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Benito Mussolini- Italy
Fascism was an authoritarian political movement that developed in Italy and other Europeans countries after 1919
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Joseph Stalin- USSR
Joseph Stalin was a powerful communist leader in the early years of the soviet union. he was a dictator who terrorized the population and send many people to prison and labor camps
One of the communist leader greatest task was collectivize farming. Stalin created a state-owned farms
While Stalin was the leader he steadily increase his power. many of his enemies were shot or sent to Siberia -
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Allied powers
Great Britain; US ; China ;& Soviet Union along with others
Prime purpose was to defeat the axis powers & create a peaceful post war world -
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Axis powers
include Germany Japan and Italy along w/others
Prime purpose was establish and maintain a new order
They supported each others goal for territorial expansion wanted the destruction of the Soviet Union & acknowledge each others supremacy in their geographic area -
Adolph Hither- Germany
A dictatorship requires one person and one party to be in control of a nation
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Tuskegee Airmen/ Flying tigers
Their main job was to provide escorts for pilots on bombing missions
By 1944 the army had come under pressure to allow African Americans to engage in combat on the ground and also form an African American infantry division
Flying were tigers were recruited to send supplies and to engage in combat with Japanese pilots
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Advance technology part c
torpedoes was use to destroy submarines & ships from long distance b/c bullets couldn't go far & do a lot of damage
Bombing raids were use to destroy anything in certain area such as factories that produce military equipment in ww2
Wolf packs were German submarine that had mass-attack tactics against convoy a group of ships warships & submarines that attack a certain targets all at once -
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War bonds
The sale of war bonds also reduced the amount of currency in the economy also helping to keep inflation rates down 85 millions American bought bonds into the federal treasure to help with the war effort -
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Rationings
Ration coupons were used for essential goods like food coffee tires gasoline and even clothing further the war effort in ww2 -
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Victory Corps
The purpose of this student organized was to prepare high school students to add in the war effort an the home front and the front lines -
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Victory Gardens
Victory Garden initiative of WWII was to support war effort people throughout the united states grew their own produce in yards parks and owner community spaces so that all available resources could go towards war effort Rosie the river government campaign arrived at recruiting female workers for the mutations industry become perhaps the most iconic image of working women during war 350000 women joined the armed services -
Germany expanision
Germany started acquiring German speaking areas lost after ww1 like Sudetenland (a section of France. Czechoslovakia , Hungary & Poland
Increasingly a global political division emerged between democratic societies (US & Britain) and totalitarian states (Germany) actions @1st nothing but when Germany did not stop an all out war occurred -
M1 Semi Automatic Rifle & Raider
M1
The design of the M1 allowed the Americans to fire more shots against their German & Japanese counterpart -
lend lease act
The lend lease act was the principal means for providing U.S military old to foreign during WWII
Many countries including Britain the soviet union china received weapons under law
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Civilian defense organization
Roosevelt set up the office of civilian defense (OCD) to coordinate state and federal measure to protect civilian in war related emergency the ocd organized the us citizens defense corps to recruit and train volunteers to perform essential tasks -
Rosie the Riveter
Was a cultural icon during WW2 representing the women who worked in factories many who produced munitions or war supplies -
Women in the Military
WACS- Women Army Corps
Auxiliary unit
Women were doing office things while men in the office were shipped over seas to fight
The women did paperwork supply food telegram etc
WAVES- Women accepted for volunteer emergency service in the Navy
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Pearl Harbor
2 wales of Japanese airplane attacked the us pacific fleet stationed in pearl harbor
Attack sank 18 u.s ships
Damaged 260 airplanes
killed and injured 6000 Americans
far nous quote a date which will live in famy the united states of america was suddenly and deliberate attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan -
Bataan death march
The Bataan Death March happened after the u.s surrender of the Bataan peninsula it effected the war tide in favor of the axis posers allied prisoners were forced to march 65 miles to prison Campos where thousands died from disease mistreatment and situation -
Battle of midway
The battle of midway pushed the war tide in favor of the allied powers since it was was one of the most decisive u.s victories against japan
the u.s inflected permanent damage the Japaneses navy this was the turning pain of us against japan -
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US Office of the war information
Responsibilities: Production of pro_allied anti axis propaganda such as movies and posters to make citizens aware of how they could help in the war effort
Activities: The owi produced its own radio programs released its own new less and required that all movies produced during the war contributed in the same what to the war effort -
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Island Hopping
Island hopping was effecting the tide in favor of the allied powers b/c they kept pushing Japanese forces out of the islands through the offensive against the islands of Guadalcanal in the Solomon archipelago which had marked the beginning of Islands Hopping fought between 1942 & February 1943 eventually succeed in forcing Japan to relinquish the islands -
Bernard Montgomery
Was a senior British army officer who fought in 60 th wars during the second war he commanded the British eight army.
