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Period: 1942 BCE to
Victory Corps
the purpose of this student organization was to prepare high school school students to aid in the was effort on home front lines. both girls and boys white and African american school participated students participate in a physical fitness program and enroll in a war effort class -
Benito Mussolini-ltaly
fascism was an authoritarian political movement that developed in tally and other Europeans countries after 1919.
fascist program emphasized intense nationalism productivism anti socialism elitism and the need for a strong leader mussolini -
joseph stalin
was a powerful communist leader in the early years of the soviet union. he was a dictor who terrorized the population and send many people to prison and labor camps.
one of the communists leaders greatest task was collectivize farming . Stalin created a state owned farms. while Stalin was the leader he steadily increased his power. many of his enemies were shot or sent to Siberia. -
Japanese expansion
Japanese expansion in east Asia began in 1931 with the invasion of Manchuria and continued in 1937 with a brutal attack on china on sep 27,1940 japan signed the triparite pact with germany and ltaly . then the us had stopped trade with the japanese which led them to attack the us and british forces in asia and shortly after the Japanese had dropped a bomb on pearl harbor leading to the us declaring war on the Japanese and joining the war -
Adolph Hitler Germany
a dictatorship requires one person and one party to be in control of a nation and a C
personal freedom disappear in nazi germany
hitler asked hinderburg to grant him emergency power in view of the communist takeover -
George Marshall
throughout the war general George c Marshall acted as chief of staff and the organizer of victory. he worked closely with president Roosevelt to urge military preparedness before pearl harbor built up and supplied and army of 8 million men, and later helped to oversee the creation of the first atomic bomb -
rationing
is the controlled distribution of scarce resources and goods
rationing items were gasoline , tries , meat, butter & jellies
people had to use rationing goods which were issued to each family based on size -
m1 semi automatic rifle & radar
the designed of the m1 allowed the americans to fire more shots against their gee man and japanese counter parts. radar battles were won by the side that was first to spot enemy airplanes ships submarines the radar helped see 100 of miles away even at night -
War Bonds
way to remove money from circulation as well as relouce inflation
people would buy bonds & the gov promised to reform to them w/ interest after 10 years or more
gov events the money to pay 4 war -
Rosie The River
was a cultural icon during ww2 representing the women who worked in factories many who produced munitions or war supplies. -
Women In The Military
WACS- Women Army Corps
auxiliary unit women were doing office things while the men in the office were shipped over seas to fight. he women did paperwork supply food telegram etc.
WAVES-women accepted for volunteer emergency service in the navy
at the 2nd of ww2 the women couldn't stay in the navy. -
Wars bonds
way to remove money from circulation as well as reduce inflation people would buy bonds & the gov promised to return to them w/ interest after 10 yr or more gov. needs the $ to pay for war equipment -
Pearl Harbor
the Japanese royal navy launched a surprise attack against the Americans killing over 2,400 Americans and militant personal. destroyed 18 ships and 32 airplanes. Roosevelt famous day of infamy speech was a response to the attack -
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US office of war information
control the content and imagery of war messages and make citizens aware of how they could help in the war effort. produced radio programs , new reels, asked citizens to contribute time and money create products -
flying tigers
1st american volunteer group of the Chinese air force.
tigers primary mission was to protect the borma read connecting the vital port @ Yangon w/ the rest of china . DEC 20 1941-tigers desisted -
Isoriku Yamamato
Japanese marshal admiral commander in chief of the combined fleet
played a vital role in pearl harbor which made japan victorius -
Erwin Rommel
field Marshall German most popular generals during ww2
on d-day he discussed with other offices about surrendering due to his ties to the plot to overthrow Hitler he was murdered -
Victory Gardens
as part of the war effort the government rationed food like sugar , butter , milk , chess , eggs , coffee, meat, and canned goods
the gov turned to its citizens and encouraged them to plant victory gardens -
Higgins Boat
were a landing craft used extensively in amphibious landing in ww2. the crafts were designed by Andrew Huggins based on boats made for operations in swamps or marshes -
Executive Order 9066
the document ordered the removal of resident from parts of the west after bombing pearl harbor by the Japanese in 1941 Roosevelt came under increase pressure by military and political -
Bernard Montgomery
senior british army officer in the african and european war
commanded the British 8th army and 21st army during the euro campaign was over over British troops on june 9, 1944 d-day -
Douglas MacAuthor
American 5 star general and field marshal of the Philippine army MacAuthor was cheift of staff during ww2
led the us army in island hopping in south west pacific campaign -
Waves
women accented for volunteer emergency service was created in 1942 in response to the need for additional military personnel during WWII waves were an official part of the navy its member held the same rank & rating as male personnel -
Chester W nimitz
was leading the u.s navy authority on submarines he was the u,s a lost surriving officer who ranked as a fleet admiral.
admiral chest was appointed commander in the chief of the us pacific fleet just after pearl harbor. -
George Marshall
-secretary of state George c Marshall proposed that massive aid be given to the countries of war-torn Europe to rebuild their economies
beloved this aid would create strong European allies and trading partners for the u.s -
George Patton
led the us 7th army in its invasion of Sicily and swept across northern France. Patton forces played a key role in the featuring the German counterattack in the battle of the bulge. Patton died in Germany -
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Invasion of Normandy
d-day affected the war tide for the allies positively because the battle foreshadowed the end of hilters dream of nazi domination. d-day was the largest air,land and sea operation undertaken, the landing included over 5,000 ships -
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Liberation of concentration camps
the liberation of the camps pushed towards the victory for the allies because they were slowly starting to shut down hilter operation of nazi takeover . the soviet were the first forces to reach a concentration camp majanek near lubing poland. -
Korematsu Vs U.S
fred foremast a Japanese us citizen refused to leave home in san leandro , CA
court decided the nation security concern out-weighed the Constitution promise of equal rights . the executive order 9066 banned Japanese alien & non-alien form the U.S -
Potsdam Conference
participants were the ussr the us and the uk, the powers were represnted by communist party Joseph Stalin prime mintier Winston Churchill and presentment harry truman. gathered to decide how to punish Germany germany into 3 different parts -
Omar Bradley
was a senior offcer of the UIS army he was in serive in north am