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Benito Mussolini-Italy
Fascism was an authoritarian political movement in Italy and other Europeans countries after 1919.
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Joseph Stalin-USSR
-Joseph Stalin was a powerful communist leader in the early years of the soviet union.He was a dictator who terrorized the population,and send many people to prison and labor camps.
-One of the communist leaders greatest task was collective 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. -
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Allied Powers
Great Britain vs China & Soviet Union along with others
Prime purpose was to defeat the axis powers & create the peaceful post of war. -
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Axis Powers
Includes Germany,Japan,and Italy along with other
Prime Purpose was to establish and maintain a new order
They supported each others goal for territorial expansion, wanted the destruction of the Soviet Union & acknowledge each others supremacy in their geographic area -
Japan Expansion
In September 1931 japan army moved into Manchuria after an explosion damaged a railway line near the city of Mukden
Wanted to control china & it's Asian Markets
They could use for economic prosperity & trading routes would be a key role for the spread in imperialism -
Adolph Hitler-Germany
A dictatorship requires one person and one party to be in control of nation and ac
Personal freedom disappear in Nazi Germany
Hitler asked Hinder Burg to grant him emergency power in view of the "Communist takeover" -
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Advance Technology in WW2 Part C
Torpedo's were used to destroy submarines & ships from long distance because bullets couldn't go far & Do a lot of damage
Bombing raids were used to destroy anything in a certain area, such as factories that produced military equipment in WW2
Wolf Packs were German submarines that had mass attack tactics against convoys. A group of ships, warships & submarines that attack a certain target all at once. -
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War Bonds and Rationing
The sale of War bonds also reduced the amount of currency in the economy, also helping to keep inflation rates down. 85 million Americans bought bonds into the federal treasury to help with war effort.
Ration coupons were used for essential goods like food,coffee,Tires,Gasoline and even clothing further the war effort in WW2 -
Germany Expansion
Germany started acquiring German speaking areas lost after WW1 like Sudetenland,Czechoslovakia, Hungary & Poland
Increasingly a global political division emerged between democratic societies and totalitarian states (Germany) actions, at first nothing went Germany did not stop an all out war occurred. -
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Volutnteerism In WW2 (Red Cross)
At home:
Began blood donor services in America to produce live saving plasma for the Armed Forces, saved in hospitals, produced emergency supplies, collected scrap, run victory gardens, and maintained training training programs.
Overseas:
Became the chief providers of relief supplies in Europe,served as field director provided support for troops operated clubs, and were attended to military hospital -
George Marshall
Throughout the war,general George C.Marshall (1880-1959) 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 an army of 8 million men,and later helped to oversee the creation of the first atomic bomb. -
Rationing
Rationing is controlled distribution of scare resources and goods
Rationing items were gasoline,tires,meat,butter &jellies
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Lend Lease Program
Purpose:Franklin Roosevelt Introduced the Lend Lease Program to congress. It was intended to help Britain in beat back Hitlers advance while keeping America only indirect in WW2.
Result:Lend Lease Program provided for Military did to any country whose defense was vital to the security to the united states.
Effect:Lend Lease Program was the principal way to get out of the Great Depression -
"Rosie the Riveter"
Was a cultural icon during WW2 representing the women who worked in factories many who produced mutations or war supplies. -
Women in the military
"WACS" Women Army Corps
Auxiliary unit
Women were doing office things while men in the office things while men were shipped over seas to fight
The women did paperwork,supply food,telegram,etc
WAVES-Women Accepted For Volunteer Emergency Service in the Navy
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War Bonds
Way to remove money from circulation as well as reduce inflation
People would buy Bonds & gov. promised to return to them w/ Interest after 10 year or more
Government needs to the money to pay for war equipment -
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Multiple fronts fought by the U.S.
The U.S. had fought a few fronts during ww2 like the Atlantic Front, The Pacific Front, The European Front, and Home Front.These Front's had pushed the war in a good way for the allies because the U.S. was equipped to produce mass war supply for the Sadias and the allied armies,and the U.S. attacking on these fronts helped the allied powers gain a few allies during the war of Japan after Pearl Harbor,and Germany declaring war on the U.S. -
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
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Executive Order 9066
Was a US presidential executive order & signed during world war 2 by FDR.
The document ordered the removal of resident enemy allies from parts of the West vaguely identified as military areas.
9066 affected Italian & German Americans the largest numbers of detainees were by far Japanese
This order permitted military commanders to require Japanese Americans to relocate to the interior interment camps away western coastal regions -
Douglas MacArthur
Was a american five star general and field Marshall of the Philippine army.He was Chief of staff of the U.S. army during the 1930's and during world war 2 led the island hopping commander of the allied forces in the southwest pacific. -
Bernard Montgomery
Was a senior British Army officer who fought in both wars
During the second war he committed the British eighth army
Committed on the 21st army group for the rest of the campaign
In North Western Europe essential to success on D-Daily in 1944 as was his role as grand commander of the Anglo-American forces under Eisenhower as supreme allied commander -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March happened after the U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula it affected the war tide in favor of the axis power. Allied prisoners were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps,where thousands died from disease,mistreatment and situation. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March happened after the U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula it affected the war tide in favor of the axis powers,because approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65 mile march to prison camps, survivors were taken by rail from San Fernando to Prisoner of war camps, where thousands more died from disease, mistreatment and starvation. -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway pushed the war tide in favor of the allied powers since it was one of the most decisive u.s. victories against Japan.
