World War II left no country untouched. The fighting left whole continents battered and devastated. Cities were flattened, and hundreds of thousands were displaced from their homes. Some 49 million people died in World War II, including 400,000 American soldiers. Another 11 million, including 6 million Jews, were killed in German concentration camps. Battles took place in nearly every corner of the globe. Soldiers fought on beaches, in jungles, and along rivers, and campaigns for dominance stretched across the globe, with eventual victory by the Allies.
Write a word paper that provides a comprehensive view of the American military experience during World War II. The paper must contain the following two sections:
Part 1 – American Homefront Experience:
Identify the causes for American involvement in the war.
Information to consider including:
The economic characteristics, such as tax policies, industrial production, employment, and manufacturing
The political characteristics, such as the evolution of America from isolationism to limited support to full engagement in the war, and how the branches of government worked together to form a cohesive war strategy
The social characteristics, such as opportunities for women and minorities, internment of Japanese Americans, demographic shifts, leisure activities, and others
Parts 2 – Discussion on Specific American Military Campaigns (additional details below)
Select 1 of the below campaigns and present an analysis of the major military campaigns of the war. Include at least 2 to 3 of the related subtopics (the bullet points under each Campaign), and discuss the results of the campaign, and overall success for the Allies. Emphasize the American position in each campaign.
Your objective is to summarize the major moments and outcomes of the Campaign you select. You do NOT need to cover all of the subtopics/bullet points, but do need to summarize the Campaign.
North African Campaign
Italian Campaign
Normandy Campaign
Liberation of Paris
War in the Pacific
North African Campaign
Objectives
Operation Torch
Vichy position
Rommel and Von Amim in North Africa
Patton and Bradley in North Africa
Rommel withdraws from El Agheila
Battle of El Guettar
Results
Italian Campaign
Objectives
Casablanca Conference
Operation Husky
Fall of Messina
Naples
Landing at Anzio
Fall of Rome
Mussolini’s surrender
Results
Normandy Campaign
Objectives
Why Normandy beaches?
Plan
German Defense
D-Day
Airborne Assault
Results
Liberation of Paris
Operation Market Garden
Battle of the Bulge
Yalta
Dresden fire bombings
Roosevelt dies
Hitler commits suicide
Unconditional surrender
War in the Pacific
Objectives
Chinese position
MacArthur and Nimitz
Island Hopping
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle of Midway
Guadalcanal
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Manila
Iwo Jima
Fire raids on Tokyo
Battle of Okinawa
Japan invasion
Atomic Bomb
Include detailed content, quotes, or statistics as appropriate.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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Center for Writing Excellence
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