Unit 3: Utah in the 1st Half of the 20th Century: 1900-1945

World War II & Nuclear TestingUtah in the 1st Half of the 20th Century: 1900-1945Utah Man Video clipWhat was the Utah Man?How did this individual Utahan impact World War II?

Colonel Walter T. Stewart- Air Force pilot from Benjamin Utah1943Part of mission to take out Nazi oil refineries in Romania- (supplied 1/3rd of all Nazi oil)Stewart's plane, named "Utah Man," came back with 365 holes in it.

World War II Basics 101What years was it? From 1939 to 1945What countries were the Axis powers? Germany, Italy, & JapanWhat countries were the Allied powers? Great Britain, United States, & Soviet Union (USSR)How did the war start? Germanys invasion of Poland in 1939How did the United States get involved in World War II? Attack of Pearl Harbor December 1941

Utah During World War IIDo you know your ABCs?Armed Forces- 1000s of Utahans left their homes & fought in armed forces around the worldBoot Camps & Bases- Utah was an ideal place for military trainingCourageous Women in the Workforce- Rosie the Riveters helped war productionDaily Rationing & Gardening- Utahans sacrificed food & supplies & planted victory gardens to help support the war

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Pop Quiz! Get out a blank sheet of paperName, date, periodNumber 1-5TRUE OR FALSEGermany, Great Britain, & China made up the Axis powers.During World War II, 1000s of Utahns left their homes & fought in the armed forces around the world.World War II started with Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. The Utah Man was a heroic pilot who died in World War II.Utahns helped the war effort by sacrificing food & supplies & planting victory gardens. AnswersSwitch paper with neighborGet out red penAnswers: Germany, Great Britain, & China made up the Axis powers.FALSE: Germany, Italy, & Japan made up the Axis powers During World War II, 1000s of Utahns left their homes & fought in the armed forces around the world.TRUE (Letter A of ABCs)World War II started with Germany invaded Poland in September 1939.TRUE (Pearl Harbor did NOT start the war)The Utah Man was a heroic pilot who died in World War II.FALSE: The Utah Man was a plane flown by Colonel Walter Stewart that helped take out Nazi oil refineries during World War II. Utahns helped the war effort by sacrificing food & supplies & planting victory gardens.TRUE (Letter D of ABCs) Put total correct our of 5 & pass up.HolocaustDefinition: Systematic, intentional persecution & genocide of approximately 6 million European Jews by the Nazi regime & its collaborators during World War II. Why did this happen?Hitler & Nazis blamed Jews for Germany loosing in World War I They believed that Jews were less human than othersTold others that Jews were a racial threatWhy does it matter?Loss of millions of peopleLearn the dangers of hatred, prejudice, ideas of superiorityAmazing examples of kindness & sacrificeSome Holocaust survivors in Utah today

Navajo Code TalkersWho: 400-500 Native Americans who served in the United States Marine CorpsWhat: transmitted secret communications on the battlefields of WWIIImportance: code never brokenNavajo Code Talker from Utah- Samuel Holiday

D-DayWhat: Massive invasion of Allied powers on beaches of Northern France (Normandy) to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi controlWhen: June 6th 1944Who: 156,000 American, British, & Canadian forcesImportance: one of the largest amphibious military assaults in historyCode name for one of the five landing sites: Utah Beach

Internment CampsRelocation and internment by the United States government in 1942 of about 110,000 Japanese Americans & Japanese who lived along the Pacific coast.Of those who were interned, 62% were American citizens.Topaz Relocation Center in Utah, one of 10 locations in U.S. Impact on Utah: Many men & women worked at Topaz. Thousands of people relocated there for the war.

11V-E Day & V-J DayV-E Day: Victory in Europe Day May 8th 1945End of War in EuropeUtahns & all Americans celebrate, many come home!V-J Day: Victory in Japan DayAugust 15th 1945After dropping of 2 atomic bombs on JapanEnd of War in PacificTHE WAR IS OFFICIALLY OVER!

World War II Linkshttp://www.history.com/topics/d-day/interactives/inside-wwii-interactivehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/exhibition/flash.html (click on World War II)http://www.earthstation1.com/wwii.html

Nuclear TestingExperiments to discover the strength, & explosive capability of various nuclear weaponsAt the Nevada Test Site- between 1951 & 1992 there were a total of 928 nuclear tests. 828 of these were underground. During the 1950s, the mushroom clouds from these tests could be seen for almost 100 miles in either direction.

Nuclear Testing VideoHow would you feel if you knew these tests were going on 100-200 miles away from you?What would be your reaction?What would you be afraid of?Nuclear Testings Effect on UtahOn May 19, 1953, the United States government detonated the 32- kiloton atomic bomb (nicknamed Harry) at the Nevada Test Site. The bomb later gained the name Dirty Harry because of the huge amount of off-site fallout generated by the bomb. Winds carried fallout 135 miles to St. George, where residents reported, an oddly metallic sort of taste in the air. St. George received the most of the fallout of above-ground nuclear testing.Increases in cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, thyroid cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, bone cancer, & brain tumors, were reported from the mid-1950s through 1980 in Utah. A 1979 study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that: A significant excess of leukemia deaths occurred in children up to 14 years of age living in Utah between 1959 and 1967. This excess was concentrated in the group of children born between 1951 and 1958, and was most pronounced in those residing in counties receiving high fallout. p12

DownwindersDownwinders: individuals and communities who are exposed to radioactive contamination or nuclear fallout from atmospheric or underground nuclear weapons testing, and nuclear accidents.Or in other words: People who live(d) Down Wind from nuclear testing sites & have suffered health consequences from the radiationInfertility, blood disorders, genetic effects, birth defects, cancer, cataractsBy January 2006, over 10,500 claims had been approved, and around 3,000 denied, for a total amount of over $525 million in compensation dispensed to downwinders

Journal WritePretend a member of your family was affected by the nuclear testing in Nevada and has many unexplainable health problems. Many call your family member a, downwinder. Write a letter to the United States government and express your concern and alarm about nuclear testing and what you think they should do to fix the problem and help your family. (4 sentences at least)