Transcript Review for 6 Weeks Test

REVIEW FOR 6
WEEKS TEST
World War II
World War II
•WWII began in 1939 when
Germany attacked Poland.
Leaders During WWII
•Hitler= Nazi
•Mussolini= Fascism
•Tojo= Communist
•Stalin= Communist
Pearl Harbor
•The US entered WWII because the Japanese
attacked Pearl Harbor December 7th 1941.
•The US’ Air Force and Navy was weakened
in the Pacific due to the destruction left
behind after the attack.
Mobilization
•The US had to
mobilize (move)
our soldiers and
weapons in order
to fight in the
Europe and the
Pacific.
Executive Order 9066
•Executive Order 9066 placed
Japanese Americans into
internment camps because the
US government considered
them to be a threat to national
security.
Rationing
•Rationing- limits how much of NEEDED
SUPPLIES & PRODUCTS a civilian can
purchase.
•The government controlled this by
enforcing the use of rationing coupons.
War Bonds & Victory Gardens
•Civilians bought war bonds to help the
US government pay for the war.
•Victory Gardens were planted by types
of civilians (rich, middle & lower class)
to help do their part in assisting in the
war effort to send food to out soldiers
overseas.
Rosie the Riveter
•The purpose of
this poster was
to try and get
women working
in the factories.
General George Marshall
•Was the Army
Chief of Staff
who organized
the war effort
from Washington
D.C.
Flying Tigers
•The Flying Tigers
were former US
pilots who
volunteered to fly
with the Chinese
Air Force and
their actions were
considered
patriotic.
Partitioning of Germany 1945
•The Potsdam
Conference led to
the division of
Germany into
sections occupied
by the US, the
USSR, the UK and
France.
D-Day Invasion of Normandy
Battle of Midway
•The Battle of Midway is considered
a turning point in WWII because the
Japanese lost a lot of their air craft
carriers in which they were not able
to keep up with in the War in the
Pacific.