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FIGHTING IN WORLD WAR II
The Allied troops and the Axis powers fight for control of northern
Africa.
Battles occur in Italy as the Allies try to
liberate Europe by fighting in southern Italy.
The Germans are defeated in the USSR by 1942.
German troops focus on fighting in Europe.
From the west, the Allies plan to liberate Europe in what
becomes known as the D-Day invasion or the Normandy
Invasion….June 6, 1944.
7,000 ships
 13,000 airplanes
 1,332,000 soldiers
 23,000 paratroopers
 Beaches of Normandy, France
 Gold, Omaha, Juno,
Sword, Utah
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120,000 Allies died
Island Hopping
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Americans fight the Japanese in the Pacific, moving
closer to the mainland of Japan.
Fighting in the Pacific
Kamikaze
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A desperate attempt by the Japanese to win
battles in the Pacific.
Famous American Military Leaders
General Patton
General Eisenhower
General MacArthur
Famous Battles of World War II
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Operation Barbarossa
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of Midway
Battle of Iwo Jima
Siege at Stalingrad
Siege at Leningrad
Battle of Guadalcanal
Bataan Death March
Kasserine Pass
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Anzio
Philippines
War Ends in Europe
*USSR attacks Germany
from the east.
*The U.S. attacks Germany
from the west.
*April 30, 1945, Adolf
Hitler commits suicide.
*May 7, 1945, Germany
surrenders…V-E Day
(Victory in Europe).
President Harry Truman
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President Franklin Roosevelt dies April 12, 1945.
Harry Truman becomes President.
He learns of “the Manhattan Project,” the
development of the atomic bomb.
A test bomb is detonated on July 16, 1945 in Los
Alamos, New Mexico.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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The Japanese are warned of “prompt and utter
destruction” if they did not surrender.
The Japanese do not surrender.
The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima on August
6, 1945.
“Little Boy” destroys 63% of the city and killed
80,000-120,000 people instantly.
Ending World War II
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“Fat Man” is dropped on Nagasaki on August 9,
1945.
35,000 to 74,000 die instantly.
Japan surrenders on August 15, 1945.
V-J Day; Victory over Japan.
World War II ends.
Aftermath…
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22 German war criminals are prosecuted at the Nuremberg Trials.
Similar trials are held in Tokyo, Japan.
The United Nations is born.
Israel becomes a homeland for the Jews.
Europe needs to rebuild so factories in the U.S flourish.
Germany is divided into East Germany and West Germany.
Japan is “occupied” by Allied forces including the U.S.
The United States and the USSR become superpowers.
The Cold War begins as capitalist countries and communist
countries mistrust each other.