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Women begin to Work in Factories and on the War Front
As soldiers are sent to war, women begin to help in the war effort by working in factories producing munitions, tanks, planes, and ships. Women also worked on the war front performing crucial jobs such as: driving ambulances, delivering airplanes, and decoding messages. -
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Allies Commit to Total War
The Allies focus all of their resources towards the war effort, helping put the opposing Axis to an end. The U.S and Great Britain order factories to stop producing cars or refrigerators and to turn out airplanes or tanks instead. Citizens had rations and bought war bonds in order to help the cause. -
Executive Order 9066
Here is a radio broadcast describing the conditions of Japanese Internment Camps:
Conditions of Japanese Internment Camps
Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, imprisoning over 120,000 Japanese-Americans due to the suspicious government. -
Battle of Midway
Below is a video of the Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway
The Allied fought only from the air, winning most decisive victory in naval warfare. Japan loses 4 carriers and 250 airplanes, preventing them from launching future offenses. -
"The Big Three"
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin (The Big Three) met periodically to strategize for the next few years -
Germany Surrenders to the Soviet Union at the Battle of Stalingrad
A website pertaining to the Battle of Stalingrad:
<a
href='http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_stalingrad.htm' >Story of the Battle of Stalingrad</a>
The Red Army completely drives the Germans out of the Soviet Union, which ends the Battle of Stalingrad. By 1944, they advance into Eastern Europe. -
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Round the Clock Bombing
Allied bombers obliterate military bases, factories, oil depots, and cities in orde to cripple Germany's industries and destroy the morale of its citizens. During a 10-day period alone, 40,000 civilians were killed in Hamburg, nearly leveling the city. -
Invasion of Italy
Beginning with the invasion of Sicily, the Allies began to eliminate the over-run fascist troops. 38 days of fighting ensued and the British and American soldiers occupied Sicily, preparing for further invasions on Italy. This invasion weakened Hitler because it forced him to fight on another front. -
D-Day
General Dwight Eisenhower's Speech right before the Invasion of the beaches of Normandy:
Eisenhower's Speech to Europe
The Allies launch an assault on the beaches of Normandy in northern France. Over 150,000 troops and a near 5,000 vessel fleet land on the beaches, with the invasion leaving 2,500 dead. Within a month, all of France was free. -
Yalta Conference of 1945
The Big Three (Stalin, Rosevelt and Churchill) met in the Crimea from Febuary 4-11, 1945 to discuss future progress of the war and re-establishment of Europe. After Germany's defeat, it would be temporarily divided into four zones, and be governed by American, French, British, and Soviet forces. Stalin agreed to hold free elections Eastern Europe.
