We had blog discussion today
US History: Students will be given on WWII topic from below to research and write a blog about.
-The US Homefront
- Women's role-women took over jobs for a lot of the men. They were allowed in the military but they weren't allowed to use guns. Rosie the Riveter represented women workers during WWII. 90% search light operators were women. Farm workers typists waitresses bus drivers taxi drivers elevator operators teachers conductors search light operators. WASP Women's army service pilots
- Factories-War Production Board-mass production of goods. produced more than all other allied powers combined. National war labor board-Together we win.
- War bonds-how we paid for the war. every person has to see how much their worth. investment. give the gov. money and you get it back with interest.
- Japanese relocation camps-we didn't trust Japanese American citizens. They were forced to sell most of their belongings and forced to go to relocation camps. Not like concentration camps.
- Propaganda-posters movies music. Buy War Bonds. Enlist. Make US look good and Germany look bad. Do your part today.
- War rationing-Office of Price Administration-controlled distribution of scarce resources. food clothes gas.
- Hollywood in WWII-proganda. designed to make US look good and the Axis look bad. get every one to do their part.
- The story of "Kilroy was here"
US Fighting:
-US in Africa-took place in North Africa. Allied powers and France. Great Britain, U.S. There were a lot of resources that Italy had control of. started in 1940 lasted until 1943 operation Torch. Morocco. Tunisia continuation of Operation Torch. Operation torch=amphibious landing in Morocco, invasion in Africa. Erwin Rommel-the Desert Fox. Bernard Montgomery. George Patton.
-US in Italy-first moved into Sicily. really bloody fighting. mainly German forces. Italy became free 1945. Apennines mountains.
-D-Day-june 6 largest operation. invasion of France. Atlantic Wall. we sent false information. invasion lasted about a month. 54000 vehicles landed very successful 3000 casualties. Omar Bradley-General
-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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