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Women Entering the Workforce
With a gap in labor, women were once again allowed to enter the workforce in places once previously believed to be impossible to enter. Although women were still earning less than men were, they were earning a lot more during the war than previously.
Fig. 2 Miller, J. Howard. “Rosie the Riveter.” National Archives, 1942. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On December 7th, 1941, Japanese aircraft had sneaked into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and attacked. They were able to hit all of the airships in the harbor and sank four of the ships there. This attack dispersed any hesitance the American people about entering the war.
Fig. 1 U.S. Navy. “Attack on Pearl Harbor.” Public Domain, 7 Dec. 1941. -
D-Day
Troops of all different countries stormed the Normandy in attempts to liberate Paris. After months of fighting and several dead and wounded, the allies ended up victorious on August 20th 1944.
Fig. 3 Sargent, Robert. F. “Into Jaws of Death — U.S. Troops Wading through Water and Nazi Gunfire.” Public Domain, 1944. -
Yalta Conference
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin were the three main leaders of the allied forces, and they often held conferences to discuss a course of action. The very last one to take place had ended on the note that Churchill and Roosevelt would provide more resources and power to Stalin in order to successfully push the Germans back.
Fig. 4 US Government Photographer. “‘Big Three’ Met at Yalta.” National Archives, Feb. 1954. -
Atomic Bombs
On August 6th, 1945, an atomic bomb famously known as "Little Boy" descended upon Hiroshima, Japan and decimated thousands. Shortly thereafter, a bomb known as "Fat Man" killed just as many in Nagasaki when it fell on August 9th, 1945. The decision to use said bombs is still undecided, but it did get Japan to surrender.
Fig. 5 Caron, George R., and Charles Levy. “Atomic Bombs.” Public Domain, 1945.