1. Selective Training and Service Act
Required all capable men to sign up for the military and they were required to fight if called upon.
2. Women's role in WWII
Propoganda pieces emphasized women getting jobs to help the war effort.
3. African-American's role in WWII
Contributed to the count of soldiers, however were still segregated.
4. Asian's role in WWII
Asian soldiers had to wear tags stating that they were American soldiers.
5. Hollywood's role in WWII
Looneytunes, troop entertainment, Bob Hope, news reels played in between movie showings
6. Office of Price Administration
Organized the ration coupon books, tried to help people conserve consumables.
7. War Production Board
8. National War Labor Board
9. Why the Homefront helped win the war
10. How US/Allies fought back against U-boats
11. Intelligence gathering--Ultra/Magic
12. Operation Barborossa(USSR vs Germany)
13. Battle in Africa and Italy
14. US Generals-Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Nimitz, Bradley
15. D-Day-Operation Overlord
16. Battle of the Bulge
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
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