Quiz On How many different fronts was World war II fought? Name Two important Generals during World War 2? Name the major bill that helped rebuild post war Europe?

Chapter 21 The second Great War

Reading Quiz How did joining World War II change the U.S. economy? What kind of items did they produce? How did the U.S. build up its army? What was the role of African Americans and women in the war effort?

In Class Using your notes from last class or reading pages 714- 717 answer the following questions What actions did America have to make to be ready for war? How did the U.S. Mange these Major changes? What was the U.S. producing?

Leaving the depression Though Franklin Roosevelt is afraid of having to fight a war on two fronts the U.S. will surprise the world with its build-up. Part of the success was that the government had started mobilizing the country before the country entered the war.

Working with business Roosevelt believed that the government and business had to work together. He creates the National Defense Advisory Committee. The committee will help mobilizes the economy. Several business leaders serve on the committee.

Cost Plus It was believed that the government should provide some incentives for participating business. Cost plus: The government agreed to pay a company whatever it cost to make a product. Plus guarantee a percentage of the costs as profit

War Production Board As the U.S. started to produce weapons government agencies began to argue about production. To deal with this the U.S. develops the War Production Board. Allowed the board to have authority over production and control distribution.

Production of vehicles How do major car companies contribute to the effort? Automobile factories did not just produce vehicles, but also mines, helmets, rifles. Eventually Henry Ford would produce an assembly line to produce the B-24 bomber.

Reading Quiz What was the Bataan Death March? Name one of the major battles in the Pacific? Explain the convoy system?

America’s Army Grows Using your notes from last class or reading pages 718- 721 answer the following questions How does the U.s bolster it’s forces? What problems does the country face as the army grows ? How are the different minorities treated as the army grows and the country industrializes

Video Questions What is the importance of the Joe Lewis Max Schmeling fight? Did the soldiers at Pearl Harbor have any warning about the attack? Why does the military have trouble detecting the Japanese planes? What kind of industrial products is the U.S. producing, and how many? Why are women the best kept secret of World War II? What kind of projects did they work on? What are the risks?

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The Pacific

The Philippines Only after a few hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor the Japanese attacked American airfields in the Philippines The Leader of the American forces Douglass MacArthur retreated to Bataan Island Eventually they would evacuate to Australia

The Bataan Death March The remaining soldiers on the Bataan Peninsula were forced to surrender, a total of 78,000 soldiers These troops are forced to march to a prison camp 65 miles away. 10,000 men died of sickness and exhaustion.

The Coral Sea and Mid Way

Coral Sea The Japanese believed they could make two successful attacks due to their secrecy. Unknown to them pearl Harbor code breakers found out about the attack. The U.S. would send the Lexington and the York town. Both ships were sake but this attack kept U.S. territories safe.

Midway The Pearl Harbor code breakers learned of another attack on Midway Island. The U.S. was able to set-up an ambush for the unsuspecting Japanese Navy. Considered to be the turning point in the war of the Pacific, with the destruction of four Japanese battleships.

Assisting Allies As the U.S. joins the war effort the lend lease policy begins to assist the U.S. Allies. Particularly the USSR who even after industrialization was lacking weapons. Even with this Assistance Stalin urges the U.S. to open a second Front.

Churchill’s Disagreement Churchill did not agree with Stalin and did not believe that U.S. and Britain were strong enough to invade Europe. Instead he pushed to fight on the periphery of the German Empire. This idea is what lead to the conflict in North Africa.

Invasion of North Africa In response to Churchill’s Plan Roosevelt orders the invasion of Morocco and Algeria. This would place the U.S. forces against the famous German general Rommel. Eventually after a 12 day Battle Eisenhower plans a trap between his forces and Patton. Rommel retreats and leaves control of Algeria and Casablanca to the allies.

Section 3 The home front

Women in the work place It was believed married women should not work Most working women were young and single. They normally worked in clerical positions, like secretaries. The women hired 4 million to work during the war. Most worked as secretaries but factory workers caught the attention of the nation.