Commanded of the 21 st Army group for the rest of the campaign in the 1944- as was his role as ground commander of the Anglo american forces under Eisenhower as supreme allied commander -
Douglas MacArthur
Was an american five star general and field Marshall of the Philippine army
He was chief of staff of the us army during in the 1930 and during ww2
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Executive Order 9066
The document ordered the removal of resident enemy from parts of the west
After bombing pearl harbor by the Japanese in 1941 Roosevelt came under increase pressure by military and political -
Isoroku yamamato
Japanese marshal admiral and commander in chief played a vital role (executed the surprise attack) in pearl harbor which made japan videophones -
Erwin rommel
Field Marshal
Germans most popular generals during WW2
On D-Day he discussed with other officers about surrendering
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Chester w. Nimitz
Was leading the U.S army authority on submariner
He was the U.S a last surviving officer who ranked as a fleet admiral
Admiral Chester was appointed commander in chief of the U.S pacific fleet just after pearl harbor
He command U.S forces at the battle of midway
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
As supreme commander of Allied forces
Led the massive invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe that began on D-Day (June 6, 1944)
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George Patton
He led the U.S. 7th Army in its invasion of Sicily and swept across northern France
Patton’s forces played a key role in defeating the German counterattack in the Battle of the Bulge
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George Marshal
Secretary of state George C. Marshall proposed that massive aid be given to the countries of war-torn Europe to rebuild their economies
Believe this aid would create strong European allies and trading partners for the us
plan included aid to Germany & Italy in marked contrast to the
policies of the voters following ww1
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Omar Bradley
Was a highly distinguished 4 star general of the us army who saw distinguished service in north Africa and western Europe during ww2
From the Normandy landing of June 6 1944 through to the end of the war in Europe he commanded all us ground forces invading Germany from the west
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D-DAY
Effected the war tide for the allies positively b/c the battle foreshadowed the end of titles dream of Nazi domination d d-day was the largest air land and sea operation undertaken
The landing included over 5,000 ships 11000 airplanes and over 150000 service men by the end the allies had reached the seine river Paris was liberated and the Germans had been removed from Northwestern France effectively concluding the battle Normandy -
Korematsu vs U.S.
1944 was a land mark united states supreme court case concerning the constitutionality of executive order 9066 which order Japanese american into internment camps during world war2 regardless of citizenship -
Potsdam Conference
The big three soviet leader Joseph Stalin British prime Minister Winston Churchill replaced on July by prime minster Winston element Attlee
Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin met at Yalta to plan the reorganization of Europe at the end of the war agreed on the formation United Nations -
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Fair deal
The new deal was published by president Henry S. Truman and democrats & was intended to pass policies related to Franklin Roosevelt new deal
It was intended to set proposal at economic development and social welfare
Fair deal included measure made to help aid education fax cut for law income people increase public and immigration deals and so on but unfourtnetely most bins didn't pass -
Women and Minority
While the men went to fight in the war the women were left to work in the factories after the war men came back to reclaim their positions at factories but the women didn't want to give them up spuring -
The us & European countries
In the U.S the war happened after the great depression 30 % unemployment was cut down to less than 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 the countries and Germany was the only country to fully pay it back in 1990 -
Nuclear Weapons
President Harry Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against japan after bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in august japan surrendered WW2 in which over 70 million people died when it was over -
Higgins boats
Higgins boat were a landing craft used extensively in amphibious landing in WW2 the craft were design by Andrew Higgins based on boats made for operations in swamps or marshes