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The U.S. History
Review
By Miguel A. Rivera
What are some characteristics
of
World War II?
Activity – World War II
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Gather as much information as you possibly
can about the World War II in your group
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½ picked to rotate will change seats every 2 ½
minutes, 2 minutes, and 1 ½ minutes after
having brainstormed what you know
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We will come together as a class and figure
out what you’ve put down.
World War II Characteristics
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Allies: Great Britain, France, Russia (U.S.S.R.)
and the U.S.
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Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, and Japan
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Time of fascism – political ideology (way of
life based on beliefs) that believes that the
individual is not as important as the state they
live in – the part is not as important as the
whole
World War II Characteristics
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Causes of World War II:
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German Nationalism
Reasons that the U.S. entered WWII
Economic Interests in Europe
 Preservation of Human Rights
 Preservation of Democracy
 Attack on Pearl Harbor
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World War II Characteristics
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Many Jews were put in ghettos - A place where one lives with
limited freedom that consists of poor economic and living
conditions
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Germany practices genocide through the Holocaust – killing of
a huge number of people based on race, ethnicity, religion or
nation in a systematic manner
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Appeasement (an attempt to solve an issue in a peaceful
manner) fails with Germany because they choose to attack
Poland
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Rationing – giving limited amounts based on one’s power over
another
World War II
1939
World War II begins as Germany
invades Poland
World War II
1941
Japan surprise attack on Pearl
Harbor
World War II
1941
U.S. declares war on Japan and
enters World War II
World War II
1944
D-Day invasion on Normandy
World War II
1945
U.S. drops Atomic Bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
essentially ending the war
Concentration Camps
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A place where
Jews were
taken prior as a
result of their
religious
beliefs with
limited basic
resources and
the possibility
of death
Home-Front
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Mobilization of American troops and
industry in order to get ready for the war.
Women entered the workforce in huge
numbers.
People plant gardens in order to conserve
food.
Bracero Program
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Temporary work program where Mexican nationals
were brought to the U.S. in order to work during
World War II and eventually sent back after the
need for labor had gone down
Kamikaze Pilots
Japanese pilots
trained to use their
plane in order to hit
a target that is
crucial to the
enemy’s defense
with full knowledge
that they would die
in the process
Japanese Internment
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Putting JapaneseAmericans in
internment camps
(camps with limited
freedom and resources
– almost like jail)
because of fear that
they may be acting as
spies for the Japanese
government or may
turn on the U.S.
Manhattan Project
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Secret project name for the building and
effective detonation of a practice atomic bomb
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Two Japanese islands bombed with atomic
bombs at the end of World War II
Little Boy and Fat Man
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Atomic Bombs dropped over Hiroshima and
Nagasaki (respectively) at the end of World
War II
D-day
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D-Day – Also known as
the Invasion on
Normandy
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Surprise attack because of
awful conditions in
Normandy, France
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June 6, 1944 – begins the
Western Allied Front
attack on Nazi Germany –
led by Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower
Battle of the Bulge
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Allied troops break a major German offensive
and are able to fight the Germans on the
Western Front
as they tried to
break through
the middle of
the line
through a
bulging
strategy
V-E Day
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Refers to Victory in
Europe Day
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May 7th and May 8th,
1945
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Allied forces accept
Nazi Germany’s
unconditional surrender
Battle of Midway
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The most important naval
battle during World War
II
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U.S. permanently
weakens Japanese navy
by destroying:
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4 fleet carriers
200 irreplaceable navy
aviators
Takes place in Midway
Atoll, an island in Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
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December 7, 1941
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U.S. naval base in Hawaii is
surprise-attacked by the
Japanese
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Japanese destroy:
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2 naval ships
1 minelayer
2 destroyers
188 aircraft
1,178 people wounded
2,388 killed
U.S. declares war on Japan
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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President of the U.S.
during Great
Depression and most
of World War II
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Elected 4 times
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Had Polio
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Developed “New
Deal” – plan for
restoring economy
and helping people
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
Douglas MacArthur
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American General
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In charge of
protecting the
Philippines and
preparing for
attack on Japan
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Accepted Japan’s
surrender at end
of WWII
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
George S. Patton
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General of U.S.
Army during
WWII
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Led Americans in
battles in Africa,
Sicily, France and
Germany
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Mentored by John
J. Pershing
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
Hideki Tojo
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General in Japanese
Imperial Army
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Prime Minister
throughout much of
WWII
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Sentenced to death
after WWII for war
crimes by the
International Military
Tribunal of the Far
East
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
Adolf Hitler
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Leader of Nazi
Germany’s 3rd Reich
before and during
WWII
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Initially elected Prime
Minister of Germany
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Named himself Czar of
Germany
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Killed millions of Jews
in Genocide
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Died at the end of
WWII
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
Benito Mussolini
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Italian Nationalist
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Led National
Fascist Party
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Elected Prime
Minister
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Supported Hitler
during World War
II
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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34th President of the U.S.
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Nicknamed “Ike”
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Five-star General
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Supreme Commander of
the Allied Forces in
Europe during WWII
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First Supreme
Commander of NATO
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Kept up with Cold War
after WWII
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
Winston Churchill
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Prime Minister of
Great Britain during
WWII
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Allied supporter and
asked Franklin D.
Roosevelt for support
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Noted soldier prior to
becoming a politician
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One of the “Big
Three”
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
Joseph Stalin
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Communist Dictator in
Soviet Union
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His mentor was
Vladimir Lenin, leader
of
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Initially supported
Hitler but was betrayed
and became Ally
supporter
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Ruthless leader by
force
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One of the “Big Three”
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
Charles De Gaulle
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President of France
during its 5th Republic
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French veteran from
WWI
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Advocate of armored
warfare and military
aviation as an end to
trench warfare
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Named Brigadier
General during WWII
WWII – Who’s this guy?
WWII – Who’s this guy? –
Harry S. Truman
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33rd President of the
U.S. after FDR died
in office
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Wrote the Truman
Doctrine as an effort
at containment
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Gave the official
order to drop the
atomic bombs