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Warm-Up and Agenda for SS
Warm-Up for 2/14/13
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The title is 7-4.5 World
War II part 2
Agenda for 2/14/13
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World War II
Standard 7-5.5
(part 2)
9. The War Begins in Europe
Germany launches a Blitzkrieg, or “lightning
war” against Poland. The Soviet Union
attacked Poland from the opposite side.
B. Germany takes over Denmark, Norway,
Netherlands and Belgium
C. By May of 1940, France falls to Nazi
Germany.
D. Hitler’s next target was Great Britain. He
believed no country would be left to help
the British.
A.
10. The Battle of Britain
A.
B.
C.
In 1940 Hitler ordered the German Air
Force to begin bombing Britain.
Winston Churchill, Britain’s Prime Minister,
declared that Britain would not surrender.
The British used radar and were able to
intercept and decode German messages.
11. Other Fighting…
A.
B.
C.
The war was also fought in North Africa
because Germany wanted to control the
Suez Canal.
Hitler attacked Yugoslavia and Greece in
1941.
By June of 1941 Hitler broke his pact with
Stalin by invading the Soviet Union.
A. The Germans were unsuccessful in taking
Leningrad (Moscow) and 500,000 Germans
died.
11. The United States Helps
A.
B.
C.
Despite the Neutrality Acts, FDR knew
that Britain needed help .
The US helped Britain by selling them
weapons for cash: cash and carry policy.
This did not help the Allies enough so
the U.S. passed the Lend-Lease Act,
allowing us to give supplies directly to
our “allies.”
Meeting in the North Atlantic
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill met on the HMS
Prince of Wales to sign the Atlantic
Charter in 1941. Roosevelt could
promise much needed help, short of
fighting. The Lend-Lease Program
grew out of these talks. America
loaned equipment for fighting.
Roosevelt used plain talk to convince Congress of the need to help. “If
your neighbor’s house is on fire, wouldn’t you lend him your water
hose and water? In fact, wouldn’t you hold the hose for him? If
something happened to the hose he could pay you back after the fire
was over.” We still lease bases in England according to this plan.
12. Pearl Harbor
A.
B.
C.
The United States placed an oil embargo
on Japan.
On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a
surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The next day, the U.S. entered the war.
13. The Pacific Theater
A.
B.
C.
D.
Japan began to take over territories
across the Pacific.
The United States saved Australia in the
Battle of the Coral Sea.
The United States won the Battle of
Midway and from there began “islandhopping” across the Pacific.
A turning point in the Pacific Theatre
occurred at the Battle of Guadalcanal,
the first battle to include allied forces by
land, sea, and air.
14. Meanwhile,
back in Europe…
A.
B.
C.
U.S. General Eisenhower defeated
German General Rommel’s forces in North
Africa.
The Germans were defeated by the
Soviets in the Battle of Stalingrad.
The Allies entered Rome and Mussolini
was killed by his own men.
15. Invasion of Europe
Allied Forces invaded Europe on June 6,
1944: D-Day!
 They were able to liberate France by
September.
 Hitler’s last attempt to win the war was
the Battle of the Bulge.
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– The Germans were pushed back, Germany
was invaded, and Germany surrendered to
the Allies on May 7, 1945: VE Day!
16. And, back to the Pacific
A.
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The US moved closer to defeating Japan by
victories at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
U.S. President Harry Truman decided the way
to end the war quickly, and sparing American
lives, was by dropping an atomic bomb on
Japan.
Atomic Bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki.
On September 2, 1945, Japan surrendered: VJDay!
THE WAR WAS OVER!
Three of the six flag-raisers were killed before
Iwo Jima was secured.
The Atomic Bomb