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George Patton
-General George Smith Patton Jr wasa senior officer of the U.S Army who commandedthe U.S seventh army in the Mediterranean and European theaters f ww2, but he was best known for his leadership of the U.S
-Involved in military career leading cavalry troops against Mexican force & became 1st officer assigned the new U.S army tank corps -
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Red Cross
Patriotic Americans also invested there time volunteering for organization such as thre Red Cross and victory corps. They made bandages, knitted socks and collected books to be sent to the troops abroad. Celebrities also volunteered to promote the sale of war bonds and other wartimes endeavor
-The Red Cross provided food, hygiene and even enterainment to help pass time for the americans POW's in Germany and Japan -
Axis Power
on September 27 Americans were notified that Germany, Italy, and Japan had signed a mutual defense treaty the tripartite pact. They were known as the axis power. There main goal was keeping the U.S.A out of the war. In the treaty they agreed to defend one another in case of attack. -
Lend Lease program
-Provided for military aid to any country who's defense was vital to the xcurity of the United States
-The act authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense material for which congress appropriated money
-By allowing the president to transfer war material to a beleaguered Britian and without payment the newtrality act, the act enable the Britain to keep fighting until the events led Americans into conflict -
Pearl Harbor
-The morning of this day Japanese bombed the island of Oahu (Hawaii) in 2 waves of airplanes damaging/destroying 18 U.S ships more than 260 airplanes, and killed about 6,000 Americans
-The day after Roosevelt asked congress to declare war on Japan.
-A famous quote from in response to the actions was, ''A date which wil live in infamy''-Entry to ww2 for U.S -
War bonds
Known as debt securities for the purpose of financing military operation during war time, the bonds yield a mere 24 percent return after a 10 year maturity living in the U.S with a median income during ww2 meant earing about $2,000 a year despite the war's hardships, 139 million Americans were asked to purchase war bonds to help the war stamps also could be purchase starting at 10 cents to save toward the bond -
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers were recruited to send supplies and to engage in combat with Japanese pilots -
Waves
-During ww2 WAVES was a acronym for women accepted for volunteer emergency service
-Waves let women work on planes and fly planes in the continental U.S -
Allied power
-Allies joined forces to stop Hitler aggression (axis power)
-At the beginning it was only France, Poland, amd the United Kingdom, but later when U.S would join establishing the United nations Jan1, 1942 the big 3 where known to be the main leaders, Stalin (soviet union) church hill (UK) FDR (USA) -
George Marshall
-He was an American statesman and soldier he was chief of staff of the U.S army under president Roosevelt & Truman served as secretary of state & defensive under Truman, he haired as the 'organizer of victory' by Winston church hill -
Omar Bradley
-He was a highly distinguished senior officer of the U.S army who saw distinguished service in north Africa & western Europe during ww2 The was also known as a top general during D-day -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Was the 34th president of the U.S.A prior to his presidency Eisenhower was a life long military man, commanding the D-day envision while serving as supreme allied commander in Europe during ww3 -
Volunteerism of ww2
The victory corps was an American program during WW2 that provided training to male & female hid students focused on skills relevant to the war efforts. Raged from phys conditioning to special skills depending on the desired branch of armed forces -
Code talkers
The American military needed an undecipherable code to communicate that could not be beaxea by the Japanese
-The languge is unwritten and estemly complex, by using the language America forces could transmit messages by telephone and radio without the Japanese understanding it -
WAC
Members of the women's army corps were west women other than to serve within the U.S army, because they are in the military and individual sectors -
Tuskegee Aimen
Tuskegee Airmen were the 1st group of African American filots in the U.S army corps ww2. The army had resist using black men a pilot they created a segregate unit for them -
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur general commanded the southwest pacific and invaded the island of leyte in oct 19 to avenge Americans in Philippines. He applied with island hopping to help rallied POWs from the Bataan death march