On your own answer the following questions On your own answer the following questions. What responsibility is this poster stressing to the audience? Why is this important to the U.S. during WWII?

African Americans and labor Though the U.S. was hiring more female workers what the state of African Americans during WWII? Most companies resisted hiring African Americans. Phillip Randolph spoke to the President about this issue stating that he would lead a march on Washington Roosevelt began to remove discrimination from the work place

The Great Migration During World War I we saw that there was a migration of African Americans from the south to the North. As jobs become more available again in the North during WWII, we see the migration increase again.

Reaction As we see more African Americans enter the North we see an increase in racial violence. The worst occurring in 1943 in Detroit. As people crowed around the river to cool off a confrontation arose which lead to deaths of 25 African Americans and 9 whites.

Writing assignment On your own write 1 paragraph about the following prompt, using the following quote. How would you feel if the government discriminated against you in the way the U.S. acted against Japanese immigrants? Do you think the U.S.’s actions are just considering what happened at Pearl harbor.

We saw all these people behind the fence, looking out, hanging onto the wire, and looking out because they were anxious to know who was coming in. But I will never forget the shocking feeling that human beings were behind this fence like animals [crying]. And we were going to also lose our freedom and walk inside of that gate and find ourselves…cooped up there…when the gates were shut, we knew that we had lost something that was very precious; that we were no longer free." Mary Tsukamoto

Zoot Suits Fear grew about juvenile delinquency ad Mexican Americans. This culminated with the wearing of Zoot suites, which required a lot of Fabric to make. This was considered unpatriotic as U.S. citizens were trying to save fabric.

Zoot Suit Riot Many teenage Mexican Americans had adopted the zoot suit. Rumors were that these zoot suited teens were attacking sailors 2,500 sailors stormed a local Mexican American neighbor hood and attacked the zoot suitors The police did not intervene.

Producing for the war Use your notes or turn to page 734-735 How does the United States government pay for the war, and how do they control prices and wages? What are some ways the average U.S. citizen can help with the war effort?

In class Open your book from 739-743 What is the plan for the invasion of Europe from the allies? What is it called? What does the term Island hopping refer to? What is Douglas Macarthur’s role in the Pacific when he returns

Operation Overlord

Over lord The allies decided to invade France They decided to fool the Germans by setting up dummy equipment. The actual attack would occur further south the where the Germans expected.

D-Day The term D-day refers to the actual day that the invasion of Normandy would begin. The U.S. forces luckily had a strategy that worked and attacked where the German forces were weakest. Nearly 2,500 Americans were killed.

Video What sort of production is made for the war? How do soldiers prepare themselves for the battle? What is the special service that a soldier could apply for? What beach was the most renown?

Island Hopping

Why bother The whole reason to take control of the small Islands was due to two reasons. They were Japanese controlled, enemy influence had to be removed before moving on to the main islands. The islands could be used as a resources for the invasion further on.(EG on some the islands airs strips would be built)

Island Hopping While the invasion of France occurred in June of 1944 the invasion of the Islands of Japan starts in the fall of 1943. Most of the Islands are coral atolls. This means it is hard to land on the Islands with boats. Leads to high casualties as soldiers have to wade through water to get to land.

An Alligator will save them

Amphtrac

Amphtrac Cod named the alligator the Amphtrac first made its appearance in Florida to help clear out areas. Essentially it’s a large amphibious tractor. It was innovations like these that would help save lives during the Island invasion.

MacArthur makes a comeback As Admiral Nimitz controls leads one front of the attack Douglas MacArthur leads the other. Macarthur’s invasion starts with Guadalcanal Eventually he would capture enough of the area to push the Japanese presence out of the Island.

Retaking the Philippines The U.S. would send a substantial invasion force to retake the Philippines. MacArthur and his forces march onto the Island with no resistance at all. The Japanese sent a force to defend the Philippines. The Americans were unaware as their battleships were ambushed. This attack would be known as the battle of Leyte Gulf.

