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 Write down everything you know about
World War II.
 When you are finished, write one
term/concept that you know on the board.
 Check next to terms that other students put
up that you also know.
 Total war
 Most widespread war in history
 Deadliest war in history
 Holocaust, genocide, nuclear weapons
 1939-1945
 Axis vs. Allies
 Axis: Germany, Japan, Italy
 Allies: Great Britain, United States, USSR
 50-70 million total deaths
 40-50 million civilian deaths
 20-25 million military deaths
 Holocaust:
 6 million Jews
 6 million:
 Roma, Polish, Russians, handicapped, and
others
 What events led to all-out war in Europe?
 How did the war affect Europe?
 How did defeat affect life in Japan?
 Turn to pgs. 488-489 in your books.
 How long did WWII last in Europe?
 How long after France declared war on
Germany did it surrender?
 Why did the US and USSR join the war in
1941?
 Why was Feb. 1943 a bad month for the Axis
Powers?
 What was the situation in the following
nations at the beginning of World War II?
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Germany
Japan
Poland
France
 Germany: Brian, Peter, Anthony, Morgan,
Julianna
 Poland: Evan, Roman, Tyler, Madison,
Kristina
 France: Brendan, Spencer, Siany, Kevin,
Kyle
 Japan: Jacob, Josh, Ben, Giulianna
 Germany: Brooke, Hailey, Brandon, Hunter,
Tyler S.
 Poland: Cassady, Josh, Alicia, Brendan
 Japan: Ben, DJ, Austin, Andrew
 France: Mikayla, Bailey, Justin, Tyler M.
 What was one major event in the war that
occurred in 1939?
 What was one major event that occurred in
1940?
 Write down the definitions for the first two
terms on your vocab. sheet
 Write one thing you want to learn about
World War II.
 “Lightning war”
 What does this mean?
 September 1st, 1939: Hitler takes Poland
 Denmark, Norway follow
 May 1940: Dunkirk rescue
 French surrender: June 1940
 Winston Churchill Speech
 RAF defends Britain from bombing by the
Luftwaffe
 The London Blitz
 76 nights
 Two major events:
 1. USSR enters the war
 Why? Operation Barbarossa
 2. United States enters the war
 Why? Pearl Harbor
 Rommel in Egypt to help Italy
 Germany takes over Balkan countries
 Operation Barbarossa: Plan to invade the
Soviet Union (June 1941)
 1941-1944: Siege of Leningrad
 1 million deaths
 United States: Lend-Lease Act
 Atlantic Charter: Churchill and Roosevelt
 Under what circumstances is going to war
justified?
 Another way to think about it: What is a “just”
war?
 Last resort
 Just cause
 Self defense, defense of others, to redress wrongs
 Waged by legitimate authorities
 Must have a reasonable chance of success
 Goal to re-establish peace
 Violence proportional to the injury suffered
 Civilians are never targets
 How did Japanese expansionism lead to war
with the Allies in Asia?
 How did the attack on Pearl Harbor affect
American attitudes towards the Japanese?
 Japan’s goals in Asia
 Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
 What were two important events that took place
in 1941?
 How was the U.S. involved in the war prior to
Pearl Harbor?
 Read the article describing how and why Japan
attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.
Answer the questions on a separate sheet of
paper. Then we will discuss.
A Pearl Harbor overview:
 December 7, 1941: “A date which will live in
infamy”
 4 battleships sunk, 188 aircraft destroyed
 2400 Americans killed, 1178 injured
 “We won a great tactical victory at Pearl
Harbor and thereby lost the war.”
 --Admiral Tadaichai
 What was the American response to Pearl
Harbor?
 FDR leads the US to declare war on Japan
 Doolittle Raid
 Japanese-American internment camps
 Island Hopping
 Important battles:
 Midway
 Guadalcanal
 Bataan Death March
 What made World War II battles so brutal?
Give examples from the Pacific and Europe.
 Remember: ICE!
 Review: Pearl Harbor
 Important battles:
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Midway
Stalingrad
El Alamein
D Day
Battle of the Bulge
Iwo Jima, Okinawa
 North Africa/El Alamein: Tyler S., Josh, Justin
 Stalingrad: Ben, Brendan, Tyler M.
 Italy: Austin, Cassady, Hunter
 Homefront: Mikayla, DJ
 D-Day: Brandon, Andrew, Alicia
 Battle of the Bulge: Hailey, Bailey, Brooke
 North Africa/El Alamein: Giulianna, Kristina,
Brian
 Stalingrad: Spencer, Julianna, Kyle, Anthony
 Italy: Jacob, Siany, Tyler
 Homefront: Madison, Josh, Peter
 D-Day: Brendan, Morgan, Roman
 Battle of the Bulge: Evan, Kevin, Ben
 Challenge:
 In one sentence, summarize the events of the
video yesterday (the end of the war in
Europe).
 Yalta Conference: Feb. 1945
 Big 3 meet: Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
 US convinces USSR to declare war on Japan
3 months after fighting ends in Europe
 Potsdam Conference: July 1945
 New Big 3: Truman, Attlee, Stalin
 Postwar issues in Europe
 Japan still fighting; issues the Potsdam
Declaration (unconditional surrender)
 What was the main message of the Potsdam
Declaration?
 Take out your vocab. sheet and define the
terms from “Winston Churchill” to “Battle of
Midway.” Then define the terms from “Battle
of Stalingrad” to “kamikaze.”
 Land invasion or drop the bomb?
 Goal: Quickest surrender, fewest American
casualties
 Operation Downfall:
 Allied plan for the invasion of Japan
 250,000 American casualties predicted
 5-10 million Japanese fatalities?
Okinawa: 12,000 US casualties; 100,000 Japanese
casualties
What was the Japanese mindset at this time?
 Manhattan Project: Secret US project to
create the first atomic bomb
 Robert Oppenheimer: Physicist, leader of the
Manhattan Project
 Trinity Test: First test site, on July 16, 1945,
in New Mexico
 Developed to “beat” the Nazis from getting it
first
 Little Boy: Dropped on Hiroshima August 6,
1945
 Fat Man: Dropped on Nagasaki August 9,
1945
 Enola Gay: Bomber that dropped Little Boy
 Why these targets?
 Military centers
 “Virgin” (had not been bombed yet)
 Killed 90000-160000 in Hiroshima
 Killed 60000-80000 in Nagasaki
 Half of the deaths occurred on the first day
from:
 Flame burns, falling debris
 Later, many died from:
 Radiation poisoning, flash burns
 Most of the victims were civilians
 6 days later, Japan unconditionally
surrendered
 As technology becomes more and more
advanced, do you think war becomes more
or less “just”?
 Respect!
 Only one person speaks at a time.
 Everyone must speak at least once.
 Outer circle: Take notes as you listen to the
inner circle discussion. There will be one
empty seat for anyone who wants to join in.
When someone new joins, someone from
the inner circle must leave.
 Should the US have dropped the atomic
bomb on Japan?
 Morally just?
 Practical?
 Necessary?
 Role of technology in warfare: What lessons
can we learn from this for today and the
future?
 Create one question that you can pose to the
group.
 How did the seminar influence (or change?)
your thinking about the issue of dropping the
atomic bomb?
 Grade your participation on your rubric and
write a short explanation.
 60 million deaths
 50 million refugees
 Destruction of major cities
 Use ICE to write a paragraph reflecting on:
 To many people, World War II is an example of
a “good war,” a war that needed to be fought.
Do you agree or disagree with this
assessment and why or why not?