Test and grading websites is coming up.
no powerpoint today?
homefront roles in the war.
hollywood (entertainment, raise morale)
women (working)
african american/native american
national war labor board (unions, employees, employers)
war production board (making sure factories produce stuff)
yes, powerpoint returns.
operation torch;
the birtish-american invasion of french north africa started on nov. 8th 1942.
by mid 1943, we had defeated the germans, italians and the vichy france.
Casablanca Conference, january 1942, unconditional surrender.
battle in italy took a long time, about 3 years.
Tuskegee Institute
D-Day; Operation Overlord; the Allied Invasion of Nazi controlled France
2 stages,
1)an airborn assult landing of 24,000 britsih, american, canadian, and free french airborne troops shortly after midnight.
2) an amphibious landing of allied infantry and armores divisions on the coast of france starting at 6:30am.
there were also decoy operations to distract the german forces from the real leanding areas. the operation was the largest amphibious incasion in world history with over 160,000 troops. roughly 10,000 allied casualties (6,600US)
The Atlantic Wall; an extensive system of coastal fortifications...made by hitler in an attempt to defend against the attack he was expecting from us.
and...stuff...and stuff....dont wanna type it all. but its just D-Day details.
Hitler's Suicide:
Hitler gets married to his long-time affair Eva Braun. A few hours later took a cyinade pill, then shot himself in the head. Eva also took a poison pill. So did gubbles and his entire family. (he and his wife gave their kids sleeping pills first, then gave them poison pills)
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