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Notes for Test!
Rise of Totalitarian Regimes
Outbreak of War 1939-1941
American Isolationism to Intervention
Major Conflicts in Europe
World War II in the Pacific Theater
End of World War II
Holocaust Notes
Fall of Axis Powers
Germany surrenders after Allied forces march on Berlin on V.E. Day in May 1945
Japan surrenders after the US drops two atomic bombs September 1945
Mobilization of United States Resources
Economic Resources US industry and government work together Rationing used to maintain essential
products War bonds and taxes used to fund the war Peacetime to wartime production
Human Resources Women and minorities enter the labor force Citizens volunteered in support of war effort
Military Resources The draft is created to provide personnel for
the military
Economic Resources
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Price and Wage Controls
Kept shortages from causing inflation
Rationing- controlling the distribution of scare resources
Economic Resources Two sources of
income to pay for the war
Tax War Bonds
Shift to wartime production
Car to tank manufacturing
Typewriting to machine gun production
Video
During the video write down three things that you notice
Historical Facts Observations about the narrator Observations about the film
Human Resources Women and minorities begin to enter the workforce
Women had to replace the men serving in the military and were cheaper than minorities
Women's Auxiliary Army Corp (WAAC)
Women enter the work force in noncombat military roles
Human Resources
Citizen volunteer to help in the war effort
Victory Gardens Allowed civilians
to contribute to war effort while also boosting morale
Minorities during World War II
Tuskegee Airmen African-
American military unit that served honorably in Europe
Nisei Regiment Asian American
military unit that received a high number of decorations
Minorities during World War II
African Americans served in segregated military units
Assigned noncombat roles, but could demand combat roles
Minorities in World War II Communication
codes of Navajo Indians were used
Oral codes proved to be unbreakable
Minority unit suffered high causalities but won numerous unit and individuals honors for bravery in action.
Minorities on the Home Front
Slowly integrated into the work force
Migrate to cities in search of jobs
Campaigned for victory in war and equality at home