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Goal
10
US History
Review
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To preserve the neutrality and the peace of the United States and to
secure the safety of its citizens and their interests.
Whereas the United States, desiring to preserve its neutrality in wars
between foreign states and desiring also to avoid involvement
therein, voluntarily imposes upon its nationals by domestic
regulation the restrictions set out in this joint resolution
Content: WWII and the rise of Authoritarian
regimes
 Germany Japan and Italy
 Germany invaded Europe and Africa
 Japan the south pacific, after bombing pearl
harbor the U.S. enter the World War II
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Appeasement, Neville Chamberlain, policy
of diplomacy followed by European
nations in their relations with Germany,
Italy and Japan between 1931 and 1939
 Japan invades Manchuria
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Lend-Lease Act,
approved by Congress in
March 1941, gave
President Roosevelt
virtually unlimited
authority to direct
material aid such as
ammunition, tanks,
airplanes, trucks, and
food to the war effort in
Europe without violating
the nation's official
position of neutrality.
Rosie the Riveter an
advertising campaign
representing the
expanding role of
women in the work
place during world
war II
 Women's work in
factories during the
war was essential.
They were recruited
with images of strong
women like Rosie the
Riveter. And it wasn't
just in America.
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Content: WWII theater battles
 Battle at Stalingrad was fought in the European
theater
 Battle of Midway fought in the pacific –strategy
island hoping
 Battle of El Amien fought in Africa
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The four countries of Germany,
Italy, France, and Great Britain
composed and signed the Munich
Pact in Munich, Germany on
September 29, 1938. The forming
of the pact between these four
countries served as appeasement
purposes, securing Great Britain’s
and France’s agreement to Adolf
Hitler’s Demands. Hitler
demanded for the secession of the
Sudetanland of Czechoslovakia to
Germany
Content: WWII
theater battle
 Battle at Stalingrad
was fought in the
European theater
 It was clear that the
battle of Stalingrad
was a major turning
point of World War II
in the European
theater
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The Battle of El Alamein in North Africa
restored British morale during World War Two,
and is remembered by the Allied forces with
pride.
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Americans discovered
the Japanese fleet
northeast of Midway.
An air battle quickly
developed. The
turning point came at
mid-morning. The
Japanese fighters
were drawn down to
sea level by attacking
American torpedo
bombers, the
Japanese fleet
destroyed, leading to
a major turning point
in WWI in the pacific
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Content: Manhattan project development of the atomic bomb
The attack and its aftermath killed an estimated 140,000 people at
the end of World War II.
Atomic bomb was a weapon with great explosive power that
results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or
fission, of the nuclei of such heavy elements as plutonium or
uranium created as deterrent to German and Japanese
advancement for world power
Supreme Court case
Korematsu V. United
States citizens could
be interned during a
time of military
necessity.
 The Supreme Court
upheld the order
excluding persons of
Japanese ancestry.
 The US Wartime court
decision was consider
official discrimination
by Japanese
Americans.
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Post
World War II
Changes
In
America
President Truman
decided to drop the
atomic bomb to save
U.S. soldiers who
would have to invade
mainland Japan.
 The world's first
atomic bomb had
been detonated by
the United States
 This action resulted in
a cold war between
Europe and Soviet
Union
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The Berlin Airlift
 The United States Air Forces in Europe, regarding the
feasibility of supplying West Berlin's population by air.
Believing that it could be done, Brigadier General Joseph
Smith to coordinate the effort with the Air Force to supply
required resources to sustain the Berlin. This amounted to
1,534 tons of food and 3,475 tons of fuel per day.
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The United Nations (UN) is an international
peace keeping organization
 UN stated aims international security, economic
development, social progress, human rights to
achieve world peace.
 Five member security council
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World War II increased
the employment of
women
The female labor force
grew by 6.5 million.
Women replaced men in
the factories since the
men were away at war.
In 1945, women
comprised 36.1 percent
of the civilian labor force.
Between 1940 and 1945,
the female labor force
grew by 50 percent.
Women entrance into the
work force changed the
social and economic
fabric of America forever.
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The post-World War II
baby boom generation
saw the birth rate
increased the US
population.
New post-war programs
required mores schools
for children due to the
increasing birth rate
during peace time in
America.
Advances in education
mathematics, sciences
medicines, industry, as
well as agriculture
techniques were also
needed to meet the
demands of a growing
society.
NATO Provided a
strong military stance
by the West during
the forty years of the
cold war.
 Western Europe and
North America were
locked in a battle with
a Soviet regime
committed to
developing its military
might. The allies
needed a safety net
to repel any form of
aggression and to
safeguard their
freedom.
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Content: President Eisenhower administration
 prosperity after WWII led to the growth of the
suburbia and consumerism ranch houses
 The National Highway Act connected the cities
and the suburbs
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