Erwin Rommel- He was nicknamed the Desert Fox. He was one of the greatest German Generals that there was. He was eventually killed by the Nazis for being a traitor.
General Patton- He was one of the greatest American Generals ever. He was very tough. He was killed in a car accident.
-The US Home front: The war effort taking place in the home country.
- Women's role- They worked in factories and took up jobs that needed doing when the men were away. There were also branches added to the military for the women in the navy, army, air force, etc.
- Factories-War Production Board- They encouraged the mass production of goods for the war effort.
- War bonds- People bought war bonds, which leant money to the government to pay for the war effort.
- Japanese relocation camps- Nobody trusted any Japanese people that were citizens in the United States. They were moved to camps to stay there until the war was over.
- Propaganda- Persuasive advertising to get people to do what they want. It was to try to get people to do their part in the war.
- War rationing-Office of Price Administration- The rationing of goods to people in the U.S. and the Allies.
- Hollywood in WWII- Movies made the enemies in the war look bad. They tried to make the U.S. look powerful. It involved a lot of propaganda.
- The story of "Kilroy was here"- The U.S. Army would paint a symbol with a guy looking over a wall with writing that said Kilroy was here. It showed where the U.S. Army had been. People began to wonder who this guy was and they thought he was a super spy.
US Fighting:
-US in Africa- Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco were some of the African countries that were fought in during these battles. The fighting started in 1940 and ended in May of 1943. Operation torch was when the U.S. sent in troops to try to take over certain cities and countries. After the Axis were defeated in Africa the U.S. moved to Italy.
-US in Italy- This was my topic.
-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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