weapons of wwii objective: analyze the weapons created and used during wwii std 11.7.6/11.7.7
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Weapons of WWII
Objective: Analyze the weapons created and used during WWII
Std 11.7.6/11.7.7
Communication
• Radar• sonar• Computer• Vacuum tubes• Encryption
Medicine• Use of Sulfa– Sprinkle on open wound to prevent infection– Part of first-aid kit
• Use of Penicillin• Plasma – American Red Cross Blood Bank– Used to help wounded on battlefront
• Morphine– Used as a pain killer
American Industry
• Biggest development was synthetic rubber– Japan cut off American supply in South Pacific
• US home front moves to increase production in all military areas
• Used rationing to help war effort• Different than today’s war in Iraq???
Aircraft Production100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
UK
GER
JAPAN
USSR
USA
Airp
lane
s
Naval Vessels Production
Naval Vessels Production2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
UK
GERJAPAN
USSR
USA
Nav
al V
esse
ls
Tank Production
Tank Production30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
UKGER
JAPAN
USSR
USA
Tank
s
Aviation
• Depression hurt allies in building airplanes• Air Power was used as tactical and strategic • Germany used strategic bombing to reduce
Allies aircraft and bomb cities in start of war• Japanese used planes as key component in
WWII attacks• Creation of jet propulsion lead to rocket
formation (NASA)
Weaponry
• Traditional weapons – gas, guns• Guided weapons – compass, radio, guiding
wire• Rocket propelled missiles• Atomic Bomb
Atomic Bomb
Objective: Analyze the weapons created and used during WWII
Std 11.7.6/11.7.7
Atomic Bomb
• Using Uranium – “gun” type bomb• Fat Man – Nagasaki• Little Boy - Hiroshima• Nuclear bomb exploded 1900 feet above city• Shock wave greater than speed of sound• Temp reached 7200°F• Fuel to spread fire was houses, buildings, cars• Radiation effect survivors and children in utero
Bomb Decisions• Manhattan Project started under FDR• FDR died in 1945 and Truman became Pres• Truman didn’t know anything about bomb• Two choices– Invade mainland Japan– Drop bomb
• Estimated save 500,000 + US lives by dropping bomb
• Truman didn’t like using the bomb even though it was final decision
