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Douglas MacArthur
american five star general & field Marshall of the Philippine army during 1930's .
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George patton
1885-1945
-General George smith Patton Jr was a senior officer of the u.s army who commanded the u.s 7th army in the Mediterranean & European theaters of ww2 , but he was best known for his leadership of u.s .
-involved in military career leading early troops against Mexican forces & become 1st officer assigned the new u.s army tank corps in ww1. -
red cross
when hostilities began in Europe in 1939 , the red cross became the chief provider of relief supplies for the civilian victory of conflict distributed by the Gehella - based international red cross committee . at the peak of red cross want line activity in 1945 , 7.5 million volunteers along with 39,000 paid staff provided service to the military . -
axis power
took the name after the tripartite pact was signed by Germany , Italy and japan on 9/27/1940,in Berlin.
-the axis partners had 2 common interests ; territorial expansion and foundation of empires based on military conquest & the overthrow of the post WW1 international order; and the destruction or neutralization of soviet communism . -
lend lease program
-provided for military aid to any country whos defense was rital to the security of the u.s .
- 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 w/o payment the neutrality act, the act enabled the British to keep fighting until the events led Americans into conflict . -
December 7, 1941
all but 3 ships sunk or damaged at pearl harbor were repaired the USS Arizona, the USS Oklahoma and the USS Utah officially it is estimated that 2,335 military personal was killed on that terrible day.
president Roosevelt famous lie which he said a date which we live in infamy the U.S was attacked by navel air forces of the empire of japan -
allied powers
in WW11 the chief allied powers were great britian , France , the soviet union , the u.s and china. joined forces from jan 1,1942.
reasons fro alliance : * same goals , resolve conflicts peacfully , established world of peace / freedom & justice for all. -
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rationing
-u.s wanted to ration restricted on imported foods limiting on the transportation of goods due to shortages of aberration and a agricultural harvest to soldiers overseas all contributes to the u.s gov. accession to ration certain essential items . -
WAR BONDS
Known as debt securities for the purpose of financing military operations during war time, the bonds yield a mere 2.9% return after a 10 year maturity. Living in the u.s with a median income during WW2 meant earning about 2,000 a year . despite the wars hardship , 134 million Americans were asked to purchase was bonds to help fund the war . stamps could also be purchased , starting at 10 cents , to save toward the bond . -
Waves
during WW11 waves was a acronym for woman accepted for volunteer emergency service .
- waves let woman work on planes and fly planes in the continental u.s . -
omar bradley
he was a highly distinguished senior officer of the u.s army who saw distinguished service in north Africa & western Europe during WW11 .He was also known as a top general during d-day . -
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 sec secretary of state & defensive under Truman. he hailed as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill . -
Dwight D. elsenhower
Was the 34th president of the u.s.a prior to his presidency elsenhower was a life log military man , commanding the d-day evasion while serving as supreme allied commander in Europe during WW11. -
Tuskegee airmen
Tuskegee airmen were the 1st group of African american fighter pilots in the u.s army corps WW11. The army had resist using black men as pilot . they created a segregate unit for them . -
volunteerism of WW11
The victory corps was an american prog. during WW11 that provided training to male & female high school students . focused on skills relevant to the war effort . raged from physical conditioning to special skills depending on the desired branch of armed forces. -
WACS
members if the woman's army corps were the 1st women other than nurses to serve within the u.s army, because they were able to supply the additional resources so desperately needed in the military &industrial sectors -
Code talkers
The American military needed an indecipherable code to communicate that could be broken by the Japanese . the language is unwritten and extremely complex , by using the language American forces could transmit messages by telephone & radio w/o the Japanese understanding it .