Download World War II (1939

(1939-1945)
Vocabulary
Dictator- a ruler who
has complete power
over a country
 Isolationist- country
who wants to stay out
of the affairs of other
countries
 P.O.W.- Prisoner of
war
 Nazi- claimed German
nation represented
most racially pure
people. Jewish nation
was greatest threat to
German race.
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Start of WWII
September 1, 1939, Germany invades
Poland.
 Hitler (Germany) was trying to take back
land they lost to Poland after WWI.
 France and Great Britain declare war on
Germany on September 3, 1939.
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Pearl Harbor
American naval base in Hawaii in which
Japan launched a surprise attack on
 December 7, 1941
 More than 3,400 people died or suffered
wounds in the attack.
 The attack brought the U.S. into World
War II.
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Pearl Harbor (Dec. 7, 1941)
Pearl Harbor (Dec. 7, 1941)
Axis Powers
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Germany, Italy, and Japan
Adolf Hitler
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Nazi dictator of
Germany who
committed suicide
at the end of the
war.
Benito Mussolini
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Fascist’s Party
leader who became
dictator of Italy.
Was captured and
executed in April
1945.
Hideki Tojo
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Prime Minister of
Japan who ordered
to go to war and
attack Pearl Harbor.
Was executed for
his responsibility in
Japan’s war crimes.
Allied Powers
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U.S., Great Britain, France, Russia, and
China
Winston Churchill
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Prime Minister of
Great Britain.
Joseph Stalin
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Communist dictator
of Russia.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
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President of the
U.S. during WWII.
32nd President of
the U.S.
Only president to
serve more than two
terms in office.
Elected to four
terms, but passed
away in the first year
of fourth term.
22nd Amendment (1951)
Set the term limits for the President of
U.S.
 Can serve no more than 2 terms and no
more than 10 years total.
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Harry S. Truman
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FDR’s vicepresident who
became president in
April 1945 when
FDR passed away.
Texans in WWII
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More than 750,000 Texans served in war
including 12,000 women.
22,000 Texans died
40 P.O.W. camps with more than 50,000
prisoners - more than any other state
15 major military bases and 40 airfields.
Naval flight-training base in Corpus Christi
was the largest in the world.
Texans at home rationed (cut back) items
such as food, shoes, and gasoline to
support American soldiers.
Texans in WWII
Because so many supplies were needed
for the war, businesses finally began
making money again.
 Employment in Texas was in full force.
 Texas oil helped fuel airplanes, tanks, and
trucks used in the war effort to defeat
Germany.
 World War II brought an end to the Great
Depression.
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Doris (Dorie) Miller
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Born in Waco, TX
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First African American
hero of WWII.
Sailor on the U.S.S.
West Virginia at Pearl
Harbor.
Fired at the Japanese
aircrafts as they
attacked Pearl Harbor
until his ship sunk.
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Was later killed in
action.
Hector P. Garcia
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Born in Mercedes,
Texas
Hispanic Texan
awarded the Bronze
Star and six battle
stars.
Founder of the
American GI Forum
Fought discriminations
against Hispanics
Oveta Culp Hobby
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Born in Killeen, TX
Was the organizer
and first
commander of the
Women’s Army
Corps.
Women’s Army
Corps- Put women
in positions to
serve in the Army.
Oveta Culp Hobby
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Analyze the quote:
“Women who stepped up
were measured as
citizens of the nation, not
as women…This was a
people’s war, and
everyone was in it.”
Chester Nimitz
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Born in
Fredericksburg, TX
Commander in
chief of the Pacific
Fleet.
In 1942, he led the
Allies to victories
in the Battles of
Coral Sea and
Midway.
Audie Murphy
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Born in Farmersville,
TX
Most decorated
soldier in WWII with
33 awards.
Received every U.S.
medal awarded for
personal bravery.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Born in Denison, TX
Supreme
commander of Allied
forces in Europe.
Under his command,
the Allies
successfully invaded
France on D-day in
June 1944. His
forces defeated
Germany.
D-Day
Turning point of war.
 Marked the beginning of the Allied
invasion of western Europe.
 The Allies invaded German occupied
France on June 6, 1944, along the
beaches of Normandy, France.
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D-Day
D-Day
U.S.S. Texas
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Was the only U.S.
battleship to serve
in both WWI and
WWII and that still
survives today.
It is located in the
port of the San
Jacinto Monument
and became a
historic landmark.
Hiroshima
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U.S. dropped a
nuclear bomb “Little
Boy” on August 6,
1945, on the city of
Hiroshima in Japan.
Killed over 100,000
people over a few
months.
Atomic Bomb
Atomic Bomb Video
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid
=-6974472576991137411#
Nagasaki
U.S. dropped the second nuclear bomb
“Fat Man” on the city of Nagasaki in
Japan on August 9, 1945.
 Killed between 60,000-80,000.
 Japan surrendered 6 day later to the
Allies.
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Nagasaki
WWII Over
Ended on September 2, 1945, with
Japan signing surrender on the U.S.S.
Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
 Over 22-25 million soldiers killed.
 Between 60-70 million people killed
during WWII.
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Texas after WWII
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Many Texans moved from rural areas to
cities (urban) during the war to take
industrial jobs.
People from other countries and states and
soldiers returning from the war also moved
to cities in Texas.
TX changed from a rural state to an urban
society.
The TX economy used to be dominated by
farming and oil.
TX started to change to large industries.