World War 2 was the first war to introduced the atomic bomb.In World War 2 it was one of the bloodiest wars‚ one of the first wars to bring out new weapons‚ New stuff as well.In world war 2 there there was many country’s involved in the war. Their was the war happening in Germany with hitler and his army the nazi who were against the Jews. Then America and Japan had gone into war. The US had introduced in world war 2. So the war wasn’t just like two country’s involved it was a few involved. World
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WWII STUDY GUIDE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN HISTORY 1. What countries would make up the Axis Powers? 2. What countries would make up the Allied Powers? 3. What event did A. Phillip Randolph organize in Washington on 7/1/1941? Why? A march to march under a banner that said “WeLoyal Colored Americans Demand the Right to Work and Fight for Our Country” 4. Why was the Battle of the Bulge a significant battle? What did it represent? Why was it called Battle of the Bulge? Who was the aggressor in
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Continued to use Conventional Bombing on Japan. Advantages – Japan had lost WWII in 1945. 1. Japan had to choose between surrendering and fighting and they chose to fight. 2. The United States knew that Japan was not going to win the war. Disadvantages – Truman made an atomic bomb to kill in large amounts. 1. Truman invaded Japan and dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city. 2. The firing bomb attack killed more than 80‚000 people in Tokyo. Option #2 – Japans ground invasion. Advantages – The
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ideas in modern times. There were many great inventions that are remembered today‚ some of which were penicillin‚ the first computer‚ and radio navigation.("Top 10 Inventions Discovered During WWII") Penicillin was a very important innovation during WW2‚ it helped save lives by killing infections. Radio navigation also was an invention that changed the world‚ it helped direct aircrafts on to the ground safely. Lastly
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One of the social effects which affected almost all participants to a certain degree was the increased participation of women in the workforce (where they took the place of many men during the war years)‚ though this was somewhat reduced in the decades following the war‚ as changing society forced many to return to home and family. According to historian Antony Beevor‚ amongst others‚ in his book Berlin - The Downfall 1945 the advancing Red Army had left a massive trail of raped women and girls
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19.1 NOTES European Aggressors on the March In 1935‚ Mussolini attacks Ethiopia to build a colonial empire. League of Nations does not stop aggression. In 1935 Hitler begins rebuilding the German army. In 1936 Germany occupies Rhineland. Britain urges appeasement‚ a policy of giving in to aggression. In 1936‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan – the Axis power-form and alliance. Democratic Nations Try to Preserve Peace United States follows an isolationist policy. Isolationism- avoidance of
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Vuick 1 Shayna Vuick English II Honors Mrs. Ligon 11 April 2011 U.S Women During World War II When the United States entered World War II most of the men at home were sent overseas to fight against the axis powers. When the men were sent overseas there was a shortage of workers created on the home front and to offset the shortage women began to work. When women entered the work force it initiated a change in their social standing that brought them to where they are today. In the 1940s women
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Degrees of Loyalty Loyalty was a major issue in the United States during World War II and the subsequent years following. This was especially true in California‚ where Japanese Americans were held in internment camps during the war because many felt that their loyalty was to Japan and not the United States. This caused many problems for the Japanese American citizens‚ as they were subjected to loyalty tests and forced draft programs into the armed forces. Those who opposed the American Government
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World War II had a profound influence on the United States. It is agreed by many historians that WWII was as surely won on the American homefront as it was on the actual battlefield. In 1939‚ compared to that of its enemies‚ American preparation for war was by far lacking. After just four year‚ The United States became a “military superpower.” According to a comparative study by Richard Overy‚ about two-thirds of all Allied military equipment produced during the war was provided by American industry
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Australian Homefront: Largest impacts came with the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942; Curtin spoke of it as an opening for the “Battle for Australia”‚ furthered with combing of Darwin 19 February which was put by Curtin as “Australia’ Dunkirk”‚ heralding the battle for Australia. The crisis generated both a determination to shift the country onto a new and unprecedented level of economic and military mobilization and a profound disillusionment with Britain. Total War. Political: • Main
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