Dropping the Atomic Bomb

1. What factors have affected viewpoints on Truman's decision?
Factors:
-Even though America was pushing back the Japanies, our losses were still huge.
-Were were excpected to lose 22000 more men on the mainland.
-Should were warn the Japan people about us using the atomic bomb.

2. Do you think he made the right decision? Give your reasons.
I believe his intentions were good, as in he wanted less casuties for this war, and end this war quicker. But i dont think he should have used it. He could have done thousands of bombing raids and still not have killed as many people. THe civilian casulties were just to high, and he kneew they would be high when he ordered it to drop.

War for Europe and North Africa - Part II

6. What was D-Day?
D-day was the first day of our envasion into germany, which was the largest assult in history, which comprised of parracute troopers and thousands of water troops.

7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
At this battle, german tanks pushed 60 miles into our territory creating a bulge in our line of deffences. They captured 120 American GIs at this battle, which were slaughted by SS troopers.

8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
Allied troops found death camps and thousands of starving inmates and piles of shoes, which show the horror of thease camps.

9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?

Hitler: Shot himself and his corpse was burnt along with his wife who also killed herself.
FDR: Had a heart attack and died a couple months into his 4th term.
Next prez became Harry S. Truman.

War for Europe & North Africa

1. To what did Roosevelt and Churchill agree early in the war?
They agreed to go attack Germany and Italia first instead of Japan. And they had a bromance going on.

2. Why was winning the Battle of the Atlantic so crucial to the fortunes of the Allies?
Because if they hadnt won and Hitler had succeded in destroying our shipping lanes to GB,, then GB would have lost to the Germans.

3. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so important?
Stalingrad was a major Industrial center on the Volga River, so the Soviet Union wanted to keep it, and Hitler wanted it as well. What made the battle so important was that the Soviet Union lost 1,100,000 men protecting it, just tobe able to turn the tide of war and march westward.

4. What happened in the war in North Africa?
D.E. Eisenhower led allied troops into the north African shores and proceded to fight the enemeys out of north Africa.

5. What happened after the Allies invaded Italy?
After they invaded Mussolini was striped of power and office. Then Italy selibrated the end of the war. But they were to soon because Hitler decided to fight them in Italy. It raged for months and lots of people died.

Mobilizing for WWII.

1. Selective Service System

This expanded the drafting of young soldiers who really wanted to jion the war effort.

2. Women

They were in the auxilllery branches and build alot of the weapons while all the men were away.

3. Minorities

They were forced to fight because of the draft wich not many were happy about fighting because they were discriminated against.

4. Manufacturers

Many were cahnged from luxery manufacturing companies to war material facturies, i.e. tanks airships ect.

5. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)

It started to develope more war time machines like new guns and new tanks.

6 Entertainment industry

The entertainment brodcasted propaganda and way that people could help the war effort.

7. Office of Price Administration (OPA)

it was incharge of

8. War Production Board (WPB)

9. Rationing

It suggested that people rationed there food to help lthe oldiers out in the war by allowing them to get mor food.