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5/28/16 ■ Essen,al Ques,on: – What were the major events of World War II from 1942 to 1945? From 1939 to 1942, the Axis Powers dominated Europe, North Africa, & Asia ■ Warm Up Ques,on: Germany used blitzkrieg tac,cs to dominate Eastern & Western Europe Total War Ex) The BaVle of Dunkirk Bri,sh civilian sacrifice in rescue of Bri,sh soldiers at Dunkirk -­‐1940 England was wounded from German aVacks in the BaVle of Britain Air aVacks in Britain 1940 – 1941 = “The Blitz”(WRITE IN NOTEBOOK) 1 5/28/16 England was wounded from German aVacks in the BaVle of Britain Air aVacks in Britain 1940 – 1941 = “The Blitz” Germany used blitzkrieg tac,cs to dominate Eastern & Western Europe England was wounded from German aVacks in the BaVle of Britain Air aVacks in Britain 1940 – 1941 = “The Blitz” What was one of of the ‘blitzkrieg’ tac,cs used in the BaVle of Britain? Hitler broke the Nazi-­‐Soviet Nonaggression Pact & marched into Russia Hitler broke the Nazi-­‐Soviet Nonaggression Pact & marched into Russia One of of the ‘blitzkrieg’ tac,cs used in the BaVle of Britain was . . . An example… Hitler broke the Nazi-­‐Soviet Nonaggression Pact & marched into Russia 2 5/28/16 defeated he Meanwhile, The Soviet tvhe ictory Soviet at Satalingrad rmy wThe as aS oviets turning point tin at the BaVle of World stopped Wtar he II Gberman ecause atVack he Russians at German began aprmy ushing towards Stalingrad Moscow & Leningrad Germany in from 1942
t he East by 1943 Hitler broke the Nazi-­‐Soviet Nonaggression Pact & marched into Russia The Soviet victory at Stalingrad was a turning point in World War II because the Russians began pushing towards Germany from the East by 1943 While the war was coming to and end in Europe, the Allies con,nued to fight the Japanese in the Pacific : The BaVle of Midway 1942 However, the Allied Powers began to turn the ,de of the war in 1942 & defeated the Axis Powers in the Pacific : (WRITE IN CORNELL NOTES – RT SIDE) 3 5/28/16 However, the Allied Powers began to turn the ,de of the war in 1942 & defeated t he Axis Powers by 1945 What were three effects of the surprise aVack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 for WWII? What were three effects of the surprise aVack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 for WWII? (COPY QUESTION IN REFLECTION SECTION OF NOTES & WRITE RESPONSES ON RIGHT SIDE WHILE WATCHING VIDEO) Amer the aVack on Pearl Harbor, the USA sent troops to the Pacific theater While the war was coming to and end in Europe, the Allies con,nued to fight the Japanese in the PPacific acific w ar The revealed a new kind of figh,ng by using aircram carriers The turning point in the war in the Pacific came at the BaVle of Midway Amer Midway, the Allies began to regain islands controlled by Japan 4 5/28/16 What was the BaVle of Midway? What did the Allied Powers use to begin to turn the ,de of the war in 1942 & defeat the Axis Powers by 1945 ? (COPY QUESTIONS IN REFLECTION SECTION OF NOTES & WRITE RESPONSES ON RIGHT SIDE WHILE WATCHING VIDEO) European Theater, 1942 -­‐ 1945 The German & Italian armies dominated Northern Africa, threatened the Suez Canal & the oil fields in the Middle East The German & Italian armies dominated Northern Africa, threatened the Suez Canal & the oil fields in the Middle East American & Bri,sh troops invaded Italy, took Sicily in 1943, seized Rome in 1944 The Allies defeated Germany Instead, Britain & USA When the USA entered 945, Mussolini as Axis at the BSaVle of anted El Alamein 1agreed WWII, talin w
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Front ivide Goerman rmy the Italian (Stalin was angry 5 5/28/16 What were two effects from the Italian & North African campaign in WWII? (WRITE QUESTION ON REFLECTION SIDE OF NOTES & WRITE RESPONSES (2 PARTS) ON NOTE TAKING SIDE OF NOTES) At the Tehran In 1943, Joseph Stalin (USSR), Conference, the “Big Franklin Roosevelt (USA), & Winston Churchill (Britain) Three” agreed to open a met in Tehran to coordinate second front to divide the German army a plan to defeat Germany What were two effects from the Italian & North African campaign in WWII? El Alamein was . . . Opera,on Torch was . . . By 1944, the Allies decided to open a Western Front by invading Nazi-­‐occupied France Opera,on Overlord (called D-­‐Day) in June 1944 was the largest land & sea aVack in history What was “Opera,on Overlord’s” goal in WWII? (WRITE QUESTION ON REFLECTION SIDE OF NOTES & WRITE RESPONSES (2 PARTS) ON NOTE TAKING SIDE OF NOTES) 6 5/28/16 The …and Normandy invasion allowed the was dteadly, the Allies o push btut owards Germany f
