1. Chapter 25 America Mobilizes for war

2. Selective Service

3. Production in America Prefab Construction Labor force kicked in and women went to work – “Rosie the Riveter”

4. Technologies role in World War II President set up the OSRD – Office of Scientific Research and Development

5. Radar for detecting planes

6. Sonar for detecting submarines

7. Manhattan Project

8. Agency and Laws Office of Price Administration 1.Fought inflation by freezing wages, prices, and rents 2.Rationed food, such as meat, butter, cheese, vegetables, sugar, and coffee. National War Labor Board 1.Unlimited wage increases 2.Allowed negotiated benefits, such as paid vacation, pensions, and Medical insurance 1.Kept Unions stable by forbidding workers to change unions War Productions Board 1.Rationed fuel and materials vital to the war effort, such as gasoline, heating oil, metals, rubber, and plastics Department of Treasury 1.Issued war bonds to raise money for the war effort and to fight inflation Revenue Act of 1942 1.Raised the top personal income tax rate to 88% 2.Added middle and lower income Americans to the income tax rolls. Smith-Connelly Anti-Strike Act 1.Limited the right to strike in industries crucial to the war effort. 2.Gave President right to take over striking plants.

9. Dwight D. Eisenhower

10. Unsung Heroes of World War II Tuskegee Airmen Nisei

11. D-Day Invasion

13. Two Commanding Officers leading the way through Europe Omar Bradley George Patton

14. Battle of the Bulge

15. Harry Truman Vice President under FDR Became president and Orchestrated VE Day Would lead the way in the war in the Pacific

16. The Battle of the Pacific

17. Two Military Leader in the Pacific Douglas MacArthur Chester A. Nimitz

18. Battle of Midway

19. Japanese Zero vs. VMF 214

20. Kamikaze Pilots threaten American Ships

21. Iwo Jima

22. Robert J. Oppenheimer

23. Fat Man And Little Boy

24. Hiroshima

25. Nagasaki

26. Atomic Destruction 10 Kiloton1 Megaton 20 Megaton 1) 0.5 Miles2.5 Miles 8.75 Miles 2) 1 Mile3.75 Miles 14 Miles 3) 1.75 Miles6.5 Miles 27 Miles 4) 2.5 Miles7.75 Miles 31 Miles 5) 3 Miles10 Miles 35 Miles Airburst – 1,980 FeetAirburst – 8,000 Feet Airburst – 17,500 Feet 1) Vaporization Point – Everything is Vaporized by the atomic blast 98% Fatalities Over pressure=25psi wind Velocity=320mph 2) Total Destruction – All structures above ground destroyed 90% Fatalities Overpressure=17psi Wind Velocity=290 3) Severe Blast Damage – Factories and large scale buildings collapse. Damage Bridges. Rivers flow counter current. 65% Fatalities Overpressure=9psi Wind Velocity= 260mph

27. Atomic Explosion Cont’d 10 Kiloton1 Megaton 20 Megaton 1) 0.5 Miles2.5 Miles 8.75 Miles 2) 1 Mile3.75 Miles 14 Miles 3) 1.75 Miles6.5 Miles 27 Miles 4) 2.5 Miles7.75 Miles 31 Miles 5) 3 Miles10 Miles 35 Miles 4) Severe Heat Damage – Everything Flammable Burns. People in area suffocate due to the fact that most available oxygen is consumed by the fires. 50% Fatalities 45% Injured Overpressure=6psi wind Velocity=140 mph 5) Severe Fire and Wind Damage – Residency structures are severely damaged. People are blown around. 2 nd and 3 rd degree burns suffered by most survivors. 15% Dead 50% Injured Overpressure=3psi Wind Velocity=98 mph

29. General MacArthur signs surrender by the Japanese

30. The Big Three

31. Yalta Conference Roosevelt was mediator between Churchill and Stalin USSR wanted to divide Germany into military zones USSR agreed to join in the war in the pacific Establishment of the United Nations

32. Nuremberg Trials German Officials put on trial for their role in the genocide policy adopted by Hilter against the Jews

33. War on the Home front Japanese Americans were treated close to the Jews of Europe

34. Japanese Internment Camps

35. VE Day

36. VJ Day

37. Signing the GI Bill

38. Axis Power Casualties CountryTot Pop.Killed Wounded TotalCivilian Germany 78 M3.5 M4.6 M8.1 M2 M Italy44 M330,000??70,000 Japan72 M1.75 M??350,000 Rumania 20 M500,000300,000800,000400,000 Bulgaria6 M10,000??50,000 Hungary 10 M120,000250,000370,000200,000 Finland4 M100,00045,000145,0004,000 Total234 M6.31 M5.2 M9.42 M3.08 M

39. Axis Totals Total # of Killed or Wounded On Axis side of War 14.59 Million Percentage of total Population in Axis Countries 6%

40. Allied Casualties CountryTot Pop.Killed Wounded TotalCivilian China450 M1.3 M1.8 M3.1 M9 M Poland35 M130,000200,000330,0002.5 M U.K.48 M400,000300,000700,00060,000 France42 M250,000350,000600,000270,000 Australia 7 M30,00040,00070,0000 India360 M36,00064,000100,0000 New Zealand2 M10,00020,00030,0000

41. Cont’d So. Africa 10 M9,00014,00023,0000 Canada11 M42,00050,00092,0000 Denmark 4 M2,000??1,000 Norway3 M10,000??6,000 Belgium8 M12,00016,00028,000100,000 Holland9 M14,0007,00021,000250,000 Greece7 M90,000??400,000 Yugo.15 M320,000??1.3 m USSR194 M9 M18 M27 M19 M USA129 M300,000 600,0000 Total1.327 B11.96 M21.16 M32.7 M32.9 M

42. Allied Totals Total # of Killed or Wounded On Allied side of War 65.6 Million Percentage of total Population in Allied Countries 5%

43. Comparative Loses Germany 12% of Total population Poland 8% of Total population USSR 23% of Total Population USA.05% of Total Population