the united states in world war ii
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THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR II. AMERICA TURNS THE TIDE http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/videos#attack-pearl-harbor. ONSET OF THE WAR. How/Why it ALLLLL Began. Causes of WWII. The Great Depression Treaty of Versailles Totalitarianism . Paths to War. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR II
AMERICA TURNS THE
TIDE
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/videos#attack-pearl-harbor
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ONSET OF THE WAR
How/Why it ALLLLL Began
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Causes of WWII
• The Great Depression
• Treaty of Versailles
• Totalitarianism
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Paths to War• After Hitler comes
to power he starts on his plans:
• Rearmament • Taking back the
land that was lost (lebensraum)
• Domination of the Aryan race
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Hitler’s BFFs
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Appeasement
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PRODUCTION
We made a lot of stuff
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A PRODUCTION MIRACLE• What was done by
industry to prepare for the war?
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WAR PRODUCTION BOARD
• Explain the actions taken by the Office of Price Administration & War Production Board during the war
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Production
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RATIONING
The ratio of stuff per person
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL OF
INFLATION• Office of Price
Administration (OPA)
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COLLECTION DRIVES• Define rationing and
explain how it was used during the war.
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Conserve Food
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MINORITIES
African Americans and Mexican Americans
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TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
• Among the brave men who fought in Italy were pilots of the all-black 99th squadron – the Tuskegee Airmen
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On May 31, 1943, the 99th Squadron, the first group of African-American pilots trained at the Tuskegee Institute, arrived in North Africa
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WOMEN
Hell hath no fury…
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WOMEN JOIN THE FIGHT• Describe the
importance of women in war production and their treatment by industry
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WOMEN MAKE GAINS• Describe the new role
of women in the workforce.
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Rosie the RiveterWhat does this
mean to you? What’s the message?
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JAPANESE INTERNMENT
Protection…and rascismhttp://www.history.com/shows/wwii-in-hd/videos/japanese-internment-in-america#japanese-internment-in-america
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INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE AMERICANS
• Why segregate the Japanese?
• Similarities to other themes of history?
Japanese Americans felt the sting of discrimination during
WWII
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Location of the 10 Internment camps
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ENDING THE WAR
The Battles and The BOMB
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BATTLE OF THE BULGE
The Battle of the Bulge was Germany’s last gasp
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V-E DAY
• On May 8, 1945, the Allies celebrated V-E Day – victory in Europe Day
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Famous picture of an American soldier celebrating the end of the war
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THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC
• The Americans did not celebrate long, as Japan was busy conquering an empire that dwarfed Hitler’s Third Reich
• Japan had conquered much of southeast Asia including the Dutch East Indies, Guam, and most of China
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THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
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MOBILIZATION OF SCIENTISTS
• OSRD
• Office of Scientific Research and Development
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THE YALTA CONFERENCE
• In February 1945, as the Allies pushed toward victory in Europe, an ailing FDR met with Churchill and Stalin at the Black Sea resort of Yalta in the USSR
• A series of compromises were worked out concerning postwar Europe (L to R) Churchill, FDR and Stalin
at Yalta
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YALTA AGREEMENTS• 1) They agreed to divide Germany into 4 occupied zones
after the war• 2) Stalin agreed to free elections in Eastern Europe• 3) Stalin agreed to help the U.S. in the war against Japan
and to join the United Nations
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NUREMBERG WAR TRIALS
• The discovery of Hitler’s death camps led the Allies to put 24 surviving Nazi leaders on trial for crimes against humanity, crimes against the peace, and war crimes
• The trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany• “I was only following orders” was not an acceptable defense as 12
of the 24 were sentenced to death and the others to life in prison
Herman Goering, Hitler's right-hand man and chief architect of the German war effort, testifies at his trial.
He was found guilty of war crimes but avoided execution by swallowing potassium cyanide.
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GI BILL HELPS RETURNING VETS
• What kind of impact will this bill have on American society?