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Red Cross
-Patriotic for organization such as the red cross and victory corps. They made bandages knitted socks and collected books to be sent to the troops abroad. Celebrating also volunteered to promote the sale of war bonds and other wartime endeavor. -
Axis
-On Sep 27 Americans were notified that Germany Italy and Japan had signed a mutual defense thready. Tripartite pact. They where known as the axis power. There main goal was keeping the US out of the war. In the treaty they agreed to defend one another in case of attack. -
Navajo Code Talkers
The American military needed an undecipherable code to communicate the could not be boxen by the Japanese. The language is unwritten and extremely complex by using the language American forces could transmit messages by telephone and radio without the Japenese understanding it. -
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Allies
-Allies joined forces to stop Hitlers aggression.
-At the beginning it was Poland, France, and the UK. Later when the US would join establishing the United Nations Jan 1, 1942 the big 3 were known as Stalin church hill and FDR. -
Lend Leare Program
-Provided for military aid to any country who defends was vital to the security of the US.
-The act authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense material for which congress appropriated money.
-Be allowing the president to transfer war materials to a beleaguered Britannia and without payment the neutrality act the enabled the British to keep fighting until the events led Americans into conflict. -
Pearl Harbor
-The morning of this day Japanese bombed the island of Oahu in two waves of airplanes. Damaging or destroying 18 US ships, more than 260 airplanes, and injured/killed about 6000 Americans.
-The day after Roosevelt asked congress to declare war on Japan. A famous quote from FDR in response to the actions, "A Date Which Will Live in Infamy". -
War Bonds
-Known as debt securities for the purpose of financing military operations during war time, the bonds yield a mere 2.9% return after a 10 year maturity living in the US with median income during WW2 meant earning about 2000 a year. Despite the wars hardships, 134 million Americans were asked to purchase war bonds to help fund the war. Stamps also could be purchased, starting at 10 cents to save toward the bond. -
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Rationing
-US wanted to ration restricted on imported foods limiting on the transportation of goods due to shortages of aberration and a agricultural harvest to soldiers overseas all contributes to the as gov accession to ration certain essential items. -
Waves
-During WW2 waves was a acronym for women accepted for volunteer emergency service.
-Waves let women work on planes and fly planes in the continental US. -
WAC
-Members of the women's army corps were the first women other than nurses to serve within the United States army because they were able to supply the additional sorceress so desperately needed in the military and industrial stated. -
Douglas MacArthur
A 5 star general, commander of the south west pacific and invaded the island of leyte in Oct 1944 to avenge Americans defeat in the Philippines. He applies his military actions with island hopping to help relieve POW's from the Bataan Death march. -
George Marshall
-He was an American statesman and soldier he was chief of staff for the us army under FDR and Truman. served as secretary of state and defense under Truman he hired as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill. -
Omar Bradley
-He was a highly distinguished senior traffic of the US army who saw distinguished service in north Africa and western Europe during WW2. He was also known as a top general during D-day. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Was the 34th president of the US prior to his presidency Eisenhower was a life long military man, commanding the d-day evasion while serving as a supreme allied commander in Europe during WW2. -
Tuskegee Airmen
-Where the first group of African Americans fighter flights in the US army corps WW2.
-The army had resist using black men as pilot then created a segregate unit for them. -
George Patton
1885-1945
-General George Smith Patton Jr was a senior officer of the US army who commanded the US seventh army in the Mediterranean and European threats of WW2, but he was best know for his leadership of US.
-Involved in military career leading early troops against Mexican forces and became first officer assigned the new US army took corps in WW1. -
Volunteerism of WW2
-The victory corps was an American prog during WW2 that provided training to male and female HS students focused on skills relevant to the war effort. Raged from phys conditioning to special skills depending on the desire branch of armed forces.