WW2-AS

=War World 2 =

"America returned to isolationism after World War 1. The nation entered WW2 in 1941, entering with our armed forces ranked nineteenth behind the Europe nation. Within 3 years, the U.S was producing 40% of the worlds arms."

On Decemeber 7, 1941, FDR was told that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Harold Stark confirmed the attack. FDR new that he had to fight this war on two fronts so he started to build up the Navy and the Air Force. In order to do that, FDR had to begin to mobolize for the war. He started to convert the economy. American workers became very productive. They were twice as productive as the Germans and five times productive as the Japanese workers. America's war production put the Allies in favor. In less than four years, The U.S and the Allies won a two-front war.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S rapidly increased its war production. FDR believed that business and government had to work together. He created the National Defense Advisory Committee. Instead of asking companies for bids, the government signed cost-plus. Production became faster and more industries started producing for war.

Early Battles in the war required changes from all sides. The Battle of Midway was a major turning point against the Japs and the Battle of the Atlantic & Stalingrad showed that Germany would not win the war.

Women and African Americans gained new work opportunities but Latinos and Japanese Americans faced violence in America. Assiting the war effort, the government controlled wages and prices, rationed goods, encouraged recycling, and sold bonds.

After British and American troops won victories over the Axis in North Africa and Italy, Allies plans to invade Europe. Nimitz and MacArthur advance american forces across the Pacific.

In 1945, fierce fighting in Europe and the Pacific lead to the defeat of the Axis Powers. Allies begin war crime trials and set up peacekeeping organizations to prevent another national war.



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