Home front= anything/job done at home during the war efforts
Hollywood in WWII
- Number one role of Hollywood to make the greatness of America go viral and made the enemy look bad
- The whole entertainment industry went under big changes because propoganda industries began to work with film makers to enhance how "amazing and god-like" America was
- Theature attendance was at an all time high
- This led to the growth of the influence of Hollywood celebrities
- Many celebrities were working as spies for the American governement
The story of "Kilroy was here"
US Fighting:
-US in Africa
- Took place in June, 1940 to May, 1943
- Took place in Libya, Egypt, Morocco, ALgeria, and ended in Tunisha
- It was Germany and Italy and vincny-french against Britain, free-france, and eventually the United States (November 1942)
- They wanted control of the natural oils, and resources, and to take over the Mediterranian sea, etc.
- The land was very flat and desert-like
- Weapons used on land = tanks worked very well there
- Great Britain and the United States ultimately win
- Operation Torch (November 1942) = the major attack plan by United States to invade north Africa
- Erwin Rommel (The desert fox) = the most famous German general; he normally out-witted his opponent; he is eventually killed by the Nazi because his name was on a plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
- Bernard Montgomery (famous british general)
- George Patton (famous U.S. general) - led us into northern Africa and eventually D-Day; died in an automobile accident
-US in Italy
-D-Day
-US bombing of Germany
-VE Day and the story of Germany surrendering
-Battle of Coral Sea
-Battle of Midway
-Battle of Iwo Jima
-Battle of the Philippines
-Battle of Okinawa
-Hiroshima bombing
-Nagasaki bombing
-VJ Day and the story of Japan surrendering
-Yalta Conference
-Potsdam Conference
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