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Creations of United Nations
By: Yesi Cordero
HR 3
1/26/2010
What?
• It is an international organization.
• The Charter was signed on June 26, 1945.
• One of the purpose is to develop a friendly
relations among nations.
• Based on the equality of all members.
• Respect for Human Rights, example race,
religion, etc.
Who?
• 50 countries signed the Charter.
• Poland signed it late making the total of 51
countries.
• President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made the
term “United Nations” to refer to the Allies on
January 1, 1942 during World War II, even
though he wasn’t there to see it. He died April
12, 1945.
• Eleanor Roosevelt thought the UN was the best
hope for lasting peace.
When?
• It was international, made up of 191 states
established in 1945. Almost all countries
are members.
• Signed the Declaration by the United
Nations on January 1, 1942.
• On 1946 the UNICEF was formed to help
children in Europe after World War II.
Where?
• The conference of the United Nations in
1945 was in San Francisco.
• The United Nations headquarters is in
New York City.
• A preliminary plan was created in
Washington D.C.
Why?
• 26 nations came together and tried to
defeat the axis power.
• Created for peace.
• Also to defeat the axis powers.
Thinking map!
The UN is a peace loving organization.
UN
Its international
Against the axis powers.
Pictures
Douglas MacArthur
By: Brennen B. Kolten G.
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Born-January 26, 1880
Died-April 5,1964
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Was a United States General, United Nations General, West Point
graduate, and a Field Marshall of the Pilipino Army.
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Received Medal of Honor in early services
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Led the United Nations command forces defending South Korea from the
attacking North Koreans
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He fought in world war I, World War II and the Korean war
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Harry S. Truman took Douglas MacArthur out of command for disagreeing
with His Korean War Policy
Why was he important???
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Fought in three major
He fought in world war I, World War II and the Korean war
He is one of only five men to reach rank of General of the Army
Known as the American soldier/general who quote on quote said “I shall
return”
In-listed in army in 1903 until the 1940’s
Fought in three wars
Died at age 84
Douglas
MacArthur
General of the
Army
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Foreign awards
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath
British Pacific Star
French Legion d'honneur Grande Croix (Grand Cross)
French Croix de Guerre with Palm
French Medaille Militaire
Belgian Grand Cross Order of the Crown
Belgian Croix de Guerre
Belgian Order of the Cross
Philippine Medal of Valor
Philippine Legion of Honor, Degree of Chief Commander
Philippine Defense Medal with one bronze campaign star
Philippine Liberation Medal with two bronze campaign stars
Philippine Independence Medal
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Czechoslovakian Order of the White Lion
Polish Virtuti Militari
Polish Grand Cross of Polonia Restituta
Grand Cross Netherlands Order of Orange-Nassau
Yugoslavian Order of the White Eagle
Japanese Order of the Rising Sun
Republic of Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Korean Grand Cross of the Order of Military Valour and Merit
Korean War Service Medal (posthumous)
Knight Grand Cross of Military Order of Italy
Italian War Cross
Chinese Special Grand Cordon Order of Pao Ting (Precious Tripod)
Order of Mexican Military Merit
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Medal of Honor
Distinguished Service Cross with two oak leaf clusters
Army Distinguished Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star six oak leaf clusters, represented by one silver and one bronze oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star with Valor device
Presidential Unit Citation six oak leaf clusters, represented by one silver and one bronze oak leaf
cluster Air Medal
Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster Philippine Campaign Medal Mexican Service Medal
World War I Victory Medal with five battle clasps (Aisne-Marne, Champagne-Marne, St. Mihiel,
Meuse-Argonne and Defensive Sector) Army of Occupation of Germany Medal American Defense
Service Medal with “Foreign Service” clasp
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two silver service stars and arrowhead device World War II
Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with “Japan” clasp National Defense Service Medal
posthumously eligible for bronze oak leaf cluster
Korean Service Medal with three bronze service stars and arrowhead device United Nations
Service Medal
Command Aviator Badge
Army General Staff Identification Badge
Fourteen Overseas Service Bars
Expert Badge with Rifle and Pistol bars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_summary_of_Douglas_MacArthur#Award
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Pow and interment camps
By: Forrest Benson
Pow camps description
• Five compounds separated by barbed wire fences. The
main camp (Vorlager) included the infirmary, food and
clothing storerooms. Compounds (Lagers) A, B & C
contained Americans only. Compound D contained
Americans and British. Men were housed in wooden
huts, each hut containing 200 men. Most huts had threetiered beds but some had no beds and men slept on the
floor. None of the huts were properly heated. Latrine
facilities were inadequate and there were no shower
baths. There were two barbed wire fences ten feet high
surrounding the camp. Between the two fences was
another fence of rolled wire about four feet high. Fifty
feet inside the wire fences was a warning wire. Prisoners
could be expected to be shot if they crossed the warning
wire. Posted at close intervals were armed guard towers
with search lights. Guards with dogs patrolled the
perimeters.
