US Home Front:
-Hollywood:
- actors made films about the war
- actors would go to the front line to preform for the troops
- USO tour
- United Service Organization
- founded by Bob Hope
-The story of "Kilroy was Here":
- James Kilroy- ship inspector
- if it was okay he would right Kilroy was here on the side of the boat
- thought that Kilroy was a super soldier or a spy
- rumored to be on the Moon, Mt Everest, Statue of Liberty
US Fighting:
-US in Africa:
- north africa
- involved a lot of tank battles
- climate- desert
- axis- Vecshi France, Germany and Italy
- allies- US, Great Britain, Canada
- invaded in 1942
- weakest area
-US in Italy:
-US bombing of Germany:
-VE Day and the story of Germany surrendering:
-Battle of Coral Sea:
-Battle of Midway:
-Battle of Iwo Jima:
-Battle of the Philippines:
-Battle of Okinawa:
-Hiroshima bombing:
-Nagasaki bombing:
-VJ Day and the story of Japan surrendering:
-Yalta Conference:
-Potsdam Conference:
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