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US in WW2

The United States participation in World War 2, both European and Pacific Theaters of the war.

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Who did not pay back U.S. debt after World War 1?

Finland is the only country to fully pay back it's WWI debt to the U.S. No other country has.

How many people enlisted to fight in World War 2?

This is difficult to answer.

Estimates range and many countries, we have little to no idea.

It would have been around at least 85-90 Million. Possibly higher.

There is a range of how many people died of 22 million (50 million is the lowest credible, informed numbers given and 72 million the highest), so the same cloud goes for soldiers served.

Why did America go to war in 1941?

The US declared war against Japan because Japan attacked US territories in the Pacific Ocean. The US did not declare war on Germany and Italy. They declared war on the US following the US declaration of War on Japan.

Why was General George Patton's nickname was old blood and guts?

Patton ran over people's bodies in the road gaining the nickname "old blood and guts"

He did not literally run over bodies. He did give a speech very similar to that depicted at the beginning of the movie "Patton" where he told his troops to spill the enemy's blood.

The nickname was pinned on him largely by his men for his bold, sometimes costly, plans: "His Guts and Our Blood"

What is rationing and why was it done?

Rationing was for evacuees during the war.

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How did the us make enough war supplies for troops overseas during WWll?

One way that the US met the challenge of producing in supplies was with a change and increase in the labor force. Housewives and the unemployed stepped up to fill vacant positions and keep the war effort going strong.

Why did world war 2 make Canada and the us an important world power?

World War II was a surge of econimic growth in Canada, In the prosses Canada became one of the most richest countries at that time. The war had brought economic parity within such as, there were approximately 1 million women who were accepted into the workforce, there was also a surge of growth in agriculture and manufacturing since, it became more mechanized and more countries became associated with our exports. In addition the war brought very low unemployment which was good and created an immense demand for military goods, which included guns, planes, trucks, and armor, these products all together added up to over 10 billion dollars in profit for the value of war goods produced. These goods were shipped to Britain since, Canada was their supplier in war goods.

What is the oldest age to be drafted in the us for the armed forces?

However old you want to be. Hell, you could be 93 and dying.

Was the us fascist democratic or communist during world war 2?

These three ideological forced Great Britain to take a stand to prevent their spread. Great Britain had to fight the Axis Powers to make that these ideals did not take over the world.

How did US troops get to England in World War 2?

Nearly all American GIs were transported to England by way of troop transport ships, but some were transported by converted passenger steamers.

How did Japan plan to defeat the US in 1941?

Japan was fully aware of the power the US had. An advantage in manpower and a strong manufacturing base. Japan did not plan to invade the US and force its surrender. The raid by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor was meant to give the Japanese a head start with a knock out blow to the US Pacific fleet. As in their war with Russia in 1905 where Japan made a surprise attack on Russia's Port Arthur, the sneak attack against the US was meant to deliver a stunning blow. The idea was that the US fleet would be unable to effectively challenge Japan and a war weary US would sue for peace thereby depart from East Asia. This would give Japan full reign over East Asia. The plan was flawed immediately as the major portion of the modern US naval fleet was out on maneuvers and remained intact.

How did Americans get world war 2 news?

People in the US knew that there was a war going on in Europe; and a war going on in Asia. And most of the adults had lived through this scene before, only 20 years earlier when there was a war in Europe, called the "Great War." And greatly had no sympathy for Europe which seemed to start "problems", let it get out of hand, then start asking for the US to bail them out of the trouble. In the US it was sometimes referred to as "isolationism." Then, in the late 1930's, it was happening again. When WW2 began for the US on December 7, 1941; the "Great War" had to be re-labled WW1, so World War 2 could be called World War 2. And yes, the US bailed the Europeans out of the fire, for the second time in the span of only 20 years.

How many platoons in a division?

in a platoon there is 16 to 44 soldiers

in a division there is 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers.

if you do the math you get about 340

15,000/44=340.9

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The above math may not be an accurate answer. Many of the 15,000 men in a division were in support units. For example, a typical infantry division in WW2 also included 4 artillery battalions. These were sub-divided into Batteries but they had no platoons.

There were 4 platoons to a Rifle Company, with one being a weapons platoon.

