17.3 Flashcards
how did WWII affect civilians in the soviet union
the city of leningrad experienced 900 days of seige. the inhabitants were desperate for food. shortages of food and housing
what kinds of social turmoil resulted from the war effort in the united states
the cosntruction of new factories and created boomtowns, mobilization occured, from the military to professional reasons
how did germany react to the increased demand for weapons? who oversaw this effort
hitler ordered an increase in armaments production; albert speer
how did the japanese meet wartime labor shortages?
they mobilized women on behalf of the war, but then brought in korean/chinese laborers
when and where were people experiencing the first sustained use of civilian bombings
earl september 1940 in london
how were children in europe affected by WWII
children were evacuated from cities to be protencted form the bombing and some even got shipped to the US and canada
what were some results of the bombing of dresden and other german cities
firestorms killed 35000 people; buildings were destroyed; growing shortages; bombing sapped the british morale
why did persident truman decide to drop atomic bombs on japanese cities in august 1945
he was fearful of high us causalities in an invasion of japan
