W O R L D W A R II

October, 2001 World War II Today I'm going to talk to you about World War II. Three things I'm going to talk to you about is the jobs for women, soldiers without guns, and the atomic bomb. First, I'm going to tell you about the jobs for women. When the war started, the men left and so no one was working. So the women started to take their jobs. One thing they did was made weapons for the war. They also worked as clerks, cooks, nurses, mechanics, meat packers, crane operators, taxi-cab drivers, office managers, barbers, and police officers. After the war they had to give their jobs up. Some women didn't want to but other didn't care. The second thing I'm going to talk about is soldiers without guns. What they mean by this is that the kids and the men and women who weren't fighting could help out by bringing in food and thins like that. They would make posters to remind people also. The farmers grew food to give to the armed forces. The factories made clothes and equipment for the army. The last thing I'm going to talk about is the atomic bomb which ended the war. President Harry S. Truman had to decide whether to use the atomic bomb or show Japan the power of it so they will surrender. He decided to use it. The first city was Hiroshima. The number of people killed was 78,000 people. That was on August 6, 1945. The second bomb was used against Nagasaki. That killed 40,000 people which was on August 14, 1945. The war was finally over. I hoped you learned something from the women getting jobs, soldiers without guns, and the atomic bomb. Did you know any of that? by Ryan A-6 Petersen School Back to main page