The U.S. inflicted permanent damage on the Japanese Navy This was the turning point of U.S. against Japan. -
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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,conserve resources,donate,and stirrup distrust to lower enemy and population morals to promote surrender. -
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Island Hopping
Island Hopping was effecting the tide in favor of allied power b/c they kept pushing Japanese forces out of the islands, through the offensive against the island of Guadalcanal in the solamon Archipelago which had marked the beginning of Island Hopping fought between August 1942 & February 1943, eventually succeed in forcing Japan to relinquish the island -
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Victory Corps
The purpose of this student organization was to prepare high school students to aid in the war effort on home front lines
Both boys and girls from white and African American school participated
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Victory Gardens
As part of the war effort, the government rationed food like sugar,butter,milk,cheese,eggs,coffee,meat,and canned goods
The government turned to its citizens and encouraged them to plant "Victory Gardens" -
Higgins Boats
Higgins Boat were a landing craft used extensively in amphibious landing in WW2.The Crafts were design by Andrew Higgins based on boats made for boats for operations in swamps or marshes -
Douglas MacArthur
American 5 star general and field Marshall of the Philippine Army
MacArthur was chief of staff during WW2
Led the U.S. army in "Island Hopping" in the South West Pacific Campaign -
Isoroku Yamamato
Japanese Marshal Admiral and Commander and Chief of the Combined fleet
Played a vital role(executed the surprise attack) in the Pearl Harbor which made Japan Victories -
Chester W. Nimitz
Was leading the US Army authority on submarines
He was the US last surviving officer who ranked as a fleet Admiral
Admiral Chester was appointed Commander in Chief of the US Pacific fleet just after Pearl Harbor
He commanded US forces at the Battle of Midway
This battle halted the Japanese advance in the Pacific -
Erwin Rommel
Field Marshal
German's most popular generals during WW2
On "D-Day" he discussed with other officers about surrendering
Due to his ties to the plot to overthrow Hitler he was murdered -
Omar Bradley
Was highly distinguished 4 star general of U.S. army who saw distinguished service in North Africa and Western Europe during WW2
From the Normandy landings of June 6,1944 through to the end of the war in Europe, he commanded all U.S. ground forces invading Germany from the west.
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D-Day
effected the war tide for the allies positively b/c the battle foreshadowed the end of Hitlers dream of Nazi domination. D-Day was the largest air land and sea operation undertaken. the landing included over 5000 ships 11000 airplanes and over 150000 service men. By the end the allies had reached the Seine river Paris was liberated and the Germans had been removed from northwestern France effectively concluding the battle of Normandy -
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Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)
D-Day affected the war tide for the allies positively because the battle of foreshadowed the end of Hitlers dream Nazi domination.D-day was the largest air,land, and sea operation undertaken.The landing included over 5,000 ships,11,000 airplanes,and over 150,000 service men.By the end the allies had reached the seine River,Paris was liberated and the Germans had been removed from northwestern France, effectively concluding the Battle of Normandy. -
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Liberation of concentration camps
Push toward the victory for the Allies because they were slowly starting to shut down Hitlers operation on the Nazi takeover.
The souets were the first forces to reach a concentration camp, Majdnek near Lubin,Poland,Due the gas chambers were left standing.The Soviets also over ran the sites of the Belzec,Sobrbor,treblinca and Auschwitz the largest concentration camps. -
Korematsu vs U.S.
1944 was land mark untied states supreme court case concerning the constitutionality of executive order 9066,which ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps during world war 2 regardless of citizenship -
Postdam conference
The Big Three Soviet leader Joseph Stalin British Prime Minister Winston Churchill replaced on July 26 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee
Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin met Yalta to plan the reorganization of Europe at the end of the war agreed on the formation United Nations -
Nuclear Weapon
President Harry Truman decided to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan.After bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Ngasaki in August Japan surrendered WW2, in which over 70 million people died when it was over -
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Fair Deal
The new deal was published by president Harry S Truman and democrats & was intended to pass policies related to Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.
It was intended to set Proposals at economic development and social welfare
Fair Deal included measures made to help aid education tax cut for law income people increase public housing, and immigration deals and so oh, but unfortunately most bills didn't pass -
Women and Minority(After WW2)
While the men went to fight in the war the women were left to work in the factories. After the war men came back to reclaim their positions at factories but the women didn't wan to give them up. Spuring up the color fought along side white men for the first time. When they got back from the war they were treated with the same racial siurs .Sparking the civil right. -
The U.S & European War
In the U.S the war happened after the Great Depression. 30% unemployment cut down to less than 5% after the employment boost due to the war.The European Countries were left to rebuild. The US lending money to the countries and Germany was the only country to pay it back in 1990 -
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Tuskegee Airmen /Flying Tigers
Their main job was to provide escorts for pilots on bombing -
Adolph Hitler
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 Hinder burg to grant him emergency power in the view of the "Communist takeover" -
M1 semi automatic Rifle&Radar
M1
The design of the M1allowed the Americans to fire more shots against their German and Japenese counter parts.
Radar
Battles were won by the side that was first to spot enemy Airplanes,Ships,or submarines.The radar helped see hundreds of miles away even at night