attack on pearl harbor causes u.s to Enter the war
By: John Spradling
Pearl Harbor happened on December 7 of 1941 supposedly the impartial.
Japanese thought the U.S Pacific fleet would interfere with empire of Japan . Japan attacked Hawaiian military base at 7:48 am 353 Japanese fighter planes attacked the base . All U.S airplane carriers were destroyed. The USS Arizona and the USS Utah 2400 Americans were killed another 1178 were wounded the next day America was ready to fight they were took by surprise and didn't know Japan was planing to attack us so the next day on December 8 1941 America declared war on Japan and we were brought into the World War Two.japan bombed Pearl Harbor for two hours tat devastated the U.S nobody attacked America before it really made people really mad we were ready to go to war. |
Unites states mobilizes for war
By: John Spradling
Things that moablelized ww2 the automotive companies made one half of all machine guns in the war and 85 percent of Ariel bombs and 60 percent of all tanks in the war to that gave a lot of people jobs and using assembly lines made producing stuff a lot quicker. Chrysler made 26000000 military 660000 jeeps. Ford produced planes.the U.S. Automotive industry produced 20 percent of all military goods.17 million new civilian jobs were created in ww2 to help produce goods for the war.
To pay for the war they raised taxes and dipped into Americas savings to pay for it if people had to pay for it would cost 67000 dollars for every man and women to paid it off.the debt was 20 trillion dollars.manufacturing companies gave up a lot of business in there own products but they still had business and everything turned out alright. |
women in the war effort
By: John Spradling
Over 350000 women served in uniform and at home to get the men in
service what they needed.A lot of women joined the military and did clinical work and a lot were nurses . The wasp program actually let women test dived planes for the Air Force .more than 310000 women worked in the aircraft industry there was a lot of women that helped in the war effort but they still got payed less than men by 50 percent.6 million women took war time jobs in factories.women wanted to keep there jobs but they laid them off when men started coming home from the war and the military needed less supplies. They. Went back to normal life.the most famous propaganda was Rosie the riveter witch made a lot of women join in the military . With out women we would of lost. |
the coNtributions of the navAjo code talkers
By: James Hill
Phillip Johnston thought of a code that would be unbreakable. The code was based on the Navajo language. Philip grew up with Navajos on a reservation learning the Navajo language and their ways. The job of the Navajo code talkers was to help created the code and learn it. Once created the recruits were tested and re tested there could be no mistakes in the translations. One mistranslated word or anything could of brought thousands to their deaths. The code talkers could do the code talking so well was because it was their language.
The Indians did this job well because they used what they were familiar with like humming birds for fighter planes and whale for battleships. Many code talkers lied about their age to get the job of code talking. Many served for patriotism others for economic security, education, training ,and world travel. It wasn't just the Navajo code talkers there was also the Lakota, Dakota, and the Nakota. Under heavy combat conditions the code talkers worked around the clock to provide information that saved many American lives. Code talkers gave then enemy's positions away and the type of weaponry they were using. The code talkers were rewarded with medals such as Purple Hearts, silver stars, good conduct medals, and combat infantry badges. These medals were basic rewards that military personnel were rewarded with. For decades details of code talking was kept classified. Congress passed the code talkers recognition act to give medals and recognize the Native Americans for their brave actions. The code talkers accomplished many things after their post war life's some became leaders in their communities and participated in tribal governments. Educators artists they became professionals in a variety of fields. |
the contributions of the 442nd infantry regiment
By: James Hill
The 442nd combat team was activated in February 1943. Those enlisted were Americans of Japanese ancestry. Because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor Japanese Americans couldn't sign up at the beginning of the war because they were considered 4C (enemy alien) and therefore weren't subject to the draft. The 442nd mostly fought in Italy, France, and Germany. They were the largest group to fight there the unit was know for its bravery and determination.
The 442nd trained at camp Shelby, Mississippi they left on April 22 1944 bound for Italy. While at canoe Shelby the 442nd supplied the 100th battalion with replacement troops. Most of the Japanese Americans were Nisei. The 442nd belonged to the U.S. Army branch they earned a total of 9,486 Purple Hearts and 21 medals of honor. The unit also earned 8 presidential unit citations they unit suffered from a high casualty rate but most of the Purple Hearts were given out because of trench foot. Trench foot victims were usually sent back to their unit. There were 3,000 Japanese American volunteers from the main land. 1,500 from Hawaii, a thousand volunteered on February 1st after president Roosevelt called for the military unit to be formed. There was nearly 10,000 volunteers altogether. On March 28, 1943 the Honolulu chamber of commerce hosted a special fair well to its 2,686 young men leaving for training camp. At camp Shelby the recruits were split into three battalions with field artillery, combat engineers, headquarters, and medical detachments. |
the contributions of the tuskegee airmEn
By:James Hill
The Tuskegee airmen consisted of African American soldiers that were pilots or mechanics. In
1941 the U.S. Army Air Corps. The new air base at Tuskegee,Alabama became the center of training for African American air personnel. The African Americans contributed to the war by serving in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. They also tried to end racial segregation in the armed forces. Regular airman only had one battle to fight in world war 2. The Tuskegee Airmen however fought in the war and fought the war of racism. They were forced to serve by themselves because of their race. To be easily recognized the airmen painted their tails red. Their primary job was to escort bombers striking targets to Southern Europe. Eventually they would fly to Berlin. They were instructed to stay close to the bombers and not chase after enemy fighters. |
rationing during the war
By: Jacob Clingamen
Rationing is when someone is only allowed to have a fixed amount of a certain commodity. Rationing is a way to control the consumption of goods. Often military/war time related. The United States used rationing during World War Two to ensure everyone got their fair share. The U.S. Also used to make sure their troops would have enough supplies and food as well.