Interrogations
• Each prisoner was held in solitary confinement
for a limited period of time - usually four or five
days. During rush periods as many as five men
were held in a cell. The interrogators used
various methods in an effort to obtain
operational information from the captured
airmen. Most POWs gave only the information
required by the Geneva Convention - Name,
rank and serial number. After interrogation the
men were sent to a transit camp and then to
their established POW camp.
Escaping pow camp
• Escape attempts were started soon after Stalag 3 was
established and reached a scale that was hardly reached
by any of the other German POW camps. Numerous
tunnels were started in the East and Center compounds
and eventually in the North (British) and South
(American) compounds. Most were soon discovered by
the Germans. Almost everyone in all compounds were
involved in one way or another in escape attempts. The
major escape took place in the North (British) compound
on 24 March 1944. It became known as "The Great
Escape." A tunnel 336 feet in length, 30 feet below
ground level, was constructed. Eighty prisoners made
their way out and only three made it back to Great
Britain. The rest were recaptured. Fifty of the escapees
were executed by Gestapo firing squads.
They were camps
for prisoners of
war.
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camps
The
camps
were not
vary
sanitary
and clean.
Many attempts to
escape but only
few made it out.
The Creation
of the United
Nations
1945
By Kaitlyn Sampson
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Axis Countries
Representatives of 50 different countries
China, France, the Soviet Union, the
United Kingdom, the United States,
Germany
• The United Nations officially came into
existence on 24 October 1945
• The name "United Nations", made by United
States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first
used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of 1
January 1942, during the Second World War,
when representatives of 26 nations pledged
their governments to continue fighting together
against the Axis Powers.
• In 1899, the first International Peace
Conference was held in The Hague to elaborate
instruments for settling crises peacefully,
preventing wars and codifying rules of warfare.
(Continued)
• In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San
Francisco at the United Nations Conference on
International Organization to draw up the United
Nations Charter.
• The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by the
representatives of the 50 countries. Poland, which
was not represented at the Conference, signed it
later and became one of the original 51 member
states.
• United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October each
year.
Many different
countries had
people in the
Creation of the
United Nations
United Nations Flag
Germany Flag
President Franklin
D. Roosevelt
United States Flag
Deng Xiaoping
China Flag
Charles de Gaulle
France Flag
http://www.un.org/ab
outun/unhistory/
Was officially named by
President Franklin D.
Roosevelt
The United Nations officially came into existence
on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been
ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the
United Kingdom, the United States and a majority
of other signatories.
United Nations Day
is celebrated on 24
October each year.
The Creation
of the United
Nations
The Charter was
signed on 26
June 1945 by the
representatives
of the 50
countries
In 1945, representatives of 50
countries met in San Francisco at
the United Nations Conference on
International Organization to draw
up the United Nations Charter.
Own Knowledge
By: Kyle Crosby
Who was involved?
The United States of America
Japan also known as the
Empire of the Rising Sun
Where and when this
happened.
February 23,1945March 26,1945
April 1,1945-June
22,1945
What Happened?
• Americans fought the Japanese at the two islands of Iwo
Jima and Okinawa which were both known as
bloodbaths. The Americans won both battles but at a
heavy loss losing over 19,000 men and having over
57,000 causalities.
