Video notes (The Century) Flashcards
FDR’s leadership
Roosevelt built a powerful wartime coalition with Britain and the Soviet Union, and led the nation to victory against Nazi Germany. His wartime efforts prepared the path for his successor, Harry Truman, to win the war against Japan four months after his death.
Industrial production
industrial production saw a massive surge, particularly in the United States, as factories rapidly converted to producing military equipment like aircraft, tanks, ships, and ammunition, with many civilian industries completely retooling to support the war effort, leading to a significant increase in production volume and a phenomenon often referred to as the “production miracle
Role of women
More than six million women took wartime jobs in factories, three million volunteered with the Red Cross, and over 200,000 served in the military.
Jobs and roles for civilians
They labored in the lumber mills and steel mills, the foundries and shipyards. They became clerical workers and taxi drivers, mechanics and police officers, and they served their country in the war effort through various auxiliary organizations.
Japanese internment camps
Japanese internment camps were isolated camps where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. The camps were established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
442nd and the rescue of the Lost Battalion
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) rescued the Lost Battalion in the Vosges Mountains of France in October 1944. The 442nd was a segregated unit of Japanese Americans who fought in World War II. The rescue of the Lost Battalion is considered one of the most famous episodes in the history of the 442nd.
