Concept Guide Topic 9

Role of Women during WWII- Took over the men's jobs while they were away at war. When the men returned from the war the women returned to thier old lifestyle because the men took back their jobs.

Cause and Effect of the Use of the Atomic Bomb- The attack on Pearl Harbor was the cause of the bomb. After the attack the US joined the war to drop the new made A-Bomb on Japan, which killed 90,000 people.

US Foreign Policy before, during and after the War-
Before WWII: the US was neutral
During: US helped the Allies
After: US helps countries in need, supports allies, has a defensive approach toward enemies.

Effects of the War on Europe- While Hitler was in power many Jewish, gypsies, and handicapped were killed. In result, most of Europe's population decreased. After the war, Europe went into debt and tried to recover from mass destruction.

Effect of Pearl Harbor Attack- After the attack the US military used the new Atomic bomb to drop on Japan. It wiped out the popuation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.'

Japanese Internment- After Pearl Harbor the US was suspicious of any Japanese incomer. Even if they were American citizens, they were put into jail because they could have been a "spy" for Japan.

Neutrality Acts-
1. Stop selling of weapons o countries a war
2. Battleships could not be armed (US)
3. Americans could not travel on ships of countries at war.

Purpose of Propaganda- To spread the word of an idea on a poster. An example would be when the women would be working in a workshop saying "you can do it"

Rationing- Saving everyday items to help the men at war for further reasons. Examples would be to drive slow to save your tires and never leave any food left over.

Results of World War II-
The Jewish population decreased because of the aftermath of the Holocaust, Radiation in Japan because of out dropping of the Atomic Bomb, Debt through out Europe, and the "Baby Boom" that caused the growth of population in our country.

World War II Timeline

Testimony Review

After watching the videos of two Holocaust survivors, I had mixed emotions. While watching George Gottlieb, I had the chills and felt like I could start crying with him. I found it strange that the Nazi's even let him and his brother find their mother. At first it made me think the Nazi's actually have a heart, but then when Gottlieb pointed out that they only had 20 minutes, my view on the Nazi's went back down to scrum. Can you imagine what you would do with only 20 minutes? I cant. The other video I watched was of Helen Fagin. She was a survivor of a Ghetto. She explained that their living spaces where very limited. If I would have a place to live without being killed, even if it was a small with limited space, I would live there. Fagin said she taught her little sister so she could actually have some education, and I found that so loving. The ghettos brought them all together, literal and figural.

CleanMyWater Show'n'Tell

This photo shows a container of WWII Army USAAF Water Purification Tablets. These tablets were used by the soldiers while they were on duty. Clean, Purified, water was very hard to find in the countries they were fighting in, so they would fill their canteens with unclean water. Because it was the last resort, they would drop these tablets in the water. Each tablet held chlorine bleach, which would be the ingredient to "purify" the water.



Source:
http://www.olive-drab.com/od_medical_other_waterpurif.php

Ebay link:
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