12-2 terms

Chester Nimitz- commander of the United States Navy who began planning operations agaisnt the Japenese nazy.

Mcaurther- A general who was overseeing an airforce base in the phillipines. The japanese attacked and he was out numbered, they retreated.

Bataan- After Mcaurther retreated they fought for 3 months then surrendered. They were sent on a death march 65 miles to a POW camp. Thousands died.

The Doolittle raid- James doolittle was ahead of the first operation that sent american plans to drop bombs on japan. 16 b-25s where sent

Coral sea- Japenese navy was planing an attack on New Guinea but was decoded by americans. 2 American aircraft carries were sent to the japanese location.

Midway- the us intercepted Japan's plan to attack at midway, then countered attacked
Afrika Korps-  the Germans plan to conquere Egypt
Erwin Rommel- commander of german forces in north america. Nicknamed the desert fox
El Alamein- a battle where Britan forces Alamein and his army to retreat.
Patton- leader of American forces in morocco.
Casablanca- while America was trying to defeat the Germans they captured this city in North Africa
Kassarine pass-  the us suffered 7000 men when germany defeated them here.

Convoy sytem-
 This was a system where cargo ships traveled in packs while being watched by a naval ship
Stalingrad-Germany thought if they captured this place they could cut off Russian resource lines

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Rosie The Riveter

Rosie the Riveter was a campaign for women working during WW1. 11 million men were drafted for the war. Since all these men were gone women began to fill the jobs working. The women helped supply ammo, food, and weapons for the soldiers. The slogan "We can do it" was born.

     The term Rosie the Riveter was first used in 1942 when a song was made. The song talked of a hard working women that worked at a factory. The song soon became a huge hit and was recorded by many different artists. The name Rosie is said to come from a women by the name of Rosie Bonivitas.

      These women worked very hard while their husbands were off at war. They assumed the role of a man and helped out the war effort significally.  Although the women were doing a great job, the government pressed that when the war was over that women assume their normal roles as women.

          The campaign was a huge success improving the women working force from 12 million to 20 million, which was a 57% gain. The women did not get the same fair treatment as the men did though. Men who were working in the factories were payed just a little over 54 dollars a week, while women were getting paid a small amount of 31 dollars per week. Nonetheless Rosie The Riveter convinced women that they need to work to help out their country in the war effort.

      Some people believe  that the Rosie The Riveter opened opportunities for women to join the work force. Others argued that that it not, pointing out that many women were fired after the men returned from work.





http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/rosie-the-riveter

http://www.nps.gov/pwro/collection/website/rosie.htm