National War Labor Board- the workers, the owners of the companies, and the government came together to ensure that workers did not go on strike.
-The US Homefront
Women's role
Factories-War Production Board
War bonds
- People Purchased war bonds in order to help the government fund the war financially.
Japanese relocation camps
Propaganda
War rationing-Office of Price Administration
Hollywood in WWII
- Hollywood had a very big influence on the public during WW2. They used films as a form of propaganda to portray the enemy as being incompetent and stupid. They portrayed the US look smart and victorious. Bob Hope and the USO tour: A tour of comedians, musicians, actors ect. who go overseas to entertain the troops to keep morale high.
The story of "Kilroy was here"
Was started on a ship by a man who was simply trying to make his mark and ensure that he got paid for his hours. The symbol became very popular on the sides of US ships ect.
US Fighting:
-US in Africa
- War took place in North Africa from June, 1940 to May, 1943. Germany, Vichy France, and Italy vs. Great Britain and Free French. US got involved later in May of 1942.
- Took place in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts, also in Morocco, Algeria and ended in Tunisia.
- They were fighting for resources and control of African colonies as well as the Mediterranean.
- They landscape there was very flat. The desert climate made it very difficult to get water to troops. Tanks played a very large part in the fight in Africa.
- Operation Torch- Code name for the huge invasion of northern Africa by US forces. Occurred in 1942.
- Erwin Rommel- The greatest general that Germany had during the war in Africa. He was called the "Desert Fox". Was later killed by the Nazi's in consequence of his involvement in a plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
- General George Patton- Led the US in Africa.
-US in Italy
-D-Day
-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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