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Ch 17 Sect 4 Notes-#14 Texans Fight World War II I. II. III. The Cause of WWII A. Poor economic conditions in Germany and Italy following WWI lead to the rise of dictators 1. In 1933, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler became dictator of Germany 2. Benito Mussolini had come to power in Italy 3. Military rulers had taken control of Japan 4. All three of these countries were attempting to build empires and would become allies. B. Japan invaded China in 1931 C. Italy had invaded North Africa D. Germany had invaded Poland 1. In response, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany 2. World War II had begun The U.S. enters the war A. Isolationists feelings were strong wanting the U.S. to stay out of the war B. By 1940, Nazi Germany had taken over most of Europe C. The U.S. began to send aid to Great Britain D. Japan saw the involvement of the U.S. as a threat 1. On December 7, 1941, Japan made a surprise attack at the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 2. More than 3,400 were killed 3. Congress declared war E. The U.S. joined Great Britain, France, Russia, China, and 35 other countries Texas and Texans in the War A. Texas served as a training ground for US troops 1. Largest in the US 2. More than 1 million soldiers were trained in Texas 3. Fort Worth became the headquarters of the Air Force training command B. Texas also housed thousands of prisoners of war C. More than 750,000 native Texans served in the armed forces D. 23,000 Texans died E. 36 Texans received the nation’s highest honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor F. Texan Audie Murphy received more combat awards than any other soldier G. Texan Dwight D. Eisenhower became the supreme commander of all the Allied forces in Europe 1. Lead forces against Germany in France on D-day in 1944 2. Defeated Germany H. The war ends in 1945 after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan