Monday- Forum post leaders talked about their stories. We watched a little clip of SNL about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Took notes on Soviet Union
- Joseph Stalin
- Lenin suffered a stroke in 1922 and died and Stalin became in charge
- USSR Prior to WW2
- Russia drops out of WW2(1917) to fight Bolshevik Revolution
- Russia became communist and changed name to USSR in 1922
- Purges and deportations to slave labor camps in Siberia (Gulags)
- Strengthened the intelligence and secret service
- Created a "Cult of Personality"
- Nationalization and Collectivization of the Soviet Economy
- Industrialization of the Soviet economy
- Five year plans
- Policies led to famine in Ukraine(5-10 million died-considered a genocide to some)
- Banned Religion
- USSR in WW2
- Signed German- Soviet Non aggresion Pact in 1939 leading to the invasion of Poland
- Also invaded Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland in 1939
- Signed neutrality Pact with Japan in 1941
- Invaded by Germany in June 1941
- Stalin instituted his retreat and "scorched earth" policies
- The Russian winter of 1941-42 changed the tide of the war
- Island Hopping- You would invade an island then go to the next one invade it go to the next one invade it and then keep on doing it
- Kamikazes- Japanese dive bombers
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- MacArthur's Return to the Philippines
- Iwo Jima February- March 1945
- 6,821 United States deaths at Iwo Jima
- Summer of 1945- Preparing for the invasion of Japan
- Operation Downfall
- Planned for October 1945
- Estimated to have over 1 million casualties
- Estimated to have 267,000 deaths
- Why did this never take place?
- The Manhattan Project
- 1939-1945
- VJ Day
- August 14/15, 1945 (Official UK)
- September 2, 1945 (Official for US)
- When Japan officially signed on USS Missouri
- Potsdam Deceleration
- Dismantle the current government of Japan
- There will be war crimes trials fro the atrocities committed by Japan throughout WW2
- Japanese military forces will be disarmed and allowed to return home
- Democracy will be promoted as well as Freedom of Speech, religion, and of thought, as well as respect for fundamental human rights
- Japan will be allowed to have industry so they can make money to pay for reparations. World trade will also be enabled at some point
- Allied (US) occupation of Japan (1945-1952) will end once Japan accomplishes all the above points
- WW2 Major Battle/Operations Timeline vs Germany
- Battle of the Atlantic 1941-45
- Operation Torch
- Operation Avalanche
- Battle of Salerno
- Battle of Anzio
- Battle of Monte-Cassino
- Operation Overlord
- Operation Dragoon
- Battle of the Bulge
- Operation Varsity
- Fighting in Germany- issues with the Siegfried Line
- German U-Boats
- After repeated attacks by German U-Boats on US ships in the Fall of 1941, FDR announced that he orderd the US Navy to attack German and Italian ships
- Allied Intelligence
- Churchill and Roosevelt knew the importance of Intelligence in safeguarding Allied commerce to defeat the Axis Powers
- The allies shared information from RADAR and High Frequency Radio Direction Finding
- RADAR provided means of detecting vessels and aircraft above the surface
- HF/DF was used to locate the sources of enemy radio transmissions such as submarines
- Allied Intelligence leaders began sharing code-breaking secrets, known as "very special intelligence" and classified under-cover names such as "Super" and "Magic"
- Dwight Eisenhower
- June 6 1944 D-Day took place
- Women in WW2
- Rosie the Riveter
- Represented women workers in WW2
- Rosie the Riveter
- Tokyo Rose- Iva Toguri
- Forced to broadcast propaganda to the Allied Troops for Japan
- In these radio programs, she taunted the troops and played music from home
- She was a US citizen
- Convicted of treason
- African Americans in WW2
- Still segregated
- African American troops were segregated
- They would mostly do cooking and cleaning
- Tuskegee Institute/Airmen
- Proved that African Americans can be great pilots
- OPA and Rationing
- Gasoline rationing began in May 1942 limiting use to five gallons per week
- Truckers were given a T stamp for gas
- Rules
- You were not allowed to give out your stamps
- War Finance Committee and War bonds
- Over the course of the war 85 million Americans purchased bonds totaling approximately $184 billion
- Helped pay for the war
- It was an investment for US citizens
- As low as $18.75 per bond
- Ten years later gov't paid out
Tuesday- Notes
Wednesday- Notes
Thursday- Notes
Friday- Notes and did a quick little review for the test
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