Outline #1: World War II I. As the Allies fought to defeat fascism, totalitarianism, and racism in World War II, the American citizens participated in home front activities to increase the chance of an Allied victory. A. Leaders on the European front and Pacific front 1. Great Britain a. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain b. Prime Minister Winston Churchill 2. Soviet Union a. Joseph Stalin 3. France a. French Premier Eduoard Daladier 4. USA a. President Franklin Roosevelt b. President Harry Truman 5. Italy a. Benito Mussolini – “Il Duce” 6. Germany a. Adolf Hitler – “der Führer” 7. Japan a. Emperor Hirohito b. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto c. General Hideki Tojo B. Important Battles of WWII 1. The North Africa Campaign a. Battle to gain a way into Italy b. Montgomery and Eisenhower led Allies c. Rommel (“the Desert Fox”) led Axis Powers 2. DDay (“Operation Overlord”) a. June 6, 1944 b. Attack on Normandy beaches to liberate France (Gold, Juno, Utah, Sword, Omaha) c. The Atlantic Wall had 6 million mines to keep Allies out 3. Battle of the Bulge a. Known as “Hitler’s last stand” b. Germany surrenders 4. Battle of Midway a. Japan’s first major defeat in the “islandhopping strategy” b. USS Yorktown sunk c. Turning point in the Pacific 5. Battle of Guadalcanal a. First loss of Japanese territory b. Heavy losses because Japanese would not surrender

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Outline#1:WorldWarII

I.AstheAlliesfoughttodefeatfascism,totalitarianism,andracisminWorldWarII,theAmericancitizensparticipatedinhomefrontactivitiestoincreasethechanceofanAlliedvictory.

A.LeadersontheEuropeanfrontandPacificfront1.GreatBritain

a.PrimeMinisterNevilleChamberlainb.PrimeMinisterWinstonChurchill

2.SovietUniona.JosephStalin

3.Francea.FrenchPremierEduoardDaladier

4.USAa.PresidentFranklinRooseveltb.PresidentHarryTruman

5.Italya.BenitoMussoliniIlDuce

6.Germanya.AdolfHitlerderFhrer

7.Japana.EmperorHirohitob.AdmiralIsorokuYamamotoc.GeneralHidekiTojo

B.ImportantBattlesofWWII1.TheNorthAfricaCampaign

a.BattletogainawayintoItalyb.MontgomeryandEisenhowerledAlliesc.Rommel(theDesertFox)ledAxisPowers

2.DDay(OperationOverlord)a.June6,1944b.AttackonNormandybeachestoliberateFrance(Gold,Juno,Utah,Sword,Omaha)c.TheAtlanticWallhad6millionminestokeepAlliesout

3.BattleoftheBulgea.KnownasHitlerslaststandb.Germanysurrenders

4.BattleofMidwaya.Japansfirstmajordefeatintheislandhoppingstrategyb.USSYorktownsunkc.TurningpointinthePacific

5.BattleofGuadalcanala.FirstlossofJapaneseterritoryb.HeavylossesbecauseJapanesewouldnotsurrender
c.Newtypeofjunglewarfare(extremeheatandbugs)C.AmericanResponse

1.OfficeofCivilianDefense(OCD):organizedvolunteersinhomefrontactivities2.OfficeofWarInformation:coordinatedwarnewsthroughthemedia3.WarProductionBoard:oversawconversionofindustryfromciviliantomilitaryproduction4.Americansconservedgoodstosendtotroops

a.Spamwassenttothesoldiersb.Civiliansplantedvictorygardenstosaveresourcesc.RationcouponswereusedtoregulategoodsgiventoAmericans

II.ThewarbroughtaboutmanysocietalchangesforminoritygroupsinAmericaA.IntermentofJapaneseAmericans

1.ExecutiveOrder9066orderedtheinternmentofJapanesecitizensontheWestCoastaftertheattackonPearlHarbor

a.Isseifirstgeneration,borninJapanb.Niseisecondgeneration,borninUSA

2.10internmentcampsbuilta.Manzanar,CA:extremetemperaturehighsandlowsb.TuleLake,CA:highsecuritycamp

B.AfricanAmericans1.ExecutiveOrder8802establishedtheFairEmploymentPracticesCommittee

a.Enforcedtheendofdiscriminationintheworkforceb.A.PhilipRandolph(fatheroftheCivilRightsMovement)pushedformoreworkforcechanges

2.DoubleVcampaigna.Victoryoverfascismabroadb.Victoryoverracismathomec.Riotsbrokeoutinovercrowdedboomtowns

3.DetroitandHarlemRiotsa.AfricanAmericansattackedinDetroitonBloodyMondayb.TensionintheboomtownincreasedhatebetweenAfricanAmericansandwhites

C.MexicanAmericans1.ZootSuitRiotsinLosAngeles

a.ZootSuitsconsistedoflongjacketsandbaggypantsb.ZootSuitorsharassedbysailorsgoingintotown

2.SegregatedfromAmericansinChavezRavine,giventhelowestpayingjobs

III.WomentemporarilybecamerespectedandacceptedintheworkforceduringthewarA.RosietheRiveterinspiredwomentogotoworkB.Womenatworkleftchildrentobealoneduringtheday

1.Calledlatchkeykidsoreighthourorphans2.Femaleemploymentinwarindustriesincreased460%
C.Womenweremistreatedintheworkforce1.Given60%lesspaythanmen2.Hadlittlejobsecurity3.4millionwomenlostjobsorlefttheworkforcebetween19441946