Bell work: T- What was the Blitz Krieg? W- Why did The Allies agree to defeat Germany first? Th- Why were there so few Japanese prisoners of war in WW2?

World War II Tuskegee Airmen (US 61)

Tuskegee Airmen Black pilots during WWII. The US Military was segregated. They were all educated at the nearby Tuskegee Institute. Mostly flew the P-51 Mustang. Painted the tails of the planes red and were given the nickname “redtails.” video 2:37

World War II 442nd Regimental (US 61) Mostly made up of Japanese-American soldiers. Primarily fought in Italy, southern France, and Germany. Most decorated unit in U.S. history. Motto was “Go for Broke.”

442nd Regimental

World War II 101st Airborne Division (US 61) “Screaming Eagles” Famous during D-Day, including the air jumps in Normandy. Also renowned for their actions in the Battle of the Bulge.

World War II Code Talkers (US 61)

Code Talkers (US 61) The Marines enlisted Navajo who would use their native language to send telephone and radio communications that the Japanese could not understand. Video 2:45 Handout Comanche

World War II Japanese Internment (US 63)

Japanese Internment More than 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry living on the west coast were forced to move inland into internment camps. 62% were American citizens. internment - the imprisonment or confinement of people, commonly in large groups, without trial.

Japanese Internment Executive Order 9066, issued by President Franklin Roosevelt. Video 2:41 Handout

World War II Korematsu v United States (US 63) A landmark supreme court case regarding Japanese internment. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the internment was constitutional. The need to protect against espionage outweighed the individual rights of Fred Korematsu.

World War II Women in the Workplace (64) 37% of women worked during WWII. By 1945, 1 out of every four married women worked outside the home. “Rosie the Riveter” - More than 300,000 women worked in the aviation industry by 1943. Women also worked in munitions factories.

World War II Women in the Workplace (64)

World War II Women in the Armed Forces (US 64) Women’s Air Force Pilots (WASPs) They flew from factories to bases transporting planes and carrying cargo. More than 1,000 women joined. They would not be recognized militarily until 2010.

Women in the Armed Forces

World War II Avco & Cornelia Fort (US 64)

Avco & Cornelia Fort (US 64) Avco (Aviation Corporation of California) – company built in Nashville that made P-38 Lightning fighters. Employed thousands of Nashvillians, including a large number of women.

Avco & Cornelia Fort (US 64) A native of Nashville and a WASP, she was famous for two events: 1. She was giving flying instructions near Pearl Harbor the day it was attacked. 2. She would become the first female pilot to die while on active duty. Tora Tora Tora DVD video 6:41

WWII affects on African-Americans (US 65) Fair Employment Practices Committee The order banned racial discrimination in any defense industry receiving federal contracts by declaring "there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin."

WWII impacts on African-Americans (US 65) Military service and in the work force.

WWII affects on African-Americans (US 65) Military integration by Harry Truman In 1948, three years after the end of WWII, Truman desegregated the armed forces. However, it would not be until 1951 during the Korean War that full desegregation would take place. Blacks had fought for America since Lexington, and in even larger numbers during the Civil War.