Iwo Jima
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5 American soldiers
raising the flag on
Mount Suribachi
The Americans main object on
Iwo Jima was to capture two
airfields but the Japanese were
dug in deep using bunkers and
tunnels that went beneath the
island. Even though the
Japanese had the home field
advantage, the Americans
outgunned ,outmanned and out
planed the Japanese. Most
people said it was a sure victory
and they were correct. The
Americans bombarded the island
with bomber planes and battle
ships killing very little Japanese
soldiers. Then they sent soldiers
with flamethrowers to clear the
tunnels and trenches which
wiped most of them out
Okinawa
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Okinawa was also known as
Operation Iceberg. The Americans
wanted to take Okinawa to use it
as a base of operations for the
main assault on Japan. Japanese
were dug in like they were in Iwo
Jima but they had hundreds of
kamikaze planes to attack the US
navy killing about 1,000 sailors.
The US lost more than 12,000
troops and had 57,000 causalities.
It was one of the most deadly
battles of World War 2.
Why is this important to WW2.
• It led to the downfall of the Japanese empire and
the American Victory in Japan and its islands.
Japan and the US
were involved
Iwo Jima and
Okinawa are
both Japanese
islands
The US won both
battles.
Japan lost over
200,000 troops in
these to battles
Japanese
defeat at
Iwo Jima
and
Okinawa
Us navy bombarded both
islands wiping ou their outer
defenses
Japanese forces had
underground caves
which gave them the
advantage on the
battlefield
D-Day
By: Damian Gonzales, Elena
Carter
D-Day
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D-Day was held on June 6th, 1944
It was held during the time of WWII
Many countries were held on this event.
They had allied troops just as well as they
had enemy troops.
Countries
• Some allied countries were United
Kingdom, United States, Canada, Free
France, Poland, and Norway.
• Enemy forces was just Germany.
Germany
Germany had been
ready for this war.
They have been
prepared, they new
that allies would
invade France to
carry the ground war
into Germany.
The U.S. had first set a plan to head to Omaha Beach. But they had made
changes and 160,000 troops landed on a 50 mile long stretch of French
coastlines to fight the Nazi troops. They fought on the beaches of
Normandy, France. They had more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft
support on D-day.
The United Kingdom also helped out on June 6th of 1944. They
helped the allies a lot with defeating Germany.
They now are Great Britain and are part of Northern Ireland.
Canada
On D-Day
Canada had
landed 14,000
troops onto
Juno Beach.
During the dday they had
Royal
Canadian Air
Force which
attacked key
enemy
targets.
Norway is a county of Northern
Europe. Their capital’s name is
Oslo.
Other allies of the U.S. were Norway,
Poland, and Free France.
During the war they helped out a
whole lot in battle against Germany.
Poland is a country in
central Europe. Their
Capitol is Warsaw.
Free France continues fighting the
axis forces after France
surrendered to Germany.
Days end of June 6th, 1944
• By the End of, June 6th, 1944 they had a
lot of troops wounded and dead.
• There were 9,000 troops either wounded
or that had died.
• But more than 100,000 troops began to
march across Europe.
D-day
map
Pictures of
D-day!!!!!!!
It all started on June 6th,
1944
Germany finally
surrendered on
May8th, 1945 and
that had ended
D-Day
D-day
3,546 German’s
fought on D-day
against the allied
troops.
More than
9,000 troops
of the allies
fought on Dday
Who?
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New
York, on January 30, 1882.
• Democrat like his father, tried politics in 1910 and won a
seat in the New York State Senate from his traditionally
Republican home district.
• In 1914, Roosevelt sought nomination as a candidate for
the U.S. Senate.
What?
• Roosevelt was inaugurated March 4, 1933
• FDR did a a lot, including bring the
Americans out of Depression sending
troops to fight in WWII after Pearl Harbor.
• FDR died before the end of WWII it was
Harry Truman who ended it by dropping
the Atomic bomb on Japan.
Where-When?
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde
Park, New York, on January 30, 1882.
• Roosevelt was inaugurated March 4, 1933
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only
President to break the two term tradition for the
Presidency. He went all the way to 4 terms
• On April 12, 1945, at Warm Springs, Georgia, a
cerebral hemorrhage took his life.
Why?
• Franklin Roosevelt was important during the war
because he sent troops to attack and start World
War II after Pearl Harbor attack.
• The fact that the war had come from the west,
not the east, was unexpected, however. Indeed,
265 American aircraft were lost, 2,403 men were
killed, and 1,178 were wounded at Pearl Harbor.
