WWII+Discussion+Questions

1- Why did the U.S. avoid involvement in WWII until December 1941? Why was the Pearl Harbor attack such a shock to the U.S.? Because of the Great Depression They were in peace negotiations with Japan and weren't expecting it

2- Why was the invention of penicillin so important in the context of WWII? What were some other advances in medicine that were important during the war? It prevented infections and kept soldiers alive

3 -How were women affected by WWII? Do you think the war advanced the rights of women? Women could now have jobs because of the huge demand for workers. Yes because it showed they could be independent.

4- During WWII, the American armed forces were still segregated by race. Why do you think this issue became increasingly important during this era, leading to the desegregation of the Armed Forces a few years after the war? Soldiers needed to work together no matter what color their skin was.

5- What were some of the arguments for and against using the atomic bomb? Too much power, bad for the environment

6- Overall, what were the consequences of WWII for the United States? How was the U.S. changed by the war? Lots of dead soldiers. Baby boom will hurt in long run when millions of people retire.

7- Why do you think Japanese Americans were interned in camps during WWII? The U.S. government later apologized to Japanese Americans for these actions. Do you think a similar situation could happen in our world today? Discuss (MINIMUM 7 to 10 sentence well constructed explanation of your point of view) The Japanise were interned as a precaution to protect American Citizens. The same way Islams are screened and questioned more than caucations, it's a precaution. The US apologized because treatment wasn't as good as advertised. Something very similar could happen today. If Muslim terrorists come out more abundantly the US would definitely consider putting them in camps to save lives of American Citizens. The US doesn't want to sacrifice its safety to individuals who want to do a bad deed. That's why the US is a free country... NO TOLERANCE TO THREATS!


 * 1) December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
 * 2) 183 Japanese fighters, 170 right behind
 * 3) 2473 Americans Killed
 * 4) December 8, 1941 War Declared on Japan
 * 5) 3 million people unemployed before war
 * 6) 3 jeeps every 4 minutes by the end of the war
 * 88,000 tanks
 * 1) 20 millions rifles
 * 2) Start of WWII ended the depression
 * 3) tax returns went from less than 4 million to over 42 million
 * 4) US tried to overwhelm the enemy by producing faster
 * 5) Need for workers and factories made tons of jobs
 * 12,000 died in the war
 * 64,000 died in production accidents
 * 1) 300,000 air crafts built during the war
 * 2) b17s leave vapor trails, not good for being stealthy
 * 3) Germans were not expecting a daytime attack
 * 4) Bomb targeting system would lead to modern smart bombs
 * 5) October 1940 Military draft issued
 * 6) Operation Overlord AKA D Day
 * 7) June 6, 1944 D Day
 * 8) No cover on the beach and most tanks sunk
 * 9) 126,000 killed or missing
 * 10) july 16, 1945 New Mexico test run the Atomic Bomb
 * 11) Nagasaki and Hiroshema Bombed by USA hundreds of thousands die
 * 12) heat made by bomb 10x greater than surface of the sun
 * 13) 50 million babies in 50 years after the war