Second Try Women's War Effort

This picture is a primary source that shows us how the U.S. used posters and pictures as a way of motivation to get women to employ in the Services. It shows the women that they can help out with the war without having to fight. They can help fight the economic war in America.

http://sirs.sks.com/graphic/4/0000020314.gif

WWII was the first time women were encouraged to join in the war efforts. There was a vast amount of propaganda directed specifically towards women. The most famous propaganda poster was a picture of Rosie the Riveter flexing her muscle saying "We Can Do It!" (see bottom of page for picture). Women were now seen as strong and capable of doing things just as well as men could. The most famous women's army division was the Women's Army Corps. They served in a variety of ways including nursing, secretarial work, airplane navigation, and sometimes actual hand to hand combat. Not only white women served, but also African American women; although, they were most often in separate divisions and ranks.

Questions:

Did African American women serve in WWII?

Answer: Yes

Did women serve as pilots?

Answer: Yes

What do you call the division women served in?

Answer: The Women's Army Corps

Who was Rosie the Riveter?

Answer: Type of propaganda used to encourage women to join the war effort.

Links to Information About Women in WWII:
The Women's Army Corps

• This website is a secondary source explaining what the Women's Army Corps was. It was written in 2005 by Judith A. Bellafaire. It described the recruitment, training, and duties of a member of that Corps. This shows that women had an active role in the war front, not only home. It also includes a picture depticing a member of the Corps at work.
  

Statistics About Women In The 1900s

• This is a newspaper article from USA Today on Febuary 17, 1999. It is a secondary source that shows statistics about women in the 1900s. The statistics show a significant increase in women working and gaining more rights through the 20th century. This movement was clearly marked by the WWII era. Women became more involved in the nation's affairs during that time period, which greatly affected the present day.
  

Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt*

• This is a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, which is a primary source. The quote basically urged women to join the war effort because they are "weapons waiting to be used". There is also a story about women pilots included on this link. This shows that some women helped with the war effort by navigating airplanes.
  

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)*

• This is a primary source that tells the experiences Betty Jane Williams had as a woman pilot in WWII. It was written in 1992, so Williams was reflecting on her past experiences. This confirms that there were many woman pilots serving in WWII.
  

Experiences as Women Soldiers*

• This is another primary source published in 1992 giving past experiences of WWII veteran women. It described the many jobs and services women rendered to assist the war effort. It showed the change in perception of women from weak and docile to strong and capable.
  

Serving Despite Discrimination*

• This is a primary source published in 1994 documenting the feelings and experiences African American women had while serving in the Army during WWII. One person said, "the Army linked people together regardless of race or gender". This was also a catalyst for change in civil rights too.
  

War Jobs

• This is a secondary source that described how war jobs gradually opened up for women. This article was published in 1999 to "Salute Women in American History". It tells about President Truman signing the Women's Armed Services Act into law. This "opened the way for women to serve in peacetime military".
  

* Primary Source

This picture is a primary source. It is a type of propaganda that encouraged women to join the war effort. This image depicts women as strong and capable, which is a new image of women for this time period.

http://archive.ccm.edu/rosie/images/
WeCanDoItPoster%5B1%5D.jpg

This image is a primary source that was taken sometime between 1940-1945. It shows the amount of women that reacted to the campaigns to recruit women for the working industry.

Bombing of Dresden

This picture shows what happen after the attack.

This picture shows people who died after the attack.

Formation of the United Nations

The United Nations was created October 24, 1945 shortly after WWII. With the war coming to a climax those who had faced off against the Axis powers never wanted a war of this scale to happen ever again. So these countries decided to meet in San Francisco in the April of that same year. They planned to create a international organization that focused on world peace. The plan was described in the Charter of the United Nations. In June of 1945 fifty nations signed this charter. They were the first UN members. The United Nations while quite similar to the Leauge of Nations created after WWI has a several differences. The first of these is the amount of world powers that joined in the creation of the UN was much greater than the amount in the creation of the Leugue of Nations. Second is that the UN also looks after economic and social concerns as well as working for World Peace.



Links:

http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/article?id=ar575780&st=United+Nations+formation+of

Interview with Sir Brian Urquhart, former Undersecretary General of the United Nations. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/UN/Urquhart/urquhart4.html

Charter of the United Nation

http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SUT0568-0-233&artno=0000089541&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=development%20of%20the%20united%20nations&title=Charter%20of%20the%20United%20Nations%20%281945%29&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=N&ic=N

Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/truman/psources/ps_uncharter.html

History of the United Nations

http://www.un.org/aboutun/history.htm

Major Achievements of the United nations

http://www.un.org/aboutun/achieve.htm

Timeline of the United Nations

http://www.un.org/aboutun/milestones.htm

President Bush declaration about the United Nations

http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/10/20081024.html

Senator Chris Dod statement on the United Nations

http://dodd.senate.gov/?q=taxonomy/term/288.

