How many people with Japanese heritage were sent to internment camps in the U.S?
120,000 out of 130,000
Definition:
Jedburgh?
A solider who jumps out of a plane to land behind enemy lines.
People who travel in teams of 3 to do paratrooper things.
The Battle of Midway:
- why was control important to Japan?
- Who won?
- why was this a major turning point
This was important to Japan because it was in the middle of all the places. Great place to refuel
American won
This was a major turning point because it meant that Japan can no longer attack the U.S
What main resource did the United States cut off from Japan?
What %, and did this influence other to also stop trading resources with Japan?
Oil
around 80% and this influences some other countries to also cut ties leaving Japan with 94% of their oil supply being cut off
Japanese internment definition:
It was where everyone of Japanese ancestry both citizens and non-citizens of the United States were confined in remote areas to camps because of the bombings in Pearl Harbor.
What percent were american citizens?
62%
Where and what did they do during training?
In Georgia and they ran 3 miles up a mountain then 3 miles back down
Kamikazes:
- What were they?
- How were they seen in Japan?
They were Japanese suicide piolets and they were seen ad honorable
What did Japan start doing after this?
Fill in the blank:
Many Americans doubted their loyalty after the Pearl Harbot attacks and ended up putting them in __________ _____ in ____.
relocation camps in 1942
How much was claimed as property loss?
$148 million
How did they fix the trench problem?
They could go over the front line and attack from both sides.
Iwo Jima:
- Why was this island so important?
- What happened when the U.S Marines got there?
- Total # of causualties?
- It was important becauseit was a great advantage point for the UNited States to attack Japan
- The next day after the Marines arrived, Japan surprise attacked them
- Around 27 thousand
What was the reasonning behind attacking pearl harbor?
Japan wanted to be the superior country and thought they could put a dent in the main U.S naval base. They thought after doing this, the U.S would give their oil supply back.
Why did people volunteer to be paratroopers?
Becuase they got a bonus pay and extra money
How much was approved & restored?
only 37 million
How did they help during D-Day?
They went and attacked the people in the batteries to stop them from shooting the front line of men coming in
Okinawa:
- Why was Okinawa important?
- What did BBC report?
Okinawa was important because it was just 340 miles from Japan. Great place to send the atomic bombs (they were in planes obvi)
BBC reported that it was one of the most brutal pacific battles and that there were 150,000 causualties for both Japan and the U.S together
Did this backfire?
Yes, America fought back and won against them everntually making them surrender
Fill in the blank:
Later long after the Japanese Internment, $20,000 was given to each camp survivor since Congress expressed regret to those who have gone through the ___________ _____.
relocation camps
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People during WWII
- citizens
- african americans
- Japnanese
- German/Italian
- Mexican
- Citizens helped by rationing food and takinh jobs that were left behind by the poeple going into the military
- african americans took jobs as soldiers
- Japanese went into relocation camps
- Germans and Italians received rescritions and curfews
- Mexicans received a lot of discrimination