The Japanese lost only twenty-nine aircraft and
fifty-five men. On December 8, FDR asked
Congress to declare war against Japan.
Declared War On Japan!
inaugurated March 4, 1933
FDR did a a lot,
including bring the
Americans out of
Depression
Franklin D Roosevelt
Democrat like his father
by Lindsay Brown
and
Amber Bowling
What happened?
• Code talking was used to talk to each
other without your enemies knowing
what you are talking about.
Who was involved?
• There are more than 17 tribes that gave
Code Talker contributions to the war.
• The native Americans spoke the
Navajo language
• The main tribe was the Navajo tribe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ChoctawCoders.jpg
When did this happen?
• This happened during World War I and
during World War II
• The first use of Native Americans in the
American military to transmit messages
was a group of Cherokee troops
September 1918
Where did it happen?
• This happened during world war I and
world war II
• The code talkers were in America trying to
communicate without the Japanese
knowing what they were saying
Why is this important to WWII?
• This is important to World War II
because…
• The Native Americans could talk to each
other in the Navajo language.
• This allows them to translate to each other
without the enemies understanding what
they are saying.
Websites
• http://www.defense.gov/specials/nativeam
erican01/code.html
• http://www.aaanativearts.com/article1433.
html
Rebuilding of Japan
Emily Liu
Location of Rebuilding
• Japan
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki are two cities in
most need of rebuilding
Who Was Involved
•Japan’s citizens
•Emperor Hirohito
•New leaders
When It Happened
•After World
War II in Japan,
i.e., 1945 to 1949
What Happened
• Organized gift givings for American and Japanese children to
interact with each other
• 1947, Japanese Constitution replaces imperial sovereignty with
popular sovereignty, creating a new Supreme Court banning
aggressive war
• 1948, food production increases after shortages
• Civil Rights grants rights of inheritance to women and younger sons
• Criminal Rights places emperor on same level as citizens, gave legal
protection to those accused of crimes, and decriminalized adultery
• 1949, first public coop for many homeless in Tokyo
• Political prisoners released
• Many leaders of the war are either executed or jailed
• Laws restricting basic human rights are rescinded
• Entertainment and literature not controlled by government
Why It’s Important to WWII
•Japan and America begin to
interact and Japan becomes
a normal place for citizens
once again
Common
Knowledge
In Japan
1945 to 1949
War leaders executed & jailed
Enemies begin
to interact
Rebuilding Political prisoners
released
New laws and constitution created
Shortages treated
Internet
The Development
and
Use of the
Atomic Bombs
Development of the Atomic Bomb
When?
August 2nd, 1939- August 9th, 1945
Little Boy
A single B-29 bomber named Enola Gay flew over Hiroshima, Japan, on Monday,
Aug. 6, 1945, at 8:15 am. The untested uranium-235 gun-assembly bomb,
nicknamed Little Boy, was airburst 580 meters (1,900 feet) above the city to maximize
destruction; it was later estimated to yield 15 kilotons. Two-thirds of the city area was
destroyed. And about 78,150 to 102,000 were killed as a result of the bomb.
Fat Man
“Fat Man” is the codename for the atomic bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki,
Japan, by the United States on August 9, 1945, at 11:02 (JSP). It was the second of
the only two nuclear weapons to be used in warfare and was the third man-made
nuclear explosion. The name also refers more generically to the early nuclear
weapon designs of U.S. weapons based on the "Fat Man" model. It was an
implosion-type weapon with a plutonium core, similar to the Trinity device tested only
a month earlier in New Mexico.
Where?
Developed in America
Used in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan
Who was Involved?
Members of the Manhattan Project
Citizens of Japan
Citizens of America
Other countries involved in World War II
How Many People Died?
No one knows for sure, but there were
many surveys.
78,150-The Hiroshima police study
102,000- The Manhattan Engineer District
survey
Thinking Map
August 2nd,
1939- Started
developing
the bombs
August 9th,
1945- Bomb
dropped on
Nagasaki
The
Development
and
Use of the
Atomic
Bombs
August 6th,
1945- Bomb
dropped on
Hiroshima
September 1,
1939- World
War II begins
Websites
www.bing.com
www.wikipedia.com