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World War II (WWII)

World War II (WWII). 1939-1945. The United States WWII Presidents. FDR was President of the United States throughout the war until his death on April 12, 1945 FDR’s successor was Vice President Harry Truman As President, Truman authorized the use of the Atomic bombs to end the war with Japan.

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World War II (WWII)

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  1. World War II (WWII) 1939-1945

  2. The United States WWII Presidents • FDR was President of the United States throughout the war until his death on April 12, 1945 • FDR’s successor was Vice President Harry Truman • As President, Truman authorized the use of the Atomic bombs to end the war with Japan

  3. USA Declares War • December 8th, 1941, The United States declares war on Japan • December 11th, 1941, Germany and Italy declare war on the United States • WWII for the United States has now begun!!

  4. Japanese American Internment • There was a heightened Anti-Japanese fear in the United States as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor

  5. War time prejudice • Even though many Japanese Americans served in the armed forces, many others were treated with distrust and prejudice

  6. Executive Order 9066 • As a result of this distrust, President FDR signed Executive Order 9066, directing the Army to relocate over 120,000 Japanese Americans to relocation camps.

  7. WWII ends in the Pacific • The United States dropped two atomic bombs (Manhattan Project) on Japan in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending WWII: • #12) August 6, 1945, The bombing of Hiroshima took the lives of 70,000 people that day and another 70,000 from radiation exposure within 5 years • #13) August 9, 1945, The bombing of Nagasaki Took the lives of 80,000 within a year • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t19kvUiHvAE&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

  8. WWII impact on the American Home front World War II affected every aspect of American life

  9. Supporting the War American involvement in World War II brought an end to the Great Depression since factories and workers were in high demand to produce goods for the war

  10. “Rosie the Riveter” Thousands of American women took jobs in defense plants during the war The “Rosie the Riveter” image was used to empower women to work in traditionally male jobs

  11. Supporting the war from The homefront (3 ways) Americans at home supported the war effort in 3 ways! First was by conserving and rationing resources

  12. Second was by planting victory gardens

  13. Third was to buy War Bonds.

  14. Fighting Discrimination The need for workers temporarily broke down some racial barriers (in defense plants for example) although discrimination against African Americans continued

  15. Tuskegee Airmen • Were the first African American aviators in the United States • They were officially the 332nd Army Air Corp fighter division based in Tuskegee, Alabama • http://tuskegeeairmennationalmuseum.org/

  16. They were given the nickname “The Red Tails” after they painted the tails of their aircraft Red in 1944.

  17. http://viewpure.com/BpA6TC0T_Lw Tuskegee Airmen play

  18. The Holocaust • Definition – The name given to the mass murder of the Jewish (and other groups of people) during WWII. • Hitler referred to this extermination as “The final Solution”

  19. The Holocaust Roots • The Holocaust was based on 2 beliefs: • Anti- Semitism – hostility and discrimination towards Jewish people • Aryan supremacy – Belief that Caucasian, non-Jewish people were superior to everyone else

  20. Nazi Holocaust tactics • Wanted to systematically rid Europe of all Jewish people by: • A boycott of Jewish stores • Threats • Segregation • Imprisonment and murder of millions of Jews and other people in Concentration camps and Death camps

  21. The End of Nazi Terror After the war, Allied troops moved throughout Nazi occupied Europe to Liberate (free) the Jewish prisoners and any other Concentration Camp survivors http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/timeline/rescue.htm

  22. Post WWII Europe “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” - George Santayana We learned from our mistake and realized that we couldn’t end WWII in the same way that we ended WWI. There had to be major changes to prevent a WWIII.

  23. This time the United States did not choose to isolate itself from Europe as they rebuilt. Post WWI Post WWII Allies stay in Germany to rebuild Germany’s government is dismantled and the Allies Partition (divide)the country into 4 separate districts There were no reparations or punishments on the citizens, except those convicted of war crimes (The Holocaust). • - Germany was humiliated by the Harsh policies of the Treaty of Versailles • - Germany forced to pay massive reparations to Allies which led to German hyperinflation • -Germany left with no stable government, money or military

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