Monday-Sick
- US after WW1
- US never signed the Treaty of Versailles
- Wilson(Democrat) vs Congress(Republican controlled)
- Join the League of Nations or go back to isolationism?
- Republican Warren Harding won the 1920 Presidential election with a promise to "Return to Normalcy"
- The US went back to focusing on America in the 1920's and 1930's
- Neutrality in General
- The Neutrality Acts were passed by the US in the 1930s in response to the issues in Europe and Asia that eventually led to WW2
- Passed to ensure that the US would not become involved in world conflicts(war)
- Trade pulled the US into the war
- Neutrality Acts during 1930's
- Neutrality Act of 1935- stop trading with countries at war
- Neutrality Act of 1936- stop loaning money to countries at war
- Neutrality Act of 1937- Cash and Carry System- weapons not included
- Neutrality Act of 1939- Cash and Carry System- weapons included
- Bases for Destroyers
- Passed in September, 1940 between the US and Great Britain
- Fifty US destroyers were given to Great Britain in exchange for land rights(for 99 years) on British colonies for naval or air base purposes
- End of US Neutrality- Lend Lease Act
- The end of the neutrality for the US came with the Lend-Lease Act, passed in March, 1941
- This act allowed the U.S. to sell, lend or give war materials to nations the US wanted to support
- US gave $50 billion($650 billion today) to Allied nation throughout the war
- Selective Training and Service Act
- Passed in September, 1940 and ended in 1947
- Required that men between the ages of 21 and 35 register for the draft
- Extended to all men aged 18 to 45 once US entered war
- First peacetime draft in US history
- How did the draft work?
- Local draft boards were set up from coast to coast
- Each male registered was given a number between 1-7,836
- If your number was chosen, your were officially part of the US military
- VJ Day
- When Japan officially signed on USS Missouri
Tuesday
How did the US/Allies fight back against U-Boat warfare?
The Convoy System
- Many kinds of ships go at once and planes escort the ships
- Hedgehogs- they were dropped into the water and would punch a hole in a submarine or ship
Allies Intelligence
Churchill and Roosevelt knew the importance of intelligence in safeguarding Allied commerce to defeat the Axis powers
The Alleles shared information from RADAR and High Frequence Radio Direction FInding(HF/DF)
RADAR provided a 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 like “ULTRA” and “Magic”
Enigma Systems in which Germany transferred their information through codes
Yalta Conference February 1945
Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt met at Yalta, USSR to plan what should happen when the war ended
They agreed on...
The establishment of the United NAtions
Germany to be divided into 4 zones
Free elections allowed in the states of eastern Europe
USSR promised to join the war against Germany
Thursday-
OPA and Rationing
The Office and PRice Administration was established in 1941 to control prices of goods
Food rationing included restrictions on sugar and meat; clothing rationing restricted silk and nylon
Gasoline rationing began in May 1942--5 Gallons per week
Gas rationing was about saving rubber for tires not gas
A black market developed in stolen/counterfeit stickers that were used in up to 30% of gasoline sales
By 1945, there were 32,500 motorised arrested for using such false stickers, 1300 convictions, 4000 gas stations closed
2 kinds of stickers
A- issued to general public- 3 gallons per week
B-Business owners-8 gallons
C- Official Government, Red Cross, School official, transportation of 4+, Newspaper, Doctors, Priest...etc.
M- Motorcycles
T-Truck driver- unlimited
X- Special instances for high mileage type jobs like traveling salesmen
Friday-
WW2 Semester Test Questions
Be able to describe the causes (In Asia, Europe, and the US), effects and major events of WW2
- Europe
- Treaty of Versailles
- The Great Depression
- Hitler's actions in the 1930’s
- Mussolini's actions in the 1930’s
- Failure of the League of Nations
- Policy of Appeasement
- Hitler's invasion of Poland
- RIse of nationalism
- Asia
- THe Great Depression
- Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931
- Japanese invasion of China in 1937
- United States
- QUit trading supplies(oil) with Japan in the summer of 1941
- Tough policies towards Japan in Fall 1941
- Pearl Harbor Attack
Be able to describe why the US and Allies won WW2
Effects of WW2 on Us
Stimulated economy
- 17 million new jobs created
- Averact wages increased 30%
- Middle class greatly expanded
Federal power during the war increased
- SHifted from state laws to federal laws- important during civil rights era and Vietnam war
More women involved in the workforce
More rights for African American- integrated troops
German Nazi party was completely destroyed and Germany was broken up into 4 zones which became two countries
Japanese cities were destroyed from bombing and Japan was placed under US military rule
Most deaths ever in a war
- 300,000 US deaths
United NAtions starts
COld War- US vs USSR
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