World+War+II

=﻿World War ll= Catherine Phamduy

Summary-
 * started in December 7, 1941 and ended in September 2, 1945.
 * gave more power to the americans and created a tense atmosphere between the USSR and the Americans (the two most powerful nations)
 * resulted in a Cold War between the Americans and USSR.

Timeline-
 * Fall of France (June 22, 1940)- France fell under German control. America was deeply shpcked and increased their aid to the Allies. Public opinion also agreed that action should be taken to help the Allies, yet there was no intervention.
 * Germany invades USSR (Fall, 1941)- when the Germans began attacking the USSR, not only was the US supporting one side of Germany, but both sides. they not only kept neutrality, but also went beyond and provided many aids to the Allies.
 * Atlantic Charter (April 1941)- American held a conference with the Allies in order to organize thier intervention in the War and to stop the German advance. this meant that America was preparing to go into war.
 * Pearl Habor (December 7, 1941)- this was the last straw, America was unified under nationalism to join the war when Japanese planes exploded the American fleet docked at Pearl Harbor.
 * Midway (May 7, 1942)- American and its Allies critically damaged the Japanese aircraft army while taking back Midway Island and gaining control of the central Pacific.
 * Guadacanal (August 1942)_ America fought off the Japanese from this island, ending all effective offenses to the south. by this time, the Japanese advances had stopped.
 * Stalingrad (December 1042-1943)- the USSR got help fromteh Red Cross Army and was able to fight off the German threat. with this, all thoughts of the USSR collapsign had vanished.
 * D Day (June 6 1944)- America and its Allies back Africa and took the opporunity to wage a northern offensive. with this, they took back France.
 * Germany Defeated (May 8, 1945)- Germany were defeated, which ended the great war in Europe. However, there were still the Japanese.
 * Battle of Leyte Gulf (June 1944)- America gave critical damage of the Japanese fleet and ended any effective naval offense.
 * Manhattan Project (July 161945)- the first stomic bomb was create in the hands of the US.
 * Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)- America deopped an atmoic bomb on this Japnese city, dampening thier spirits. this was also to discourage USSR intervention.
 * USSR joins the war (August 8, 1945)- the USSR joins the japanese war anyway and declare war on Japan.
 * Nagasaki (August 8, 1945)- america dropped another atmoic bomb on this Japanese city.
 * End of WW2 (September 2, 1945)- the war ended with the surremder of hte JApanese.world war ll had ended with the Americans and the USSR at the top of the world



Effects of the War
 * America and USSR are at the top, so there is much competition betyween the 2 as hte COld War later starts.
 * America goes through a great boom of prosperity.
 * It society is happy there is much good changes. more and more people are becoming middle class and America has much confidence in itself. because of the change, more people lived outside the city in suburbs, changing the demographics.
 * with all the happiness also came the fear of communism
 * after the atomic bomb was made, there were more advances in technology and new ideas sprang to nuclear power.
 * movements like the Civil Rights Movement took action and this opportunity to have a voice in the nation and change the laws.

Main Idea
 * when it comes down to it, WW2 was important because it drove the US out of the Great Depression and brought it up to the top alongside the Soviet Union. In terms of domestic affairs, WW2 was important in giving women more opportunity to experience the more independent life and gave African Americans more status within the nation while also giving them a voice in later years. Most importantly, the war raised confidence in America and its role in the world.

Source- Alan Brinkley's __A Survey American History__