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Navajo Code Talkers
During ww2 the marine corps used one of the thousands of languages to create an unbreakable code
-No other country had american Indians who spoke Navajo it was an unwritten language it saved thousands of american lives because nobody could break the code -
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Volunteerism of WW2
Patriotic Americans invested their time volunteering for red cross making bandages, knitting socks, and collecting books to send to the troops
-celebrities boosted sale for war bonds and other warfame endorsements
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Axis Power
The reason Germany, Italy, and Japan joined together and formed an aloiance (called the axis power also known as "The Tripartite Act") -
Allied Powers
Allied powers were Great Britain, France, then Russia later joined June 1941 and in Dec. 1941 the U.S. joined
-Britain and France fought when Germany invaded Poland
-Russia joined after the Germany U.S.S.R -
Lend Lease Program
The purpose was to provide the U.S. military aid to foreign nations during WW2
-Factories needed more and more workers to build war machines and helped decrease unemployment
-Selling weapons and supplies brought in lots of revenue to help and great depression European countries didn't have to pay back debt until after war, and only paid for what they salvaged -
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Flying tigers
Flying tigers were recruited to send supplies and to engage in combat with Japanese pilots -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
During Pearl Harbor more than 2,300 Americans were killed, there were many U.S battleships that were destroyed or damaged including the U.S.S. Arizona and the U.S.S. Oklahoma. President Roosevelt's famous quote about this day was " a date which will live in infamy." The reason for this attack was Roosevelt moving to U.S pacific from California to Pearl Harbor which was a threat to japan. -
Omar Bradley/George Marshall
5 star general, commander 2nd coprs in tunsia -
War bonds
known as debt securities for the purpose of financing military operations during war time, the bonds yield a mere 2.9 percent return after 10 years maturity living in the united states with a median income during ww2 meant earning about 2,oo a year despite the wars hardship -
Tuskegee Airmen
Tuskegee airmen were the 1st group of African American fighter pilots in the U.S. army corps WW2
-The army had resisted using black men as pilots
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WAC
Member of the woman's army corps were the first other than nurse to serve within the united states army -
Waves
During ww2 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 -
Volunteerism of WW2
The high school victory corps program emphasized an entirely supplemental war time education
-They trained them for war both male and female were required to enroll n war effort class -
Dwight Eisenhower/George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower served commander of the allied forces in western Europe
-5 star second highest passintal rank given, the go ahead for a massive invasion of Europe called the operation D-day