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World War II The Neutrality Acts Banned • Sale of war supplies to the belligerents • Loans to the belligerents • U.S. citizens traveling on vessels belonging to the belligerents Meanwhile in Europe… Germany introduced the Blitzkrieg To Poland Denmark Norway Belgium the Netherlands and France Britain stood alone. Britain stood alone. Britain stood alone. Britain stood alone. Cash and Carry Policy • Belligerents (Britain) could purchase war supplies and equipment in the United States provided they – Paid cash (no loans from Americans) – Carried the supplies and equipment in their own ships (no transportation on American cargo vessels) The Bases-for-Destroyers Deal, September 1940 Fifty older U.S. Navy destroyers in exchange for 99-year leases on nine British bases around the world Lend-Lease, March 1941 U.S. Marines stationed in Iceland, July 1941 Atlantic Conference, August 1941 Growing tensions in the Atlantic • September 4, 1941--USS Greer fights with a German submarine; FDR issues “shoot on sight” order Growing tensions in the Atlantic • Destroyer USS Kearny torpedoed by German submarine; 11 US navy sailors killed Growing tensions in the Atlantic • October 31, 1941—USS Reuben James torpedoed and sunk by German submarine; 115 American lives lost. Growing tensions in the Atlantic Meanwhile, in the Pacific… Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor Japanese Conquests General Douglas MacArthur Bataan Death March photo courtesy of www.fourthmarinesband.com Weak American Response The Doolittle Raid The Doolittle Raid The Doolittle Raid The Doolittle Raid The Doolittle Raid The Doolittle Raid The Doolittle Raid A footnote to the Doolittle Raid A footnote to the Doolittle Raid A footnote to the Doolittle Raid Midway Midway Midway Midway Midway Midway Midway Midway Midway Midway Guadalcanal Naval Battles for Guadalcanal Naval Battles for Guadalcanal Naval Battles for Guadalcanal Admiral Chester Nimitz Battle of Tarawa, 20-23 November 1943 General Douglas MacArthur Tarawa • 35,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines vs. 4,700 Japanese • Casualties – U.S.: 1,001 killed, 2,296 wounded – Japanese: 4,683 killed, 17 captured Tarawa Battle of Leyte Gulf, 23-26 October 1944 Battle of Tarawa, 20-23 November 1943 The Battle of Leyte Gulf The Battle of Leyte Gulf The Battle of Leyte Gulf The Battle of Leyte Gulf • Losses: – U.S.: • 3 aircraft carriers • 3 destroyers • 3,500 men killed – Japanese: • • • • • 4 aircraft carriers 3 battleships 8 cruisers 12 destroyers 10,000 men killed Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle of Tarawa Iwo Jima Iwo Jima Iwo Jima Casualties • U.S.: – 5,598 killed – 19,189 wounded – 494 missing • Japanese: – 20,703 killed – 216 captured Meanwhile, in Europe… Operation Torch • November 1942, U.S. troops land in North Africa Continuing Advances in the European Theater of the War • July 1943—Allied troops land in Sicily. • September 1943—Allied troops land on the Italian peninsula. • June 6, 1944—Allied troops land on the coast of France. Continuing Advances in the European Theater of the War D-Day, 6 June 1944: The Allied Landings in Normandy General Dwight Eisenhower D-Day, 6 June 1944: The Allied Landings in Normandy D-Day, 6 June 1944: The Allied Landings in Normandy D-Day, 6 June 1944: The Allied Landings in Normandy D-Day, 6 June 1944: The Allied Landings in Normandy D-Day, 6 June 1944: The Allied Landings in Normandy The Battle for Normandy, 6 June-25 August, 1944 Casualties • Allied: – 57,200 killed – 173,000 wounded or missing • German: – 23,019 killed – 67,060 wounded – 198,616 missing Endgame in Europe • April 8, 1945—Roosevelt dies of cerebral hemorrhage and is replaced by Harry S Truman. • April 30, 1945—With Soviet troops only blocks away, Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin. • May 8, 1945—Germany surrenders. Endgame in the Pacific Truman’s options: • Invade Japan or… The Manhattan Project Hiroshima, 6 August 1945 Hiroshima, 6 August 1945 Nagasaki, 9 August 1945 Nagasaki, 9 August 1945 Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945 Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945 “Big Three” Conferences Teheran, November-December 1943 “Big Three” Conferences Yalta, February 1945 “Big Three” Conferences Potsdam, July-August 1945