The kinds of items that the United States rationed were meat, gasoline, tires(rubber), sugar, silk, shoes, nylon, and other things one person could buy. The first non food item that was rationed was rubber. Since the Japanese had seized the plantations in the Dutch East Indies that produced 90% of America's rubber forced the Americans to ration it. The way the government would enforce and track rations was through war ration books and tokens. They would be issued to each American family to dictate how much gasoline, tires, sugar etc. one person could buy. Across the country 8000 rationing boards were created to administer these restrictions. Victory Gardens were just gardens that people gave a fancy name to. But they were called victory gardens because people thought if they had one it would help the United States win the war. The government also cut the speed limit down to 35mph in order to conserve rubber and gasoline. The thought was that if cars weren't going as fast then their tires would last longer and not wear down as fast. |
japanese internment
By: Jacob Clingamen
The internment of Japanese Americans in the United States was the forced relocation and incarceration of between 110,000 and 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry who lived on the Pacific coast in camps in the interior of the country. The United States blamed them for the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Used this as their excuse for capturing the Japanese. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt authorized their capture with Executive Order 9066, issued on February 19th, 1942.
The internment camps themselves where located all over the west, mostly in California. In the case of Korematsu vs. United States the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the removal by the ruling of Fred Korematsu's appeal for violating an exclusion order. The court limited it's decision to the validity of the exclusion orders, avoiding the issue of the incarceration of U.S. citizens with no due process. The quality of life in the camps was heavily influenced by which government entity was responsible for them. INS camps were regulated by an international treaty. The camps were finally shut down in 1946. But it wasn't until 1978 that congress issued an apology that acknowledged publicly that the U.S. Government had been wrong, and there would be $25,000 awarded to each person who was detained, and the children that were in the camps would have a fund set up for their education. |
editorial
By: Alyssa Pitts
The United States in world war 2 was becoming a more economically sound place once again. Because of the need for weapons in other countries the U.S. started to once again benefit off the profit of firearms as they first did in world war 1. But as you find in most things there is always a darker side to the story. Many violences started towards Japanese Americans probably because of Japan's affiliation with the axis powers. Even though these people had been born in the U.S. I think people started to feel as though the Japanese Americans could no longer be trusted.
When the United States joined the fight there could have been good sides to both areas of attack. If the U.S. Would have stayed close to America they would have had the ability to retreat and be given more supplies easily. Going over to Europe would not have given them as much promise for new shipments of supplies. On the other hand staying over in Europe might have caused less destruction to come to America. With the Japanese so close they would be within range to bomb areas of the United States.
With the knowledge of oncoming war the U.S. decided to reelect president FD Roosevelt. I feel that this was a very good choice for the U.S. They knew the type of man he was already. He was also coming into this with already knowledge that a war might be inevitable. I think being this way helped his election immensely. It also gave the people of the U.S. someone to count on.
The leadership of FDR was a good thing for the people. The United States blazed into the war. Without the help of the United States I believe some of the other countries that were affiliated with the U.S. Would not have had the ability to withstand the war. Even with the help of the United States there were still many lost.
I do believe the U.S. could have done more before the war started. They could have gotten to know what they were up against instead of rushing into things. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor they were expecting the U.S. to fight back. I think they should have waited till some of the commotion died down so that the Japanese wouldn't expect them to attack right them. The United States may have won but they could have done many things differently.
When the United States joined the fight there could have been good sides to both areas of attack. If the U.S. Would have stayed close to America they would have had the ability to retreat and be given more supplies easily. Going over to Europe would not have given them as much promise for new shipments of supplies. On the other hand staying over in Europe might have caused less destruction to come to America. With the Japanese so close they would be within range to bomb areas of the United States.
With the knowledge of oncoming war the U.S. decided to reelect president FD Roosevelt. I feel that this was a very good choice for the U.S. They knew the type of man he was already. He was also coming into this with already knowledge that a war might be inevitable. I think being this way helped his election immensely. It also gave the people of the U.S. someone to count on.
The leadership of FDR was a good thing for the people. The United States blazed into the war. Without the help of the United States I believe some of the other countries that were affiliated with the U.S. Would not have had the ability to withstand the war. Even with the help of the United States there were still many lost.
I do believe the U.S. could have done more before the war started. They could have gotten to know what they were up against instead of rushing into things. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor they were expecting the U.S. to fight back. I think they should have waited till some of the commotion died down so that the Japanese wouldn't expect them to attack right them. The United States may have won but they could have done many things differently.