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he West Allied victory created a Western Front… At the same ,me, the Soviet army pushed from the East In February 1945, the Stalin agreed to send troops “Big Three” met at the to help the U.S. invade Japan Yalta Conference to They agreed to allow self-­‐
determina,on (free elec,ons) in create a plan for na,ons freed from Nazi rule Europe amer the war was over They agreed to occupy Germany amer the war They agreed to create & join a United Na,ons Forced to fight a two-­‐front war, By March 1945, the Hitler ordered a massive counter-­‐ Allies were figh,ng in aVack at the Germany & pushing BaVle of the Bulge..but lost towards Berlin What were three agreements from the Yalta Conference? Iden,fy three facts learned about the Holocaust and the concentra,on & death camps today: As the Allies pushed into Germany & Poland, troops discovered & liberated concentra,on & death camps As the Allies pushed into Germany & Poland, troops discovered & liberated concentra,on & death camps 7 5/28/16 As the Allies pushed into Germany & Poland, troops discovered & liberated concentra,on & death camps As the Allies pushed into Germany & Poland, troops discovered & liberated concentra,on & death camps Iden,fy three facts learned about the Holocaust and the concentra,on & death camps today: While the war was coming to an end in Europe, the Allies con,nued to fight the Japanese in the Pacific In April 1945, the Soviet army captured Berlin On April 30, 1945, Hitler commiVed suicide On May 9, 1945, the German government signed an uncondi,onal surrender to the Allies The world celebrated V-­‐E Day (Victory in Europe) Japan did not play by tradi,onal rules in war “Kamikaze” pilots flew planes into baVleships & aircram carriers Japanese soldiers refused to surrender & tortured Allied prisoners of war 8 5/28/16 The problem for the Allies was the ,me & troops it would cost to retake the thousands of islands the Japanese controlled in the Pacific In 1945, the Allies won the islands of Iwo Jima & Okinawa From these islands, the U.S. began firebombing Japanese ci,es The U.S. developed an island-­‐hopping strategy to skip the heavily defended islands & seize islands close to Japan From 1943 to 1945, the Allies took back The fight for Guadalcanal the took 6 months & were Philippines & cost 25,000 Japanese & 2moving ,000 U.S. in lives
on Japan Aerial Vic,ms view of oTf okyo Tokyo firebombing during bombing
Despite losing control of the Pacific & withstanding firebomb aVacks, Japan refused to surrender By May 1945, the war in Europe was over & U.S. began preparing for a land invasion of Japan (WRITE 4 NOTES FROM FILL-­‐IN ON NOTE TAKING SIDE OF NOTES & A REFLECTION ON LEFT SIDE OF CN ) In 1939, Albert Einstein wrote U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt about the poten,al to build a nuclear weapon FDR created a top-­‐secret program called the ManhaVan Project …But, perhaps a land invasion was not necessary… In July 1945, the bomb was The bomb was constructed successfully tested ian t Los Alamos, a secret New city in O
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idge, TN Project Trinity Mexico during In July 1945, the Big Three met at the Potsdam Conference to discuss the end of WWII Truman learned the atomic bomb was ready & issued the Potsdam Declara,on to Japan: “surrender or face destruc,on” (WRITE 3 NOTES FROM FILL-­‐IN ON NOTE TAKING SIDE OF NOTES & A REFLECTION ON LEFT SIDE OF CN ) Physicist Enrico Fermi at the Nuclear plant in Hanford, WA University of CFhicago developed In April 945, DR died & his VP the Harry Truman developed plutonium nuclear had to the decide how reac,on to end the war in the Pacific 9 5/28/16 When Japan refused to Amer 3 days, Japan did surrender, Truman not surrender so a ordered the bombing of 2nd atomic bomb was Hiroshima on August 6, dropped on Nagasaki 1945 Amer the second atomic bomb, Emperor Hirohito agreed to a surrender In April 945, FDR died & his VP Harry Truman had to decide how to end the war in the Pacific World War II was over 10