16 January 1941

The Army authorized the creation of an all Black group of fighter pilots in the US Army

Once they shipped off to Europe, they fought there until the end of the war in 1945

September 3, 1939 to May 8, 1945

Longest battle of WW2

Began with the Allies striking a naval blockade by Germany

Over 100,000 lives were lost in over 100 battles

December of 1937

The Japanese Military invaded China

300,000 people was killed

September 1st, 1939

the Nazi German Invasion of Poland

World 2

Dr. Lyle S. Adams sent a letter to the White House

Both the U.S. Army and Navy spent millions of dollars and captured thousands of bats

The project was finally canceled in 1944.

Extreme overcrowding, minimal rations, and unsanitary conditions led to disease

Before World War II, the city was a major center of Jewish life and culture in Poland.

Warsaw suffered heavy air attacks and artillery bombardment.

one of the first general purpose computers

Capable of performing thousands of calculations in a second

ENIAC was originally designed for military purposes

The Office of War Information (O.W.I.) was the source of such propaganda in the U.S.

After the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, most were convinced to support the war.

OWI photographers documented aspects of homefront life and culture such as women in the workforce.

Free French airmen lost five Republic P-47D Thunderbolts in Lake Huron.

Two other aircraft in Lake St. Clair. Sgt. Francois Messenger was killed when his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt crashed.

Messinger’s body was immediately recovered.

1942

entered war with after germany sank two mexican oil tanks

300-500 deaths

https://www.britannica.com/place/Mexico

A code talker is the name given to American Indians who used their tribal language to send secret communications

There were at least 14 other Native nations, including the Cherokee and Comanche, that served as code talkers in both the Pacific and Europe during the war?

The US military developed a specific policy to recruit and train American Indian speakers to become code talkers.