Picture at: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/extmediaid=ar575780&st=United+Nations+formation+of&em=pc011098





Q/A



Q: When was the United Nations formed?




A: October 24,1945






Q:Who origonally formed the United Nations?






A: Those who opposed the United Nations






Q: What the two main differences between the League of Nations and The United Nations?








A:The amount of world powers and broader responsibilities










Q:Why was the U.N. formed?








A:To keep the world from entering a war of that scale ever again.






Q:Where is the plan to form the U.N. described?









A:The Charter of the United Nations

dive bombers of ww2.

jap sailors at tora
japanese naval air force!
we took the marshale islands
this is a story about a flying tigers pilot and how he went down.
the battle ship musashi was at the battle of lady gulf









this is the carrier the uss lexington also known as lady lex she was a carrier that all most lasted thru the pacific campaign


the jap navy ship the shoho
















this is the flying tigers plane the p-40 warhake











this is a groop pic. of the flying tigers groop and the flying tigers is a groop of valintering pilots that helped the war effort in the pacific

Boming Of Dresden 1

http://www.gnosticliberationfront.com/apocalypse_at_dresden.htm

Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and VJ Day 1

The bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was a devastating event that still affects countries all over the world to this day. They happened towards the end of World War Two. U.S. President Harry S. Truman gave the order to attack the Empire of Japan. Hiroshima was bombed on Monday August 6, 1945, with a nuclear bomb nicknamed "Little Boy". Then again, on August 9 of that same year, the bomb named "Fat Man" was dropped on the town of Nagasaki. These are the only attacks on record using nuclear weapons in the history of warfare.
The bombs killed around 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80, 000 in Nagasaki by the end of 1945. Even after the fact, thousands of people died from injuries or illnesses due to exposure to radiation, and in both cities the majority of people killed by the explosions were civilians.
Six days after the U.S. detonated "Fat Man" over Nagasaki, on August 15th, Japan surrendered to the Allied Powers, and on September 2 they signed the Instrument of Surrender, which ended the Pacific War and WWII. The bombings led to Japan adopting Three Non-Nuclear Principles, which stopped that nation from nuclear armament.
Without the bombing of the two Japanese cities, World War II would have probably come to a more difficult ending. Many people would debate that the loss of the innocent human lives was too high of a cost to end the war, but if the war would have continued even more human lives could have been lost.
Though the past is past, we can still look back on the things that people did to give us our freedom and safety, and express our gratitude. For without the past, our future is meaningless.



http://www.floridamemory.com/FlordiaHighlights/V-J_Day/


Question: T/F Nagasaki was hit by a nuclear bomb named "Little Boy"
Answer: False Nagasaki was hit by a nuclear bomb named "Fat Man"

Question: What was the date of the bombing of Hiroshima by the United States?
Answer: August 6, 1945

Question: Did people continue to die after the bombing on both cities? If so, what did most people die of?
Answer: Yes, exposure to radiation

-This is a the mushroom cloud that was caused by the bombing on Hiroshima
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki


-This is the ground view of the cloud created by the bomb hit on Nagasaki











http://www.vce.com/hironaga.html




-This picture was taken after the bombing on Hiroshima over 60,000 building were destroyed and killed 42,000 people

http://www.vce.com/hironaga.html



This is a map to show where the bombs hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki


-This is the bomb "Little boy"
August 6th 1945
It was dropped on Hiroshima






Far right: Is the bomb "Fat boy"
Closest: Is a before and after
picture of Hiroshima. Top, is
before it was hit and the bottom
part is after it had been hit

-This is the plane that carried and dropped the bomb "Fat man"











http://www.cfo.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/nagasaki.htm

-This is the flight path that they took to get to Nagasaki

http://www.cfo.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/hiroshima.htm (Plane picture)

both pictures are at this site (fat man and little man) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Fat_man.jpg/200px-Fat_man.jpg

Operation Overload; Normandy Post

Primary source 1
Text Analysis Primary Source: This Is a Comic Written by Dr. Seuss February 12, 1942 and was published in the U.S. for the people of the United States. The Cartoon is showing that he believes the U.S. is being careless by being isolated from other countries and refusing to go to war. Pear Harbor and Normandy might have been able to be prevented if the U.S was less careless. The picture is a fairly reliable source from the time period.

http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/Frame.htm

Primary Source 2

This is a Hydrographic Chart that mapped the coasts for the amphibious assault of france. This was made 2 monthes prior to the assault. The
Document was made 4/14/1944

http://www.digitalvaults.org/#/detail/1796/?record=1796

This a picture of The Battle For Normandy..These soldiers are preparing for battle.The soldiers are in a serious time for dying..The soldiers are in a boat and on there way to some serious killing..I am sure these soldiers are frighten but brave to fight for their land...They look so concentrated on this war...




http://www.gmtgames.com/normandy/NormandyP500-2(RBM).jpg