ww2

By abby6168

  • George Marshall

    • George Marshall, JR was an American statesman and soldier . He was chief of staff of The United States Army under presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman and served as secretary of the state secretary of the Defense under Truman
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    Omar Bradley

    -Omar Bradley ,nicknamed Brad , was a highly distinguished Senior Officer of the United States Army who saw distinguished service in North Africa and western Europe during World War 2 and later became General of the Army.
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    Victory Corps

    • purpose of this organization was to prepare High School students to aid in the war effort on the home front and the front lines.
    • Both girls and boys , white and black participate
    • students learned about machinery fundamentals of electricity , radios, canned food aeronautics, first aids and other pertinent topics to help toward the war effort
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    war bonds

    a home buying war bonds or saving stamps was probably the most common way to support the war . when people bought a bond o a saving stamp, they were lending money to the government there money would be paid back with interest after the war organizations in each country worked to contct every citizen during four liberty loan drives
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    rationing

    Rationing regulated the amount of goods tha a onsumer could obtain . ration coupons were issued to each family based on its size . Americans were generally happy to help in the war effort on order to bring their loved ones home safe.
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    axis power

    The alliance of the Axis Power began to form in 1936. An even stronger alliance was signed between Germany and Italy on May 22,1939 called the pact of steel . This treaty would later be called The Tripatite pact when Japan signed it on September 27,1940. Now the three main Axis Powers were Allies in the war against the Allie powers ( Americans, British , Russia)
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    Allied powers

    in WW2 thealies included Britain France thesoviet union an the U.S
    The second WW opposing alliance pitted strong democracies against totalitarian regimes the conflict and two sets of alliance can be seen as representing a struggle between the two alliances

  • Lend Lease Program

    • Provided for military aid for countries whose defense was vital to the secretary of the United States.
    • they shipped out weapons and food to other countries .
    • payment is not required for any items that are lost or destroyed but any property that survives and its suitable for civilian use must be paid full

  • WACS

    WW2 was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind over 150,000 American women served in the Women's Army Corps during WW2 Members of the WAC were the first women other than nurses to save within ranks of the United States Army

  • Pearl Harbor

    -Japan wanted to solve their economic and demographic problems they tried to expand into China , American Officials responded into this Aggression.
    -2,335 Military Personnel were killed
    - Bombs destroyed many ships
    - Roosevelt said response " A date which will live in infamy"

  • code takers

    Navajo code takers played a key rolein the pacific campaign
    Navajo language is unwritten and extremely . American Military needed a undecipherable code that couldt be broken by the Japanese

  • WAVES ( Womens Accepted For Volentered Emergency Service

    WAVES were apart of the Navy .
    they're service was done in the United States .
    during WW2 the WAVES man duties included Aviation machinist , control tower parachute riggers and pioltes
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    Benard Montgorary

    a field monarchy that was over the 8th army and took a lachory
    in the abandon Egypt in 1942 over roomed which was a major victory . he was also essential to the allies success on D-Day in 1944
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    Douglas MacAuthur

    Most famous battle he fought in is ' pacific theater '. and was general & a field marshall and as the chief of staff of U,S army. He was well known for going back Bataan to rescue some man. him & Chester were involved in island