u.s. prepares for war -”cash and carry “ policy begins -axis powers formed -selective service...
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U.S. enters the War -U.S. has embargo on Japan for actions in the Pacific -U.S. had warning of a possible Japanese attack somewhere -Dec. 7 th, 1941 Pearl Harbor is attacked “day that will live in infamy” -U.S. declares war on Japan and then Germany, Italy declare war on U.S.TRANSCRIPT
U.S. Prepares for War-”Cash and Carry “ policy begins
-Axis Powers formed-Selective Service begins draft
process-Roosevelt seeks third term
-Four Freedoms-Lend-Lease policy begun to
help supply allies- Arsenal of Democracy
-Atlantic Charter signed between U.S. and Britainresembles 14 points of Wilson
Hitler’s Mistake
-Battle of Britain has stalled
-June 1941 Germany attacks Russia
-early success but then stalemate
-Russian winter sets in and halts advance
-Now war is on two fronts
U.S. enters the War
-U.S. has embargo on Japan for actions in the Pacific
-U.S. had warning of a possible Japanese attack somewhere
-Dec. 7th, 1941 Pearl Harbor is attacked“day that will live in infamy”
-U.S. declares war on Japan and then Germany, Italy declare war on U.S.
Americans in the Service
-millions volunteered and millions more were drafted
-GI’s went to basic training for 8 weeks
-Women’s Auxiliary Corpsthousands volunteered
-Minorities served in segregated unitsTuskegee Airmen
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda-newsreels
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda-newsreels
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda
Life on the Home Front
-War Production Boardindustries were retooled to make war materials
-Scientists are mobilizedradar, sonar, penicillin, atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
-women stepped into many war materials jobs“Rosie the Riveter”
-Entertainment propaganda
Government Control-Inflation controlled by price
freezes
-many products rationed to conserve resources
-income taxes increased
-War Bonds sold
-Japanese InternmentKorematsu v. United Statesdiscriminatory policy???
Government Control-Inflation controlled by price
freezes
-many products rationed to conserve resources
-income taxes increased
-War Bonds sold
-Japanese InternmentKorematsu v. United Statesdiscriminatory policy???
Government Control-Inflation controlled by price
freezes
-many products rationed to conserve resources
-income taxes increased
-War Bonds sold
-Japanese InternmentKorematsu v. United Statesdiscriminatory policy???