goal 10 us history review. to preserve the neutrality and the peace of the united states and to...
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Goal 10US History Review
To preserve the neutrality and the peace of the United States and to secure the safety of its citizens and their interests.
Whereas the United States, desiring to preserve its neutrality in wars between foreign states and desiring also to avoid involvement therein, voluntarily imposes upon its nationals by domestic regulation the restrictions set out in this joint resolution
Content: WWII and the rise of Authoritarian regimes
Germany Japan and Italy Germany invaded Europe and Africa Japan the south pacific, after bombing pearl
harbor the U.S. enter the World War II
Appeasement, Neville Chamberlain, policy of diplomacy followed by European nations in their relations with Germany, Italy and Japan between 1931 and 1939
Japan invades Manchuria
The Lend-Lease Act, approved by Congress in March 1941, gave President Roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, and food to the war effort in Europe without violating the nation's official position of neutrality.
Rosie the Riveter an advertising campaign representing the expanding role of women in the work place during world war II
Women's work in factories during the war was essential. They were recruited with images of strong women like Rosie the Riveter. And it wasn't just in America.
Content: WWII theater battles Battle at Stalingrad was fought in the European
theater Battle of Midway fought in the pacific –strategy
island hoping Battle of El Amien fought in Africa
The four countries of Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain composed and signed the Munich Pact in Munich, Germany on September 29, 1938. The forming of the pact between these four countries served as appeasement purposes, securing Great Britain’s and France’s agreement to Adolf Hitler’s Demands. Hitler demanded for the secession of the Sudetanland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Content: WWII theater battle
Battle at Stalingrad was fought in the European theater
It was clear that the battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point of World War II in the European theater
The Battle of El Alamein in North Africa restored British morale during World War Two, and is remembered by the Allied forces with pride.
Americans discovered the Japanese fleet northeast of Midway. An air battle quickly developed. The turning point came at mid-morning. The Japanese fighters were drawn down to sea level by attacking American torpedo bombers, the Japanese fleet destroyed, leading to a major turning point in WWI in the pacific
Content: Manhattan project development of the atomic bomb The attack and its aftermath killed an estimated 140,000 people at
the end of World War II. Atomic bomb was a weapon with great explosive power that
results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of such heavy elements as plutonium or uranium created as deterrent to German and Japanese advancement for world power
Supreme Court case Korematsu V. United States citizens could be interned during a time of military necessity.
The Supreme Court upheld the order excluding persons of Japanese ancestry.
The US Wartime court decision was consider official discrimination by Japanese Americans.
Post
World War II Changes
In America
President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb to save U.S. soldiers who would have to invade mainland Japan.
The world's first atomic bomb had been detonated by the United States
This action resulted in a cold war between Europe and Soviet Union
The Berlin Airlift The United States Air Forces in Europe, regarding the
feasibility of supplying West Berlin's population by air. Believing that it could be done, Brigadier General Joseph Smith to coordinate the effort with the Air Force to supply required resources to sustain the Berlin. This amounted to 1,534 tons of food and 3,475 tons of fuel per day.
The United Nations (UN) is an international peace keeping organization
UN stated aims international security, economic development, social progress, human rights to achieve world peace.
Five member security council
World War II increased the employment of women
The female labor force grew by 6.5 million.
Women replaced men in the factories since the men were away at war.
In 1945, women comprised 36.1 percent of the civilian labor force.
Between 1940 and 1945, the female labor force grew by 50 percent.
Women entrance into the work force changed the social and economic fabric of America forever.
The post-World War II baby boom generation saw the birth rate increased the US population.
New post-war programs required mores schools for children due to the increasing birth rate during peace time in America.
Advances in education mathematics, sciences medicines, industry, as well as agriculture techniques were also needed to meet the demands of a growing society.
NATO Provided a strong military stance by the West during the forty years of the cold war.
Western Europe and North America were locked in a battle with a Soviet regime committed to developing its military might. The allies needed a safety net to repel any form of aggression and to safeguard their freedom.
Content: President Eisenhower administration prosperity after WWII led to the growth of the
suburbia and consumerism ranch houses The National Highway Act connected the cities
and the suburbs