There were 4 Rifle Companies to an Infantry Regiment and one of these was a heavy weapons company that was not organized like the rifle companies.

There were 3 Infantry Regiment to an Infantry Division.

So my math would say there were about 48 platoons. Then there were other support units that were designated as platoons. These were Military Police platoons and maybe engineer and medic. I'm not sure, but I would say there were less than 100 and some of these were non-combat units.

Why didn't the US have that many casualties during World War 1?

The United States only accounted for about 8% of all the casualties in World War One. The primary factor that contributed to that small percentage was the their late involvement with the war. The US declared war against Germany on April 6, 1917 (which was three years after the war started in Europe) and then it all ended a little over one year later with the armistice on November 11, 1918. So the United States was only in the war for about one-fourth the time everyone else was. In addition, the US had a little thing called the Atlantic Ocean separating themselves from the front in Europe, so the amount of troops they could send at once was limited to the amount of vessels that could carry them. This factor was not as prevalent as their late involvement, however.

When did Germany first bomb England?

I believe the date was September 1939, very shortly after the outbreak of war. The bombs were dropped near a clock tower at Harrow and Wealdstone. The incident resulted from a lone German bomber jettisoning its bombs on the way home from (presumably) a reconnaissance mission.No: The Germans first dropped bombs on England in WW1 , from Zeppelin Airships.Of course, but the category appeared to be WW2. For WW1 the answer would be the night of January 19-20, 1915.LZ.3 commanded by Kapitanleutant Hans Fritz dropped six 110-pound bombs harmlessly on Yarmouth at 8.50 p.m.LZ-4 commanded by Kapitanleutnant Magnus von Platen-Hallermund bombed Sheringham, Snettisham and King's Lynn, killing four civilians amd injuring sixteen.The source for the above is "The Zeppelin Fighters" by Arch Whitehouse, 1966.

How did the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki affect Japan's economy?

It killed, burned and cause illness.

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The result in the coral reefs in the Bimini Island who were demolished by nuclear blast came alive again after 50 years.

What plane did the RAF train on in World War 2?

WWII they relied mostly of the Spitfires and the Mosquito and the Avro Lancaster as the top three most relied upon.

Mosquito-very fast and capable of dropping deadly bombs and escaping.

Avro Landcaster- Very effective heavy bomber.

Spitfire- Very effective figher aircraft with high manouvreability and advanced guns.

In modern day and age, Eurofighter, Chinook, Apache

Chinook-effective at most transport roles with ability of selfe defence from attack and also abilty to conduct multirole operations.

Eurofighter-Supersonic multirole jet fighter/bomber. One of the top aircrft in the world (proven).

Apache-Extremely effective anti tank and infantry helicopter with awsome reconnainsance capabilities.

Where was the first d day landing?

General Dwight 'Ike' Eisenhower, as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II was charged with planning and carrying out the Allied assault on the coast of Normandy under the code name Operation Overlord. The ultimate aim was the liberation of western Europe and the invasion of Germany. In the early hours of 6 June 1944, Allied forces began their assault against Hitler's "Fortress Europe", marking the beginning of D-Day in the largest amphibious assault ever launched. By the end of the day 155,000 Allied troops, including some 18,000 paratroopers and glider-borne troops, were in Normandy. The initial assault involved about 1,300 RAF planes, followed by 1,000 American bombers dropping bombs on targets in northern France.

The United States and Britain each lost about 1,000 troops whilst Canada lost 355 in the initial stages of D-day. The invasion cracked Nazi Germany's grip on Western Europe and marked the beginning of the advance that eventually ended the war with Germany. (source: www.today.wmit.net - June 6)

Who was in the Manhattan Project?

The Manhattan Project was the name for a project conducted during World War II, to develop the first atomic bomb.

It refers specifically to the period of the project from 1942-1946 under the control of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, under the administration of General Leslie R. Groves. The scientific research was directed by American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.

The three primary research and production sites of the project were the plutonium-production facility at what is now the Hanford Site, the uranium-enrichment facilities at Oak Ridge, Tennessee (led by MIT Professor Manson Benedict), and the weapons research and design laboratory now known as Los Alamos National Laboratory. Project research took place at over thirty sites across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.