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George Marshall
George Catlett Marshall, JR was an American statesman and solder
He was Chief of staff of the U.S. Army under presidents Franklin D.
Rose and Harry S. Truman , and served as secretary of states and secretary of defense under Truman.. -
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Omar Bradley
Omar Bradley, Nicknamed Brad, was a highly distinguished senior officer of the United states Army who saw distinguished service in the North African and western Europe during WW2 and later became general of america. -
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Victory Corps
Purpose of this organization was to prepare high school students to aid in the war effort on the home font and the front lines
Both girls and boys white & black participated
Students learned about machinery, fundamentals of electricity , radios, canning food,aeronautics, first aid ,and other pertinent topics to help toward the war effort -
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War Bands
at home buying war band s or saving stamps was probably the most common way to support the war
when people bought a band or saving stamps, the were lending money to the gov.
their money would be paid back with interest after the was
Organizations in each country worked to contact every citizen during tour liberty loan drives. -
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Allied Powers
In ww2 the allies included Britain France the Soviet Union and the U.S. the second WW opposing alliance pitted strong democracies against totalitarian regimes the conflict and the two sets of alliances can be seen as representing a struggle between the two alliances -
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Axis Powers
The alliance of the Axis Powers began to form in 1936
an event stranger alliance was signed between Germany and Italy on May 22,1939 called the Pact of Steel
This treaty would after they were called the Tripartite pact when Japan signed it on September 27,1940
Now three main aris powers were allies in the wart against the alli powers(American ,British,Russia) -
Wacs
world war 2 was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind over 150,000 American women served in the WOMEN army corps during WW2
Members of the WAC were the first women other than nurses to serve within the ranks of the untied states army -
lend lease program
Provided for military aid to any country who defends was vital to the security of the U.S.
-The act authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense material for which congress appropriated money
-By allowing the presidents to transfer was materials to a beleaguered Britannia and without payment the neutrality act the enabled the British to keep fighting until the events led Americans into conflict -
Pearl Harbor
japan wanted to solve their economic and demographic problems so they tried to expand into china,american officials responded to this aggression
-2553 military personnel died
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Navajo code talkers
Navajo code talkers played a key role in the Pacific Campain Navajo language is unwritten and extremely complex American military needed a undecipherable code that couldn't be broken by the japanese -
War Bonbs
known as debt securities for the purpose of financing military operations during war time, the bonds yield a mere 2.9 percent return after a 10 year maturity living in the US with a median income during WW2 meant earning about 2000 a year
Despite the wars hardships,134millions Americans were asked tp purchase was bonds to help find the war
stamps also be purchased starting at 10cents to save to ward to bonds -
Waves
During WW2 waves was a acroym for women accepted for volunteer emergency service
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Dwight D. Elsenhower
was the 34th pres of the U.S.A. prior to his presidency Eisenhower was a life long military man
commanding the D-day evasion while serving as supreme allied commander in Europe during ww2 -
Rationing
Rationing regulated the amount of goods that a consumers could obtain.
Ration coupons were issued to each family based on its size
Americans were generally happy to help in the war effort in order to bring their loved ones homes safe -
Douglas Mcarthur
Most famous battle he fought in is "Pacific theater"
He was a general and a field Marshall and was the chief of staff of U.s. Army
He was well known for going back Bataan to rescue some man.