Utah and World War II

Visualizing Utah’s Involvement

in WWII

ReviewVisualizing helps your brain

remember information better.You can do it before, during, or after

reading.

Your AssignmentFor the past 2 weeks, you have

created your own visuals as we read. Today, you will use photographs to

visualize Utah’s experience in World War II.

USS UtahThe USS Utah was the first ship sunk at Pearl Harbor.

Service Men and WomenMore than 71,000 Utah soldiers left for service in the armed forces.

Helping at HomePeople grew food and raised chickens to send eggs to troops fighting overseas.

Geneva Steel PlantUtah sent steel to shipbuilders building warships.

John BrowningHis machine guns were mounted on airplanes in WWII and credited for helping bring a turning point to the war.

Navajo Code TalkersThe Navajo language was used to send messages in the Pacific. The code was never broken.

Topaz Internment CampJapanese-Americans were sent to Topaz during WWII. The government was concerned about spies.

Berlin Candy BomberBerlin was cut off from food and supplies by the Russians. Utah pilot, Gail S. Halvorsen, dropped over 250,000 parachutes of treats and candy to the kids living in Berlin.

Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

Colonel Paul Tibbets, Jr. was part of an Air Force bombing team trained in Utah. His plane dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Remember, visualizing can help you remember what you are learning.

You can use visuals that have already been created

or you can make your own.