USA during WWII
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Prof coordonator:Tomescu Raluca
Elev:Grigorescu Gabriel Claudiu
Argument
• I chose the topic "the history of the United
States during the Second World War"
because it is a very interesting topic to
discuss that offers a lot of knowledge.
• This topic includes some of the most
interesting stages of the war, such as the
fighting tactics of the United States, the way
in which the United States helped the Allies
during the war with supplies and
ammunition, the list of battles held in Europe
and North Africa. The chosen topic also
includes minor battles held on the territory
of the United States.
Introduction
Military history of the US during WWII
• The military history of the United States in World War II covers the war
against the Axis powers, starting with the 7 December 1941 attack on
Pearl Harbor. During the first two years of World War II, the United
States had maintained formal neutrality as made official in
the Quarantine Speech delivered by U.S. President Franklin D.
Roosevelt in 1937, while supplying Britain, the Soviet Union,
and China with war material through the Lend-Lease Act which was
signed into law on 11 March 1941, as well as deploying the U.S.
military to replace the British forces stationed in Iceland. Following the
"Greer incident" Roosevelt publicly confirmed the "shoot on sight" order
on 11 September 1941, effectively declaring naval war on Germany and
Italy in the Battle of the Atlantic. In the Pacific Theater, there was
unofficial early U.S. combat activity such as the Flying Tigers.
Lend-Lease and Iceland Occupation
Lend-Lease Iceland Occupation
• The year 1940 marked a change • The invasion of
Iceland (codenamed Operation Fork) by
in attitude in the United States.
the Royal Navy and Royal
The German victories Marines occurred on 10 May 1940,
in France, Poland and elsewhere, during World War II. The invasion was
combined with the Battle of performed because the British government
feared that Iceland would be used by the
Britain, led many Americans to
Germans, who had recently overrun
believe that some intervention Denmark, which was in personal
would be needed. In March 1941, union with Iceland and which had
the Lend-Lease program began previously been largely responsible for
Iceland's foreign policy. The Government
shipping money, munitions and
of Iceland issued a protest, charging that
food to Britain, China, and (by its neutrality had been "flagrantly violated"
that fall) the Soviet Union. and "its independence infringed".
Attacks on U.S. soil
Although the Axis powers never launched a full-scale invasion of the United States, there
were attacks and acts of sabotage on U.S. soil.
• January–August 1942 – Second Happy Time, German U-Boats engaged American ships off
the U.S. East Coast.
• February 23, 1942 – Bombardment of Ellwood, a Japanese submarine attack on California.
• March 4, 1942 – Operation K, a Japanese reconnaissance over Pearl Harbor following the
attack on December 7, 1941.
• June 3, 1942 – August 15, 1943 – Aleutian Islands Campaign, the battle for the incorporated
territory of Alaska.
• June 21–22, 1942 – Bombardment of Fort Stevens, the second attack on a U.S. military base
in the continental U.S. in World War II.
• September 9, 1942, and September 29, 1942 – Lookout Air Raids, the only attack by enemy
aircraft on the U.S. mainland and the second enemy aircraft attack on the U.S. continent in
World War II.
• November 1944–April 1945 – Fu-Go balloon bombs, over 9,300 of them were launched by
Japan across the Pacific Ocean towards the U.S. mainland to start forest fires. On May 5,
1945, six U.S. civilians were killed in Oregon when they stumbled upon a bomb and it
exploded, the only deaths to occur on the U.S. mainland as a result of enemy action during
World War II.
Conclusion
• In conclusion, the United States played an
important role in World War II, having a very
well-developed military tactic,helping other
states with shipping money, munitions and
food.
Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States/World-War-II
