Test early next week about stuff we haven't learned yet!!!! We are going over his powerpoint today! Also, Mr. Bruns is going over our Cold War Project. We need 3 sources at least. 200 points. my topic for the cold war project is (14. Effects of the Soviet's invasion of Afghanistan-)
US Homefront:
Henry Kaiser-had factories that pumped out alot of goods.
1. Selective Training and Service Act
First peacetime draft in US History. Used until 1973 to fill military needs. After that, the military depended on volunteers to fill needs.
2. Women's role in WWII
Women worked in factories and took over men's jobs while they were at war. The "We can do it" is what women said. (Rosie the Riveter) -she represented women workers in WW2. They didnt want to become manly by getting dirty or muscular arms. NURSING is a big job women did to take care of guys that were hurt. Secretaries was a typical women job, but needed more. Womean were NEEDED to win the war because they worked. (salespeople,teachers,contractors..etc.)
Army had the WAC (womens army corps.) army would have this.
"Grow your own, can your own."
Coming out of the great depression, rationing wasnt hard. But rich families had to use the black market.
WAVES-women's navy. (join the waves)
WASP-women's army service pilots
"Tokyo Rose"-forced to broadcast propoganda to allied troops for Japan. Radio would play this women to make guys homesick. She would play music about missing your husband or dad so they wouldnt fight as well.
3. African-American's role in WWII
Significant role in WW2. Fought in front lines, flew airplanes,they did everything a white person would do in WW2 but in a discriminated fashion.
Tuskegee Airmen bombed Italy
4. Asian's role in WWII
Did everything a white person did but they were discriminated against.
5. Hollywood's role in WWII
significant role:
1.Entertained troops overseas.
2. Put out propaganda films to make us hate germans and that we are strong and unbeatable people.
3. War bonds, (has to do with propaganda.)
(USO) United Service Org. would send people overseas for entertainment for the troops.(Bob Hope.)
Bing Crosby was a singer of that time, John Wayne did movies and westerns.
Kilroy worked and put his symbol "Kilroy was here" on ships.
6. Office of Price Administration
OPA was made in 1941 to administer price controls. 8000 rationing boards were created with volunteers. There was restrictions on sugar and meat (horse meat was not rationed), clothing such as silk and nylon. Automobiles had either an A sticker,B (allowance for war workers) or C sticker (vital occupation such as a doctor). If had an A sticker, they cuold get 4 gallons per week. Truckers had a T sticker for unlimited amounts.
Fake stickers were made(Black Market). Convictions to 1300 people for this,arrests, and closed down gas stations.
Adults and children would get a ration book usually containing 28 war ration stamps. People stook in lines for sugar.
7. War Production Board
Work hard at work, production wins the war. Successful.
8. National War Labor Board
Made sure owners and workers got along with eachother to win the war.
9. Why the Homefront helped win the war
We made stuff for the war (women did), hollywood kept us entertained, war labor board,war production board, and so on...
10. How US/Allies fought back against U-boats
We built faster ships to outride them(speed.)
The Convoy System-ships traveling in large numbers. Germany started a convoy system called wolf packs.
11. Intelligence gathering--Ultra/Magic
RADAR(Detecting vessels and aircraft above the surface) and high frequency Radio Direction Finding or "Huff Duff"(used to locate sources of enemy radio transmissions such as submarines.)
code name given to German(ULTRA) and japanese(MAGIC.) By using ULTRA we could figure out where U-boats were going to be. Battle of Midway was our first victory and a big loss for japan. We knew where they were through MAGIC.
Enigma is a system in which Germany transferred their information through codes. ULTRA was the code name for doing this action.
Hunter-Killer aircraft
12. Operation Barborossa(USSR vs Germany)
Hitler decided to invade Soviet Union becuase of lebensraum(living space), he wanted farmland in Ukraine, could use the people for slave labor, he didn't like ethnic Slavs ruled by their "Jewish Communist" masters, he wanted oilfieds. Greatest land war in recorded history. Hitler wanted to take over Soviet Union more than anything else. Hitler's advisors said we shouldnt do this... but if we do we should do it quickly. Hitler wanted it done in six months but didnt happen. It happened in the summer of 1941.
