I got Truman for the presidents blog.
I got topic #5 for the Cold War project. 5. Berlin Blockade and Airlift-Brian-...need three sources. final individual presentation. gotta be good.
The Decades Project is optional.
Some kinda powerpoint now. Post-WW2. actually, we'er still doing a recap on WW2, regarldess of the fact that we already took the test.
probly missed a slide or two. gotta get those message board posts in.
Selective Training and Service Act - 1940.
instituted the US draft. this was the first peacetime draft in US history. used until 1973 to fill military needs. after 1973, us military depended on volunteers to fill needs.
men, when they turn 18, have to register for the draft. kinda sexist, but its not really something women's rights movements have wanted to target.
George C Marshall- cheif staff of the us military during WW2. the guy in DC who made all the tough decisions.
Women of WW2: Rosie the Riveter represented women workers in WW2
Why did the allies win WW2? women in america! yay!
women went to work in factories to fill job needs. they also became nurses. so. lots of propoganda for women to get involved on the homefront. step up and help us win the war!
WAVES - the women's navy. they were not on the seas, they were telophone operators and such.
WASP - the women's airforce. didnt do any bombing. just tested planes, transported things from point A to point B.
"Tokyo Rose". Iva Toguri. was forced to broadcast propoganda to the allied troops for japan. in these radio programs, she taunted the troops and played music from america (about missing a loved one). she was a us citizen living in japan. eventually arrested and convicted of treason. but not put to death.
Minorities played a significant role as well- navajo code, etc. worked in factories and were drafted. faced segregation still; wore different color uniforms even thought they did everything white people did and probably more.
picking up tomorrow with Henry Kaiser.
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