Blogs

Going over the rest of the assigned blogs free choice. Zachhhh... im going to smack him if he keeps looking at me.

Taylor-bombing in pakastain.

Zach-something about a plane.

Now going to take the map test.

we continued our blog discussions.

then we did the map tests.

i don't have to take mine today.

because i am leaving at 2:30.

i have to get surgery today.

& i'm TERRIFIED.

i cried already..

and i know i'm gonna when i get there too. :(

we talked about japan a

Today i will pay attention. Promise.

finished up doolittle's raid yesterday. and stuff.

i have broken my promise already. but from here on out!

Pacific Battles: (mostly between us and japan)

Battle of Midway........(around hawaii)

um. i'll start taking

Admiral chester nimitz- navy admiral against japan

19. Battle in the Pacific-Island Hopping, Philippines, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa,

• island hopping- policy where the US hops over less important islands and hit the important i

US Homefront:
helped win the war by making things for our troops so they had supplies to use.

1. Selective Training and Service Act

1940- first peacetime draft in US history. used until 1973 to fulfill military needs

after 1973, the US military depended

1. Selective Training and Service Act- first peacetime draft in US History, Used until 1973 to fill military needs, after 1973, US military depended on volunteers to fill needs



2. Women's role in WWII- working in factories, giving our troops stuff, Ro

More notes, more of Mr. Bruns talking the entire class period. My fave.

US Homefront:

People back home making war goods, food, medical supplies.

1. Selective Training and Service Act

-Instituted the U.S. draft. First peacetime draft in U.S. history, was

Cold War Project topic for me is 14. Effects of the Soviet's invasion of Afghanistan-

This project will be a completely individual project using Powerpoint or other presentation software and will serve as the final live presentation of the year. Due t

Coral sea

• May 4-8 1942

Battle of midway

• Widely regarded as the most omportant naval battle against Japan.
• Fought June 4-7, 1942
• U.S. Navy decisively deafeated the Japanese attack against Midway island.
• Magic played big role in Midway

Guadalcanal

• Fought betwe

1. Selective Training and Service Act
homefront-what we are doing back home to help win the war
-instituted the US draft (1st peacetime draft in US history)
-used until 1973

2. Women's role in WWII
-worked in factories (represented by Rosie the Riveter)
-w

Coral sea

• May 4-8 1942

Battle of midway

• Widely regarded as the most omportant naval battle against Japan.
• Fought June 4-7, 1942
• U.S. Navy decisively deafeated the Japanese attack against Midway island.
• Magic played big role in Midway

Guadalcanal

• Fought betwe

20. Navajo Code Talkers-code more important than native's life. wasn't till 2000 that the navajo code talkers got medals. and then gave families with dead navajo code talkers gold medals.


21. Doolittle's Raid-was mission to bomb tokyo japan. japan ne

The Masters starts today! Today we did powerpoint stuff. Having air strips were important for taking off and landing. Midway was outside Jap territory and it was our air strip. We bombed their naval forces pretty heavily. Guadalcanal was fought in 19

US Homefront:

Doing what you can at home to help the war.

1. Selective Training and Service Act

First peacetime draft in US history

2. Women's role in WWII

Women can do jobs that men can't do because they're gone. Rosie the Riveter ("we can do it", repres