WWII

By angelnunez96
  • 1944 BCE

    Douglas MacArthur

    Star general, commanded the Southwest Pacific and invaded the island of leyte in October 1944 to avenge Americans defeat in the Philippines.He applied his military actions with island hopping to help relieve POW's from the Bataan Death March.
  • 1944 BCE

    Code Talkers

    The American military needed an unpredictable code to communicate that could not be broken by the Japanese. The language is unwritten and extremely complex, by using the language America forces could transmit messages by telephone and radio without the Japanese understanding it.
  • 1943 BCE

    Field Marshal

    Bernard Montgomery commanded the British eighth Army in Tunisia in May 1943. His insistence that the initial invasion forces be increased from 3 to 8 divisions was essential to the success on D-Day
  • 1942 BCE

    war bound

    know as debt securities for the purpose of financing military operations during war time, the bands yield a more 2.9% return after a 10 year maturity. living in the united states with a median income during WWII meant earning 2000$ a year. despito the wars hardship, 134 million americans were asked to purchase war bonds to help fund the war stamps also could be purchased, starting 10 cent to save towardsthe bond
  • Period: 1942 BCE to 1945 BCE

    rationing

    as wanted to nation restriction on imported foods limitations on the transportation goods due to shortage of rabbertire and a agricultural to soldiers oversea all contributed to the as government deskelon to ration certain essential items
  • 1941 BCE

    lend lease program

    • The purpose was to provide U.S. military aid to foreign nations during WW2.
    • Factories needed more and more workers to build war machines and help decrease unemployment.
    • Selling weapons and supplies brought in lots of revenue to help end the great depression. European countries didn't have to pay back debt until after war, and only paid for what they salvaged.
  • Period: 1941 BCE to 1942 BCE

    flying tigers

    flying tigers were recruited to send supplies and to engaged in combat with japanese pilots
  • Period: 1885 BCE to 1945 BCE

    George Patton

    -general George smith Patton jr was a senior officer of the us army who commanded the us seventh army in the Mediterranean & European theaters of WWII , but he was best know for his leadership of us
    -involved i military career leading eavalry troops against mexican forces & became 1st officer assigned the new us army tank corps in WWII
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    volunteerism of ww2 red cross of ww2

    patriotic americans invested thier time , volunteering for red cross making bandages, knitting socks, and collecting books to send to the troops anored. celebrities booted sales for war bonds and other warthere endearurs. red cross also sent provision to help soldiers (many pow's in germany & japan

  • pearl harbor

    the morning of this day japanese bomed the island of oahu (hawaii) in 2 waves of airplanes . damaging/destroying 18 u.s. ships more than 260 air planes, and injured/killed about 6000 americans
    FDR QUOTE- "A date which will live in infamy."

  • wave

    -during ww2 waves was a acronym for woman accepted for volunteer emergency service
    - waves le women work on planes and fly planes in the continental u.s.

  • WAC

    Members of the women's Army corps were the first women other than nurses to serve the United States Army, because they were able to supply the additional resources so desperately needed in the military and industrial sectors.

  • dwight d elsenhower

    was the 34 president of the USA prior to his presidency Eisenhower was a life long military man, commanding the d-day evasion while serving as a supreme allied commander in Europe during WWII