social studies

1. Stalingrad
a. Hitler wants to destroy ________ economy
b. Key to attack was Stalingrad—_________ would be cut off from necessary war time resources
c. Germans ordered to hold city at all costs—massive _________
d. ________German troops trapped as Soviet military surrounds city
e. Germans ________—turning point in the war for the USSR

1.Tanks replace cars
a. automobile industry suited to ___________ of military equipment
b. important for country to move ______ and ________ quickly
c. auto industry also produce _______, rifles, mines,etc
d. Henry ford created assembly line for the B-24 bomber—“________”
e. Industry produced nearly _________ of military equipment

1.Building Liberty ships
a. basic ________ship used during the war
b. _______ instead of riveted
c. made them more ________ to sink

1.The War Production Board
a. given authority to set _______ and production goals
b. control _______ of raw materials and supplies
c. Office of War ___________ settled arguments between different __________

A. Building an Army
1. Creating an Army
a. Introduction of __________________(1940)
b. first peace time ________
2. "You’re in the ____ Now"
a. Flood of _________ overwhelmed training facilities
b. __________ shortages
c. Draftees given ________and government issue (GI) _______
d. Basic training for ____ weeks—where they learned to work as a _______

1. A Segregated Army
a. separate _____, barracks, __________, mess halls, and recreational facilities
b. units usually commanded by ________ officers
c. military leaders wanted to keep ___________ soldiers out of combat and assigned them to __________ and supply units

1.Pushing for the “Double V”
a. join war effort to achieve a double ________—victory over ________ racism abroad and victory over _______ at home
b. _____ ordered recruitment of African Americans and placed them in _______ situations
c. ___________ appointed to rank of _______ general

a. FDR orders MacArthur to evacuate to __________
b. 78,000 prisoners forced to march _______ to Japanese prison camp
c. __________ March—thousands died

____________- small island in ___________ surrenders May 1942

1. The Doolittle Raid
a. FDR searching for morale booster—wants to ________ Japan
b. _______ could not get close enough to Japan for the short range bombers to ________
c. _____ bombers replaces short-range bombers but would land in ______ instead of back on _____ of carrier
d. Lt. Colonel ___________ in command of raid
e. 16 B-25s loaded on the ________
f. ________ bombs fell on _____ for the first time

1. The Battle of Midway
a. using code ______ finds out about _____ for the attack on Midway
b. ______ orders carriers to take positions near Midway to _______ the Japanese
c. First wave of attack Japan loses _____ planes
d. Japan _______ second attack
e. U.S. planes caught the Japanese carriers with ______, bombs, and aircraft _________ on decks
f. Japanese carriers reduced to burning _______
g. U.S. dealt Japanese fleet ________ blow and they ________
h. Turning point in the war—just _______ after Pearl Harbor U.S. stopped Japanese advance in the ________

1. The Struggle for North Africa
a. U.S. Invasion of Morocco and ______—help British in__________and requires few troops
b. _____ Canal vital to Great Britain as a supply line from ______ and Australia
c. “__________” led by Rommel—the “________”
d. American invasion of North Africa under command of __________
e. American forces in __________ commanded by Patton
f. Plan was to trap Rommel between ______ and ______ forces
g. Battle of __________—Americans outmaneuvered and out fought—loss of life and equipment
h. Eventually U.S. and Britain pushed ________ back—May 13, 1943 German forces in __________ surrender

1. The Battle of the Atlantic
a. war in the Atlantic against German submarines ___________
b. U.S. cargo ships easy targets
c. U.S. builds oil pipeline from _____ to _______ to keep oil flowing for war effort
d. U.S. sets up _______ system to protect cargo ships
e. _______ onward U.S. produce more new shipping than German submarines managed to sink
f. Advantage turned toward allies as use of new ___________ helped sink German submarines