Week 08 Dailies

Topic 09 Concept Guide


Role of Women during WWII- The first time women were on base, they worked as nurses. Back in the home front they took over the jobs of the men since most of them where off at war. Some raised their kids alone being single mothers.

Cause and Effect of Use of the Atomic Bomb- U.S. scientist playing around looking to see how they can make a bomb more effective. U.S. used land that was mostly empty to test the bombs out, ruining the land. Once they knew they worked they wanted to get the point across to the Japanese that they aren't playing around and that they should give up because the U.S. will do whatever it takes to win. One of the two bombs killed 90,000 (Hiroshima) people, while the second bomb killed 70,000 (Nagasaki), both destroying land in the process, with out counting deaths later on caused by the radiation left by the bombs. Japan gave up after second bomb, good thing for the U.S. because at the time they only had two. Seeing the devastation caused by the Atomic Bomb some nations made a pact to not use theirs and U.S. said that they would stop the manufacturing along with trying them out to see if they work after the thermo-something other bomb.

U.S. Foreign Policy Before, During, and After the War- Before: not really planning on any wars starting up but if so not ready to get into them; not picking sides. During: still not wanting to get into the war but gave Brittan some ships to help them out while using the cover of "the Land-Leasing Act" that benefited the U.S. anyways; after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor nation became pro-war and fought with Allies. After: help Europe with trying to restore itself after all the disaster

Effects of the War on Europe- Liberated them but left a lot of damage emotionally and physically

Effect of Pearl Harbor Attack- President FDR gives spech and Congress decides to declair war on Japan--> Germany declairs war on U.S.-->the Japanese Internment--> Korematsu vs. U.S. Federal Government

Japanese Internment- in the 1940s all American Japanese living in the West Coast (aka: Exclustion Area) had to move and were militaryly escorted into jail like places, if did not move willingly in a time period given, because the U.S. Federal Government felt that they posed a danger to the State by being Japanese---> the U.S. Fed. Govt. was tried by Korematsu and the trial went all the way to the Supreme Court, Korematsu argued that it was against his Constitutional Rights to have to sell all his belongings and move into jail but the court ruled in favor of the U.S. Fed. Govt. stating that the Federal Government had the right to take any action against any type of Japanese because they felt they were a "clear and present danger".....years later after the war a "sorry" was said to the Japanese that were directly affected by getting twenty thousand dollars

Neutrality Acts- in 1937 goal of the two sets of Laws being to prevent the U.S. becoming involved in conflict. 1) Embargo on arms sales stopped for countries at war 2)U.S. battle ships can't be armed 3) Americans can't travel on ships of countries that are at war

Purpose of Propaganda- encourage non-pro-war citizens to become pro-war by pointing out the bad things going on and say that "WE" can win and that "WE" need "YOU" along with encouraging them to save save save that way the U.S. military can have more resources

Rationing- telling Americans to cut back and save; only get what they need....limited proportions trying to save on things like fuel so the troops can have more of them

Results of World War Two- Changed the future. Europe: no more Hitler and very few of the "Master Race" around to kill more, land hurting badly (destruction and debt), freeing land from the Nazi party. U.S.: economic boost, women lost their jobs they held during the war, unity as a nation, more suburban living, baby boom that still affects us today. Japan: massive amounts of deaths along with land destroyed for longer periods of times due to radiation from the atomic bombs