week 6

  • lend lease program (1941)

    -franklin Roosevelt introduced the lendlease program to congress. it was intended to help british beat back hitlers advance while keeping american only indirect involved in ww2
    result- lend -lease program provided for military did to any country whose defense was vital to the security of the united states
    effect-lend lease program was the principal way to get out of the great depression
  • Bernard montgomery (1942)

    -senior british army officer in the african of european was (theater)
    -commanded the british 8th army and 21st army during the euro compaign
    -was over all british troops on june 6 1944 D-day
  • women and morning (1945)

    while the men went to fight in the war the women were left to work in the factories. After the men came back to reclaim their positions at factories but the women didnt want to give them up. Spuring up the feministic movement in the war men of color fought alone side white men for the first. when they came back from the war they were treated with the same racial siurss spark the cuivil rights movement
  • erwin rommel (1942)

    -field marshal Erwin rommel was are of germans most popular generls during WW1. on D-day he discussed with other officers about surrendering. due to his ties to the plot to over thrown itrtler ,he was murdered
  • chester w. nimith 2 (1942)

    was leading the u.s navy authority on submarines
    -he was the u.s.a lost surriving officer who ranked as a fleet adminral
    -admiral chest was appointed commander in the chief of the us pacific fleet just after pearl harber
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    the US and european countries (1945)

    -in the U.S the war happened after the great depression 30% unemployment was cut down to less then 5% after the employment boost due to the war. The european countries were left to rebuild. the us leaded money to the countries and germany was the only country to fully pay itback in 1990