PPT-1 Airpower: End of WWI Through WWII

2 Overview BackgroundThe 1920s General Mitchells Crusade The Air Corps Act of 1926 Air Corps Tactical School Move To Autonomy in the 1930s WWII Begins The United States Prepares for War. After this lesson you will be able to: . Name the war related to Armistice Day.. Explain the reasons for declaring the holiday called Armistice Day. Explain why Armistice Day was changed to Veteran’s Day. National Security Act of 1947. Berlin Airlift. Curtis . LeMay. Korean Conflict. Cuban Missile Crisis. Overview. 2. Established the Department of Defense and created the Air Force . Executive Order 9877 outlined the main functions of the Air Force. . 19.3 THE WAR AT HOME. CONTEXT. The US has been opposed to joining the war. Very quickly, the US must change gears, economically and psychologically. US must supply itself AND THE ALLIES. Everyone must pitch in. WWI/WWII/Great Depression. 1.Who . was rejected when he tried to join the U.S. air force?. . Eugene Bullard. 2.Where . Did Eugene Bullard hitch-hiked to?. He hitch-hiked France, so he could get to Scotland.. EAT IT. WWI: Causes, Effects and Unresolved Issues. Document one illustrates the growing tensions amongst the between France and Prussia over territories like Alsace and Lorraine in addition to other European tensions and growing alliances. BOOM!. How Technology Improved War Weaponry. WWII saw . rapid advancements in weaponry technology . across all types of . armaments. Scientists. , engineers and manufacturers learned how to . increase weapon reliability, strength and . . ALLIES. Serbia. Russia . France. Great Britain. Italy. (Later the United States). CENTRAL POWERS. Austria-Hungry. Germany. Ottoman Empire. World War I. THE GREAT WAR. 1914 -1918. AIM. End of WWI Through WWII. 2. Overview. Background—The 1920s. . General Mitchell’s Crusade. The Air Corps Act of 1926. Air Corps Tactical School. Move To Autonomy in the 1930s. WWII Begins. The United States Prepares for War. Cold War, Pt 2 . 1. Overview. 2. Vietnam. Rebuilding the Air and Space Force. Intro to Vietnam. 3. General Causes of the War in Southeast Asia. By: Ryan Bronaugh . 1. What is isolationism?. Not taking part of any other nations. 2. What is a dictator?. An individual that wants to rule a country through there power in the military. . 3. What was the day that lived in infamy?. Trench warfare. Women in factories. Use of planes. Use of submarines. Rationing. . A condition of WWI warfare that was NOT present in WWII was. Trench warfare. Women in factories. Use of planes. Use of submarines. African Americans in WWII. Served in every theater of war. 1941- 4,000 enlisted. 1945- 1.2 million enlisted. Segregation. Segregated practices of civilian life spilled over into military service. Many were passed over in the draft (despite their desire to serve). Airmindedness. Doctrine. Principles of War. Tenets of Airpower. Application of Airpower. Lighter-than-air Vehicles. Heavier-than-air Vehicles. Overview. 3. Early Uses of Airpower . Airpower in WWI. The Battle for Air Supremacy. Defining Airpower. Airmindedness. Doctrine. Principles of War. Tenets of Airpower. Application of Airpower. Lighter-than-air Vehicles. Heavier-than-air Vehicles. Overview. 3. Early Uses of Airpower .