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World
War
II
1942 – PACIFIC – Battle of Midway & Guadalcanal
U.S. defeats Japanese Navy at Midway
U.S. Stops Japanese advance at Guadalcanal
1942 – NORTH AFRICA – Battle of El Alamein
British defeat the German Afrika Corps (led by Rommel)
1943 – RUSSIA – Battle of Stalingrad
 Soviet Army defeats Germans at Stalingrad
1943
July – U.S. & British Armies Capture Sicily
Sept. –Italy Surrenders – Germany Occupies Italy
Sept. – U.S. & British Armies Invade Italy
1944 – EUROPE – D-Day
Allies Invade Normandy, France
Consisted of 1,100 handpicked men and a
number of phony inflatable tanks &
weapons. Appeared as real units & soldiers.
The unit's sole responsibility was to create
illusions and spread disinformation about
the strength and location of Allied forces.
On the battlefield, the unit fielded
imperfectly camouflaged tanks, planes, and
guns in order to convince the Nazis that
there were more Allied troops than were
actually present.
Off the battlefield, actors impersonated US
generals and officers in towns throughout
France.
Planning for Victory
CASABLANCA (1943).
Roosevelt and Churchill met in this North African
city after the invasion of North Africa
Issued ultimatum of unconditional surrender to
Germany and Japan.
TEHERAN CONFERENCE (1943).
First meeting of the "Big Three," Roosevelt,
Churchill and Stalin.
They agreed on the opening of a Second Front in
Western Europe
Proposed the partition of Germany at the end of the
war.
Russia agreed to enter the war against Japan after
Germany was defeated.
Planning for Victory
YALTA CONFERENCE (1945).
Most important of the wartime conferences,
Decisions would determine world affairs to the
present day.
Churchill and Roosevelt believed the war against
Japan would be long and costly unless Russia
joined it.
a) Russia would enter war against Japan after Germany
was defeated.
b) United Nations would be created.
c) Russia would regain all territories lost to Japan in 1905
d) Russia would be given three votes in the United Nations
Assembly.
e) Free elections would be held in European nations
formerly occupied by Nazi Germany.
f) Germany was to be divided into British, American,
French, & Soviet zones of occupation.
Planning for Victory
POTSDAM CONFERENCE (1945).
Last meeting of the "Big Three."
Roosevelt replaced by President Harry S.
Truman.
Churchill replaced by Clement Atlee.
Only Stalin remained of the original "Big
Three."
Allied plans for postwar Germany and
Japan made and announced.
Warned Japan to surrender or suffer a fate
like Germany.
Roosevelt Dies
FDR’s funeral procession moves down
Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C.
• April 12, 1945
• At his retreat in Warm Springs,
GA
• Only a few weeks before the end
of the war in Europe
• Widely mourned
Truman Takes Office
Truman takes the oath of office shortly after
FDR’s death
• Vice president for only 82 days
• Oversaw last months of the war
• Authorized use of the atomic
bomb
• President during the early Cold
War
6 million Jews killed
10 million people total