Blog Discussion:
US Homefront:
1. Selective Training and Service Act
First peacetime draft in US history, Used until 1973 to fill military needs, after 1973 US military depended on volunteers to fill needs
2. Women's role in WWII
Started working in factories while the men were at war, nursing during the war, typists, waitresses, time keepers, teachers
3. African-American's role in WWII
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4. Asian's role in WWII
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5. Hollywood's role in WWII
Bob Hope kept the US soldiers entertained. Loony Toons was used as propaganda.
6. Office of Price Administration
Gave people rations for food and stuff
7. War Production Board
Made things for the war, like tanks, ammo, guns
8. National War Labor Board
helped stop argument between workers and owners.
9. Why the Homefront helped win the war
hollywood kept the war positive with propaganda, and women did some things.
10. How US/Allies fought back against U-boats
We kept adding navy advancements and making a lot of ships to replenish the fleet.
11. Intelligence gathering--Ultra/Magic
We used ultra secret codes, and intercepted german codes
We used RADAR, HF/DF used to find things below the surface
12. Operation Barborossa(USSR vs Germany)
Germany invaded USSR, it was the largest military operation in history, many people froze to death,
13. Battle in Africa and Italy
Italy surrendered rather quickly
14. US Generals-Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Nimitz, Bradley
Eisenhower- supreme commander of the allied forces, Patton- first US commander in WWII, tough guy, his troops respected him, but they didn't like him. MacArthur was in charge of fighting against Japan. Nimitz- Navy Chief of Staff in the pacific against Japan
15. D-Day-Operation Overlord
Allied invasion of France, an airborne assault landing of 24,000 British, American, Canadian and Free French airborne troops shortly after midnight
16. Battle of the Bulge
Largest and most costly battle for the US, Germany's last offensive in the western front. 19,000 Americans killed, 81,000 American casualties
17. FDR Dies-Truman takes over
FDR died of cerebral hemorage, otherwise known as a stroke.Truman took over and was reelected for a 2nd term. Truman became one of the most unpopular presidents when he left office. Truman was one of the most disliked presidents.
18. VE Day
Victory in Europe DayMay 8, 1945. The war wasn't over yet. The famous nurse kissing the sailor picture.
19. Battle in the Pacific-Island Hopping, Philippines, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa,
Island Hopping- Military strategy against Japan, where US strategically invaded more important islands and hopped over less important islands.Philippines- December 7, 1941. Also the same day as Pearl Harbor. Japanese attacked the Philippines. Filipinos broke bridges and took them apart so that the Japanese couldn't use them. American and Filipino POWs were forced to march from POW camp to POW camp, known as the Bataan Death March in May 1942.
Battle of Coral Sea- May 4-8 1942. A major naval battle between the Jap. Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the US and Australia. Was the first time where Japan didn't win, so it was seen as an Allied victory even though it was really a stalemate.
Battle of Midway- June 4-7, 1942. A major turning point in the war because it was the first battle that the US won. It took place at Midway, which was midway between Japan and US. It was very close to Hawaii. Air crafts were mainly used in battle.
Iwo Jima - US invaded Iwo Jima, Japan.
20. Navajo Code Talkers
Navajo languages was not written down anywhereTransmitted information into the Navajo code so Japan could not figure out what we were doing
The code talkers received no recognition until the declassification of the operation in 1968
In 1982, the code talkers were given a Certificate of Recognition by U.S. President Ronald Reagan
21. Doolittle's Raid
Done to raise morale, bombing of Japan
22. Manhattan Project
J. Robert OppenheimerAlamogordo, New Mexico was used as the site for testing of the nuclear bomb
Trinity was the code name for the first nuclear bomb
In the center, it was hotter than the sun and it turned the sand to glass
23. Hiroshima bombing
First time we used an Atomic bombHiroshima-August 6, 1945, Little Boy, uranium bomb (camera guy got lost so not many pics)
people suffered from burns and radiation sickness if you weren't killed instantly
24. Nagasaki bombing
Nagasaki-August 9, 1945, Fat Man, plutonium bomb (camera guy was there)Bockscar and Chuck Sweeny
bad vision, target missed, dropped in mountains, less destruction than Little Boy
25. VJ Day
Victory in Japan DayAugust 14, 1945, WWII is over
26. Yalta Conference
Germany would be broken into 4 occupation zones (US, GB, France, USSR)Stalin promised free elections in Eastern Europe (didn't happen)
Stalin promised to join the war against Japan after war with Germany was over
Have a conference in San Fran to set up United Nations
27. Nuremburg Trials
held in Nuremburg, Germany over what happened in the HolocaustGI (General Issue) Bill- helped former soldiers transition back to everyday life (college, jobs, get a home)
28. Japanese Internment Camps in US
camps organized for Japanese to be watched in case they were spies (after Pearl Harbor)they had to sell everything
school, entertainment, jobs available
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