Women in the war Approximately 350,000 American women joined the military during World War II. They worked as nurses, drove trucks, repaired airplanes, and performed clerical work. Some were killed in combat or captured as prisoners of war.
Q. What was the only way that women could serve in the war?
But only during World War I could women who were not nurses enlist in the armed forces during wartime. Though most women still served in a voluntary capacity, a select few were hired by different military branches and put to work in clerical positions.
Table of Contents
- Q. What was the only way that women could serve in the war?
- Q. What did female workers women do in World War 1?
- Q. What would happen if America were invaded?
- Q. Has the US mainland ever been bombed?
- Q. Did Japan ever attack America?
- Q. Why wasnt Germany bombed?
- Q. Why didn’t the Germans have a heavy bomber?
- Q. Was Pearl Harbor the first attack on US soil?
Q. What did female workers women do in World War 1?
“The women worked as ammunition testers, switchboard operators, stock takers. They went into every kind of factory devoted to the production of war materials, from the most dangerous posts in munition plants to the delicate sewing in aeroplane factories.”
Q. What would happen if America were invaded?
The short answer is the invasion would be stopped cold with a massive loss of life for the invasion force. An invasion of the US is impossible with the current military assets of the ENTIRE world. If every country in the world invaded the US, they would not be successful.
Q. Has the US mainland ever been bombed?
The continental United States has never been attacked by a foreign air force, with one crazy exception. On September 9, 1942, a floatplane launched from a Japanese submarine attacked the small logging town of Brookings, Oregon, dropping incendiary bombs.
Q. Did Japan ever attack America?
On June 7, 1942, Japanese forces moved onto the Alaskan territorial island of Attu—an Aleutian Island closer to Japan than to mainland Alaska, setting the stage for the only land battle in World War II that would take place on U.S. soil. …
Q. Why wasnt Germany bombed?
During WWII, the US bombed Germany with conventional bombs for years. The only reason that the US did not use the atomic bomb against Germany was because the A-bomb was not ready when they officially surrendered. Germany surrendered to the allies on May 7, 1945.
Q. Why didn’t the Germans have a heavy bomber?
No, they didn’t have the technology. They didn’t want heavy bombers, they wanted fast ones. Of course, when they realized they needed heavy bombers, there were none in development. Towards the end of the war there were a few heavy bombers on the drawing board, but none made it into production.
Q. Was Pearl Harbor the first attack on US soil?
At the time, Hawaii was an American territory and Pearl Harbor was an American naval installation. While it was the first attack on American soil and was the catalyst for the United States joining the war, it wasn’t the only attack on the United States.
