2/5- movie summary presentations
2/6- no school
2/7- finished summary presentations and started WW2 weapons presentations.
- PPSH-41- moble machine gun used for front lines. Made by Russia.
- V2 Rocket- made by Germany. Did a lot of damage and could go a long distance. A big missle.
- Dora and Gustav Rail Cannons- world's largest cannon used. Shot 42 times. Used against anit-aircraft fire.
- MP40- created by Germany and used by Axis powers. More modern used in front lines.
- M1 Garand- created by Germany. Loads from bottom. Most used assult rifle because of long range.
- The Poisoned Dart Bomb- top secret weapon. Carried needles dipped in poison. Only worked if in open area. Not successful.
- Suicide Bomb Dogs- put a bomb on a dog and rope in its mouth. The dogs would go under the tank and a timer would go off.
- Katyusha Rocket Launcher- 16 rocket launchers on the top of the car. Used by Russians.
- Bike- motercycle with tracks. Carried cannons.
- Mines- naval mine put in the water. A naval ship runs into it and it damages ships.
- X-class Midget Submarine- went into places a normal subarine couldn't go into. Had four people in it. Invented by Japan.
- M1A1 Carbine- invented in the US. Used by people in tanks and jumping out of planes. Most produced gun.
- Flamethrower- burned people to death.
- Thompson Submachine Gun- made by Americans for Marines. Was not very popular at first.
- Lee Enfield- a British gun that was shorter, lighter, and easier to use. More accurate aiming and easier to load.
- Type 100- Japanese submachine gun. Only mass produced machine gun by Japan. Very uncommon for soldiers. Only higher ranking soldiers.
- MG 34- uncommon by Germans because it was modernly made and difficult to put together. Very touchy machine gun. Stationary not mobil.
- German G/43- sniper rifle used by Germany. Based on G 41. Semi-automatic rifle.
- Bren Infantry LMG- made by the British. Light stationary machine gun. Successful but not widely commun.
- Hand Grenade- introduced by American soldiers. A pin releases and then throw it after a few seconds then it would go off.
- Knives- trench knives used mainly as tools. Had brass nuckles so you could punch people.
- Atomic Bomb- Fat Boy bombed Nagasaki. Little Boy bombed Hiroshima.
- Aircraft Carrier- big ship that carried planes closer to battle sights. Important to America against Japan because we did not have many big islands.
2/8- listened to FDR's war speech and took notes.
- FDR's War Speech-
- Pearl Harbor was not the only area Japan attacked on December 7.
- The Japanese Government also launched an attack against Malaya, Hong Kong, Guam, Philippine Islands, Wake Island, and Midway Island.
- Douglas MacArthur- one of the best Generals. He did not want to leave the Philippines but was forced to leave and go to Australia.
- Bataan Death March-
- Americans and Filipinos on the death march, May 1942.
- Up to 10,000 Filipino and 650 American POW's died during the march.
- Doolittle's Raid- April, 1942
- Battle of Coral Sea- first turning point in the Pacific.
- Ended in a stalemate
- Considered to be more a US vicotory as it was the first time Japan's advance had been stopped.
2/9- no school
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