WW2 Project

The War and Changes in U .S . Indus t ry , Sc i ence and Techno l ogy

When the U.S. went to war they found out that their soldiers were sad and dumb. So

they needed to fix that. That was when the AMAZING JAN came to help them. She was a 70 lbs

entertaining and educating machine. She was as tough as cast iron and was so durable that she

lasted two years of nonstop work. She is a theater. A projector. She educated dumb soldiers and

made them happy with funny shows. JAN truly made a change that day.

One day during a great war, a baby was made. Now this baby was called the atomic

bomb. And when he cried, he killed thousands of people. Now his parents, or creators, were a

series of complexes. These complexes housed tens of thousands of people. The people worked

together to great this bomb. The work well and quickly to do their jobs, but could not speak of

what they were doing. to keep the people happy, the government made schools, transportation,

and theaters in the 17 mile stretch of land. But when they were done, they made a little boy

that became a fat man.

Medic ine and the War

At the beginning, Doctor Melissa Connard had her own little office in New York. She

didn’t have many patients but she worked hard and long hours. She can remember the day when

some good news came her way. “I was working in my office when I got a phone call. It was my

doctor friend in Australia. His colleague, Alexander Fleming, had created a new medicine! It was

a complete accident. Fleming was throwing away a culture plate but he noticed that there was a

mold growing around it and it was killing the bacteria that had been placed on the plate. The

mold that he found was identified as penicillium notatum and was later named to penicillin. The

drug/antibiotic Penicillin was immediately sent over into the world. It was even sent to Doctor

Connard.

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She quickly called her scientist friends to examine the new medicine. Within a year, they

had confirmed it to be used clinically. Connard’s friends were doing very much research on this

new drug, Penicillin. Quickly, only two years after they first received the antibiotic, they

discovered that it could cure another dangerous disease: syphilis. Still, Doctor Connard wasn’t

satisfied; she knew that this new drug could do more than just cure one disease. She did two

more years of research into it and found that, Yes! Penicillin had more uses! They could use it to

treat another disease called Scarlet Fever.

And lastly, Doctor Connard was surprised when the drug could be received orally. Not only

had the doctor gotten in touch with some old friends and got to do some fun research with them,

but also she was now famous and had more clients than ever!

I m p a c t o f W a r o n M i l i t a r y T e c h n o l o g y

Decades after, in 1970, the most glorified aspect of WWII is the military action; the sacrifices Ally soldiers, our

soldiers, made in order to keep our nation safe. Second to that are the labor contributions; the hours put in by regular

citizens to help our soldiers. What goes untold, however, is the story of the scientists behind the war technology; up at

all hours, racing to discover a weapon before their competition does. I, Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, am one of

those scientists, and this, the words you see before you, is our story.

1935 was the year I hit my breakthrough. After toying around with electromagnetic waves, I had invented

RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging). Almost immediately after, I was contacted by the Royal Air Ministry, who looked

to incorporate my invention in warfare. I was ecstatic at first, however, my invention still needed some tweaking;

originally it could only detect objects within a range of 8 miles. This would not be very useful to the British air

force. Despite of all this, I decided to tell the Royal Air Ministry that my device could be of use during warfare. Together

we ran a few tests with the RADAR, and eventually we found a way to increase the range of the RADAR to 70 miles. It

was quite an achievement.

During WWII, my invention was used to detect German bombers. Although I was not personally on the

battlefield; I was content with knowing that my invention had saved the lives of many.

Although my invention of RADAR was indeed revolutionary, other inventions, such as the discovery of the

atomic bomb, were just as important.

One of my closest friends, Enrico Fermi, invented the atom bomb in 1942 for America. Ally nations everywhere were

washed with relief as they had discovered that one of their own had made this breakthrough. If my buddy Fermi had

failed in inventing the bomb before enemy scientists, the Allies would have been in deep trouble. The atomic bomb is

powerful; it ended the war between America and Japan when American bombers dropped it over the nation in response

to Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor, a Hawaiian port.

Us Ally scientists typically came out on top, however, there were times when enemy scientists had pulled one

over on us. This happened once when scientists over at Nazi Germany developed the V-1 rocket, one of the first

successful unmanned aerial vehicles in production. I remember feeling sick when I heard the Germans held this

invention.

The bulldozer of war was chasing us towards invention; pushing us so that the only option for us was to go

forward. If one of us strayed from this path, it was as if we let our soldiers die. Onward the bulldozer drove, and one by

one the weaker scientists began to fall back, stepping to the side to dodge the bulldozer’s way, men dying as a

consequence. The determined few were the ones who made it to invention. I am Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt,

and I am proud to say that I am one of those few.

The Economic E f f ec t s o f the War on the USA :

Once upon a time, at the peak of the Great Depression in 1935, there lived a family. In this

family, lived a little girl, Doris, and her parents, Joyce and James. Their family was really struggling

with money– they even had to sell their house to have enough money to afford basic life necessities,

such as groceries. In addition to this, Doris’ father had been laid off from his job as a banker due to his

bank being closed. They struggled for over five years sleeping in Hoovervilles and living off what was

left of their life savings. Just when they thought things couldn’t get any worse, they heard word of the

U.S. entering what could be a second world war. However, during the war, Doris’ father found a job

making war supplies due to the high productivity, as the U.S. was making 40% of the world’s war

supplies. Even Doris’ mother, Joyce, found a job in a factory that manufactured tanks and airplanes.

FDR’s New Deal had helped the economy, but it did not end it. During the war, the GNP

had more than doubled. Many of their previously unemployed friends found jobs thanks to this

war as well. Soon, Doris and her family was finally able to move into a house. Their living

standards increased dramatically, and sometimes they were even able to afford luxury items,

such as Doris’ favorite toy: the Slinky.

Doris and her family was very worried when they first heard the news of the U.S.

entering the war, but in the end it actually had a positive effect on their daily lives– it lifted

them, along with millions of other Americans, out of poverty and officially ended the Great

Depression.

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