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Japan planned a surprise attack on the U.S. fleet that was anchored on Pearl Harbor. The political effect of this event is that it caused America to declare war on Japan, therefore, causing America to enter the war.
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After Pearl Harbor, the Navy named Chester Nimitz Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific and, later, the Pacific Ocean Areas. The political effect of its event is that as Commander-in-Chief, Nimitz has authority over Allies air, land, and naval forces
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It was established to demand war industries. The economic effect was that it regulated production and the distribution of materials. -
Native Americans from the Navajo tribe made a code for the U.S. military so that the Japanese could not understand. The technological impact of this that there was an improvement in the military code used to communicate during the war.
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The Office of War Information served as a way of propaganda and controlled the news about the troops in the war. The social effect of this office is that it unified society through opinion on the war depending on what was shown.
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The Braceros- Agreement with Mexico allowed Mexican farmworkers to enter the USA during harvest season without the need for immigration procedures. The economic impact of this event is that it became the largest U.S. contract labor program as people returned several times.
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The U.S. began using island hopping as a strategy to isolate Japanese posts. The political effect of this event is that the U.S. was given the advantage of building a chain of military bases within the islands before Japan. -
The purpose of this was to research and develop nuclear weapons to use in war. The political effect of this event was that it encouraged the making of peaceful nuclear developments, though that soon meant that other countries would follow suit and increase their military power as well. -
The D-Day invasion consisted of the British, Canadian, and U.S. forces under General Eisenhower to secure the Normandy coast. The social impact of this is that it decreased the American population as that was one of the deadliest battles for America.
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The Election of 1944 occurred during WWII therefore society was less interested this time around. The political effect of this event is that FDR was elected for a 4th term as the people wanted a president who they were familiar with to lead them through the rest of the war.
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The Supreme Court upheld the U.S. internment policy in which the government ordered all people of Japanese descent to move to isolated camps in this time of war against Japan. The social impact of this case is that it gave society an excuse to discriminate against Japanese-Americans and deny them civil liberties. -
The Yalta Conference was set by the Big Three and its purpose was to determine how Germany would be handled due to the war. The political impact of this conference is that there would be free elections in liberated Eastern European countries and a new world peace organization would be formed.
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After FDR's death, Harry S. Truman became president. The political impact of this would be that when Truman warned Japan to surrender or face "utter destruction" and Japan denied it, he used the atomic bomb that would cause Japan to surrender a week later.
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VE Day is a celebratory day in which European society celebrated the end of WWII in Europe. A social impact of this day is that it celebrates the end of the population suffering from bloodshed, lost homes, etc.
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The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred on August 6th and August 9th. It took place as Truman ordered to drop their new atomic bomb in these locations. The social impact of these events is that the population rate declined and suffered in the two Japanese cities as many citizens died from the nuclear weapon used.
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V-J Day was celebrated in the United States on the day formal surrender documents were signed. The political impact of this day is that it declared the official surrender of imperial Japan, therefore ending the war. It occurred on August 14th, as well as September 2nd.
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The United Nations was established as a new world peace organization. The political impact of this would be the promotion of friendly relations among nations and the social impact would be that it promoted social progress. -
Kamryn J: 90
Ninel L: 90
Adam Hearrell: 90
