WWII,A TOTAL WAR?

CHAYAPAS SUWANWONG(PAM)

THE SECOND WORLD WAR WAS A TOTAL WAREach country involved or affected by World War II:

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Ceylon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Eire, Northern Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaya, Malta, Manchukuo, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands East Indies, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Macau, Portuguese Timor, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tannu Tuva, Thailand, Tonga, Transjordan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Channel Islands, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vichy France, Yemen, Yugoslavia

MAP WITH PARTICIPANTS IN WWII

Dark Green: Allies before the attack on Pearl Harbour Light Green: Allied countries that entered the war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. Orange: Axis Powers

ECONOMICSAlmost every industries adapt to war productions:• An industry that was making

kettles changed to making helmets.

• American industry was revitalized by the war, and by 1945 many sectors were oriented to defense production.

• People in the Soviet Union weren’t able to get food unless they worked some way for the war effort.

FOODAmount of food was smaller than WWIIn order to buy food, coupon was needed, money was not accepted. Even rich people cannot get the food they wanted.

MILITARYNew technology and war tacticsBlitzkreig or lightning war: shock tactics to paralyze the enemy Motorized vehicles, tanks and air powers were coordinated by radio commutations. New bombs were used called aerial bomb, atomic bomb, minefield(radio beams)Fire was used ex. Spitfire and firebombsSoldiers and civilians were injured, and a lot were dead.

Battle of Midway4-7 June 1942

THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND CHILDRENWomen were conscripted for jobs especially for technical ones. In 1941 in Britain women aged 20-30 were called up more than ever before.Some women worked 80-90 hours per week on aero plane assembly lines. Many joined armed forces and served overseas.In Japan, children were sent to work in factories.

CASUALTIES

55million People died in total

Civilian deaths higher than military personnel

People died from starvation, atrocities, and bombing

27 million deaths were Soviet citizens

There were refugees because cities and

villages were destroyed.