world war 2 Flashcards
to learned about world war II
Why is Pearl Harbor remembered as the worst tragedies of the world war II ?
it claimed the lives of 2400 American servicemen , destroyed nearly 20 American vessels including eight enormous battleships and almost 200 airplanes and another 1000 were wounded .
Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor ?
they wanted the United States to declare war but they not willing to interfere in the affairs to fight , as a result the Japanese attack the Pearl Harbor
What become of women and the world war II ?
between 1940 and 1945 the female percentage of women in the united states workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent and by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside of homes
How many women served on world war II ?
an additional 350000 women served in the the U.S armed forces both home and abroad
What was a U- boat ?
U-boat stood for underwater boat. That was the name for WWII German submarines.
What was the purpose of U-boat in the WWII?
The were used to sink enemy ships and create chaos in the shipping lanes.
what was the purpose of U-boat in the WWII?
The were used to sink enemy ships and create chaos in the shipping lanes.
What was the Lend -Lease Act?
The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 was legislation that allowed the neutral United States to provide direct military aid to the Allies
What was the purpose of the Draft in WWII?
The Draft and WWII. On September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft. This was the first peacetime draft in United States’ history.
What is the Manhattan Project?
a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II
What is the purpose of the War Propaganda?
The purpose of propaganda was to demoralize the troops fighting the war. The propaganda is used to try to persuade people that the war and the people fighting the war are in the wrong.
