadalcanal- Aug 1942.- Feb 1943 - our first offensive battle.
Iwo Jima- Feb- March 1943- major battle where US fought Japanese for airstrip/naval base. strategic location 6,821 US deaths. 2 flag raises. 2nd one is famous
Last battle before Japan Okinawa- April 1934- lasted 84 days. supported by naval. one of the toughest battles.
Paul Tibbits was the bomber for atomic bomb- Hiroshima
Homefront: Our topic.
Holocaust:
What are his steps that he took towards his final solution (destroy and kill off other races)?
Genocides target a certain group of people and it is organized killing.
Lebensborn- Fount of Life: The program aimed to promote the growth of Aryan populations by providing excellent health care and living conditions to women and by restricting access to those deemed fit
- women were fed well and housed well, treated like queens
- breeding grounds
YEARS:
1933- first concentration camp, slave labor camp, civil liberties were suspended, can no longer work in German government
1935- Nuremburg Laws- took away German citizenship from Jews making them second class citizens. Defined Jew: if 3 out of 4 grandparents Jewish, you were. 2 or 3 you were a mixed race. Later on 1 was considered Jewish. Jews could only marry Jews. No sexual relations between other races.
1938- Kristallnacht "night of the broken glass"- Nazis go around breaking glass and destroying Jewish shops and synagogues. about 91 Jews killed that night but that's not what that night was aimed at.
1938- All Jews children are expelled from public schools in Germany and Austria. Nazis take control of Jewish owned businesses.
1939- started killing mentally and physically disabled. Jews required to wear armbands or yellow stars
1940- war has started things escalate quickly. Nazis being deporting Jews to Poland. More Ghettos. Nazis begin the first mass murder of Jews in Poland.
1941- More Ghettos, largest single massacre of the Holocaust. First official death camp
1942- finalizes final solution to kill all European Jews. Auschwitz is most famous death camp. Very high ups in the US and British start hearing about what is going on.
1943- Jews resist as the Nazis begin new rounds of deportation. Jews could only hold off for about a month before they were put down
1944-Hitler takes over Hungary and starts killing off Hungarian Jews.
1945- Last year of the war. Camps are emptied and liberated. May survivors are sent to displaced peoples camp.
1947- United Nations establishes a Jewish homeland in British-Controlled Palestine, which becomes the State of Israel in 1948
Why did US and Allies win WW2?
Production- our country made so much and had high war production
Women- played vital role in production and other jobs
Navajo Code Talkers and us cracking their codes-our info was secret but we knew theirs
People Back Home-War Bonds- people paying for the war . donations Rationing- more food for troops
Numbers of people we had and resources- stronger/better allies
Better technology- atomic bombs,
Japan and Germany mistakes- getting us into the war, invading China and trying to fight a 2 sided war, Germany invading USSR, spreading out troops, declaring war on us
Test Questions:
1. Pearl Harbor and the causes/effects of WWII
2. US war in the Pacific against Japan
3. US war in North Africa and Italy
4. US war in Europe
5. US Homefront/Impact US had on the war
6. Holocaust
7. Why did US and allies win the war
8. EITHER - What were the causes/effects of WWII OR What impact did the US have on WWII?
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