1. Bell Ringer  What are some of the reasons the war in the Pacific would be a longer, bloodier war than that in Europe?

2. You’re In The Army Now! Life Of A Soldier

3. Private SNAFU Private SNAFU was a character created to help enlisted men with poor reading skills learn military protocol through fun, instructional cartoons. Private SNAFU did everything wrong (hence the name), so men learned through his negative Somewhat racy – kept men entertained while they learned. Created by Frank Capra (It’s a Wonderful Life), written by Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss), and voiced by Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny)

4. Selective Service Act (1940)  First peacetime draft  All men, 18- 45; 1 year term  “OHIO”  Pearl Harbor draws thousands of volunteers

9. Navajo Code Talkers (AKA: Windtalkers)  Decoding of Enigma Machine proved that all codes could be broken  Navajo Code Talkers: Used Navajo “hidden language” to transmit messages for the U.S. in the Pacific  Used Navajo words to spell or describe military movements or weapons  Classified until 1970s

10. Navajo Code Talkers  Spelling a message:  The Navajo words "wol-la-chee" (ant), "be-la-sana" (apple) and "tse-nill" (axe) all stood for the letter "a."  One way to say the word "Navy" in Navajo code would be "tsah (needle) wol-la-chee (ant) ah-keh-di- glini (victor) tsah-ah-dzoh (yucca)."  Short-hand codes:  Several examples: "besh- lo" (iron fish) meant "submarine," "dah-he- tih-hi" (hummingbird) meant "fighter plane" and "debeh-li-zine" (black street) meant "squad."

11. Tuskegee Airmen  First African-American military aviators  Trained at the Tuskegee Institute  Military was racially segregated; seen as inferior and incapable of military greatness  Held one of the greatest military records in the war  Flew First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

12. 442 nd Regimental Combat Team  Japanese-American army regiment  Many family members were interned  Most highly decorated regiment in history  “Purple Heart Battalion”  Saved the “Lost Battalion”  “Go for broke!”

13. Women in the Military  Between 1940-1945 the percentage of women in the workforce rose from 27% to 37%, and 1 in 4 married women worked outside the home.  Some 350,000 women joined the armed forces in official military units

14. Women in the Military  First official women’s military units  Purpose: “To Release a Man for Combat”  Non-combat support jobs  Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAACs) becomes…

15. Women in the Military Women’s Army Corps (WACs):  200 non-combat support jobs.  The 150,000 women who served released the equivalent of 7 divisions of men for combat.  General Douglas MacArthur called the WACs "my best soldiers", adding that they worked harder, complained less, and were better disciplined than men.

16. Women in the Military  Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES)  Same rank, responsibilities, and pay as males  Served stateside

17. Women in the Military  Women’s Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs)  Over 1,000 women  Ferried planes, transported cargo, participated in combat training  Lobbied for by Eleanor Roosevelt  No African-Americans  Fifinella: Roald Dahl and Disney-created mascot