German Army split in Soviet Union: Army group north in leningrad: Army group centre in Moscow: Army group south for Stalingrad, caucasus mountains, and Rostov, and Crimean Peninsula.
Battle of Stalingrad-after 90% of the city controlled, soviets were able to finally to push back. This took place in November of 1942. Germany never got all of Stalingrad.only 90% of it.
Battle of Moscow-October 1941-January 1942. German advance on Moscow was very close to achieving his goals. The winter months helped the Soviets out alot. Soviets were going to win, it was just a matter of time. Hitler believed Moscow would lead to the collapse of the country. Soviets pushed back Germany when Germany was only 12 miles away! Hitler was very mad that he did not get Moscow, so he blamed it on the commander-in-chief and dismissed him. Hitler then took charge of Wehrmacht (German Army.) This lead many German officers to go against Hitler. Hitler surrounded himself with officers with little or no experience so that they would not question Hitler's plans or know anything abour anything.
Siege of Leningrad-(surrounding leningrad to take over. Like a bombardment.) Took place in 1941 and ended in 1944. One of the longest, destructive in history. Also, most costly in terms of casualties. Hitler did not want to feed people. Reports of cannibalism!-after all birds, rats, and pets were eaten by survivors. Hungry gangs attacked and ate defenseless people. A police force formed a special unit to combat cannibalism. Leningrad pushed back finally and Germany never got leningrad.
13. Battle in Africa and Italy
Erwin Rommel-(The Desert Fox)-general-he always outmanuevered the enemy. He eventually was killed by the Nazis. He was the best general of Germany.
Bernard went after Rommel.
George Patten-general for united states. known for treating his soldiers rough. Patten goes after Rommel.
Operation Torch- British-American invasion of French North Africa on November 8, 1942. By mid 1943, we had defeated Germans, Italians and Vichy France. Before our invasion of Morraco, there was a Casablanca Conference-"Unconditional Surrender"(a long hard attack.) Next we attacked Italy...we took Sicily then we fought in Italy's Appenine Mountains. (took a long time to fight Italy, about 2-3 years.)
14. US Generals-Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Nimitz, Bradley
Marshall is chief of staff of US military during WW2.Dwight Eisenhower was the main general in charge. Eisenhower was boss of Patton and Bradley. All famous WW2 generals.
15. D-Day-Operation Overlord
Stands for Day of Days. Largest invasion in world history with over 160,000 troops. Allied invasion of Nazi controlled France. Was conducted in two phases.
1. Airborne assault landing of 24,000 British, American, Canadian, and Free french airborne troops after midnight.
2.LAnding of Allied infantry and armored divisions on the coast of France at 6:30A.M.
The Atlantic Wall-system of coastal fortifications built by Nazi Germany. Built for defense.
Omaha Beach was a high ground
16. Battle of the Bulge
1944-1945. cold, snowy weather. Over a million men fought in this. German and American Battle. Worst battle in terms of losses. April of 1945, russians are entering Berlin, Hitler commits suicide. He took poison then shot himself. His wife died the same day she married him.
17. FDR Dies-Truman takes over
18. VE Day
19. Battle in the Pacific-Island Hopping, Philippines, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa,
20. Navajo Code Talkers
21. Doolittle's Raid
22. Manhattan Project
23. Hiroshima bombing
24. Nagasaki bombing
25. VJ Day
26. Yalta Conference
27. Nuremburg Trials
28. Japanese Internment Camps in US
Why did we win WW2?
ULTRA and MAGIC secret helped us win the war.
COLD WAR TEST TOPICS
1. Define the Cold War and it's causes
2. Policy of Containment -domino effect, mutual deterrence, massive retaliation, Truman Doctine, Marshall Plan, NATO, brunkmanship
3. Both Berlin Crises
4. The Red Scare--McCarthyism and HUAC
5. Fidel Castro, Bay of Pigs and Missile Crisis
6. China
7. Nuclear Arms Race and Reductions
8. How the Cold War ended.
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9. Korean Conflict
10. Vietnam Conflict
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