We took notes and continued our blog discussions
-Hollywood in WWII
- went through big changes
- propaganda worked with agencies
- made America seem god like during the war
- theatre attendance was at an all-time high
- led to the influence of Hollywood celebrities
- most of the actors were spies
- #1: propaganda to get the people to support the war
- Propaganda was all over the TV and in movies
- Casablanca was a good movie made during the war
- Go around and entertain the troops made by Bob Hope
-The story of "Kilroy was here"
- Cartoon with a boy peaking over a wall with a long nose
- Said Kilroy was here
- Hitler thought the cartoon was a spy
-US Fighting
- Fought in Africa first
- We began direct military in May, 1942 in Africa
-US in Africa
- North African Campaign took place in North Africa from June, 1940 to May, 1943
- Germany, Italy, Vichy France against GB and the Free French
- About resources
- Wanted control of the colonies
- Mediterranean was a main part of the war
- Land is desert like and flat, dry, no one could get water
- Weapons were used heavily on land
- Tanks were used a lot in Africa
- GB, US, and Free France won the war
- Took place in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts also in Morocco, Algeria and ended in Tunisia
- Allies= GB, France and US
- Axis Germany, Italy, and Vichy French
- Weren’t involved in this war very long= US
- Major invasion of the US by the troops= Operation Torch- November 1942
- Major General= Erwin Rommel/ The Desert Fox from Germany
- Killed by the Nazis because was on the list to murder Hitler
- George Patton= US
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