Battle of Leyte Gulf This is the battle is where we would see the introduction to the Kamikaze attack. Kamikaze means “Divine Wind” This was the act of crashing planes into U.S. battleships.

The Fall of Germany The Battle of the Bulge: refers to period when the allied forces began to move. In response the German forces rushed west bulging their forces. The Soviets made it to Germany first, and the American forces were close behind. When Hilter saw the end was near he trapped himself in a bunker committing suicide. May 8 1945 was known as VE day or victory in Europe day.

Changing of the guard As the war in Europe came to an end Roosevelt died of a heart attack. This left Harry Truman as the President to take over the war effort.

Iwo Jima and Okinawa Back in the Pacific it was felt the bombing of Tokyo was not going well The decision was to invade the small island of Iwo Jima and turn it into an air strip. The invasion was long drawn out and bloody endeavor. The U.S. invaded Okinawa Island to make it into a supply depot. The Japanese had dug into the mountains and the fighting took months.

Fire bombing of Tokyo To try and improve bombing rates the U.S. air force decided to start using Napalm during bombing runs. Napalm is jellied gasoline, the bomb not only explodes put catches fire. Highly controversial due to the fact that Japan had cities made completely of wood.

Manhattan Project and the bomb Back in Arizona the United states is working on creating the first Atomic bomb. This was code named the Manhattan Project. Headed by scientist Robert Oppenheimer. After successful testing of the bombs the U.S. would drop the first Atomic bomb. The first was dropped on Hiroshima the second on Nagasaki.

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Warm-up How were the different minorities treated during World War II ?

Quiz What is the point of the Nuremberg trials? In your opinion are they successful? Why? Why was the United nations formed? What happened at Iwo Jima and how could you make the point that this event leads to the dropping of the Atomic Bomb. Answer one of the following: Explain one group that was either helped or hindered by the events of World War II Explain the events of one of the major battles we discussed

Multiple choice What early efforts did Roosevelt make to help the British? A. Selling goods and equipment B. Buying land C. Attacking German submarines D. Providing Britain with air fields.

Multiple Choice Why was the United States unprepared for Pearl Harbor? Lack of technology Neglected radar Neglected warnings B and C

Multiple Choice What term refers to German annexation of Austria? Kristallnachet Anschluss Munich Confrence Nazi Soviet non Aggression Pact

Multiple choice What type of government considers the Government more important than the individual? A. Dictatorship B. Monarchy C. Fascism D. Democracy

Multiple Choice In the 1930s the United States responded to the rise of facism by Invading Germany and Italy Forming Military Alliances Passing a series of Neutrality Laws Joining League of nations

Multiple Choice Concentration Camps and extermination camps were part of what Nazis called Justice for all The “Final Solution” Population control The last straw

Multiple Choice One complaint of African Americans at the beginning of World War II Integrated Employed Empowered Disenfranchised

Multiple Choice Winston Churchill wanted to attack the _____ or edges of the German Empire Eastern Front Periphery left flank Western front

To aid in the war effort, American citizens accepted the ____ of some items Rationing Disappearance Abundance Commandeering

Japanese Suicide bombers were known as ____ pilots Shinto Samurai Kamikaze amphtrac

The large aquatic tractor that helped saved U. S The large aquatic tractor that helped saved U.S. lives in the Pacific was known as the Kamikaze Amphtrac Amphibious Tank

African Americans pushed for a _____ victorin the war effort. Tuskegee Triple C Double V Carver

During the war effort, Americans ____ to collect materials that could be used for the war effort. Planted victory Gardens Held scrap drives Conserved energy Sold war bonds

Where did the allies begin their invasion of Italy Sicily Casablanca Tehran Normandy

Planning for D-day was complicted by concerns for the German army Amphtracs Weather Air forces

What was the code name for the plan to build the atomic bomb? Manhattan Project Doolittle Raid Operation Overlord V-j Day