March 7-11

Monday -

Great Britain
- Propaganda - encourage women to get into the work force
  - Limited domestic consumption
  - They had to forcibly reduce citizens' consumption
  - Children were sent to live in the country
  - They have many propaganda runs that prevented low morale
  - Women farmed, became mechanics, etc.
  - Nothing was wasted
- Impact WW2 had on GB
  - More and more government became involved in everyday life
    - People lliked this
- Battle of Britain (July 10 - October 31 1940)
  - Bombed day and night by Germany
  - Germany failed to destroy/invade GB
  - British Air Force saved GB
  - Many children went to the country side because the cities were being bombed
- Only country that was left standing
- Helped the US defeat and were our greatest allies
- Results of the War
  - Allies won
  - UK lost its leading position in the world
  - UK lost their colonies (most)
  - New international peace organization (United Nations)

Tueday -

Soviet Union
- Stalin
  - - Grew up in poverty
    - Studied priesthood
      - later kicked out
    - Became an underground political agitator
    - Took part in many strikes
    - 1907 - changed last name to Stalin/Steel
    - Exiled to Siberia multiple times
    - Died of a heart attack at 73 in 1953
    - Joined Social group/readings of Karl Marx
    - Devoted much ofhis time to Revolutionary Movement
    - Lenin and Stalin organize Russian Revolution promising "peace, land, and bread"
    - Country in civil war
    - Soviet Union founded in 1922, Lenin as Leader
    - After Lenin dies in 24, Stalin promotes himself as political heir
  - Reign of Terror
    - Anyone who was thought to be against communism was sent to camps or killed
    - Purges-enemy rivals
    - Manufactured famines (Ukraine)
    - Camps
    - Executions
    - 8 Million arrests
- Homefront
  - Massive destruction
  - Implemented rationing in 1941
  - Women/children worked in factories
  - Marriage/birth rates dropped
  - Often stortages
- Leningrad
  - Sept 1941-Jan. 1944
  - Germany army surrounded city
  - Hunger/malnutrition/disease/cannibalism
  - 400,000 arrested for cannibalism
  - 2.5 million - 1 million
  - "Road of Life"
    - would freeze over in the winter and people would try to cross it
- Major Battles
  - Leningrad
    - June 22, 1941
    - Lasted 872 days
    - Operation Barbarossa
      - plan to invade Soviet Union
    - Lake Ladoga
      - tried to cross to get out of Leningrad
    - Never surrendered
    - Ended January 1944
    - Soviet Union win
    - 3,436,066 casualties
  - Battle of Moscow
    - Sept. 30, 1941
    - Part of Operation Barbarosa
    - Turning point in the war
    - January 7, 1942
    - Soviet Union win
    - 650,000-1,280,000 casualties
  - Battle of Stalingrad
    - July 17th, 1942
    - Major industrial and communications for Soviet Union
    - Turning point
    - Stopped German forces advancing
    - Soviet Union win
    - Over 1 million killed
  - Battle of Berlin
    - April 16th, 1945
    - Soviet Union attacked the Odor River
    - Took over the city
    - May 2nd, German generals surrended to Soviet Unioin
    - 1,298,745 casualties

Wednesday - Gone for Mock Trial.

Thursday - Movie day.

Friday - No school.

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March 7-11

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