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World War II From Appeasement to Victory Which areas were under Axis control between 1939 and 1941? - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Hungary, parts of the USSR and North Africa. - Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Ireland and Sweden were neutral countries -Britain was alone in Western Europe Q.O.D. #12 2/3/10 U.S. Involvement 1939 – U.S. declared neutrality Isolationist, pacifist Many sympathized with those fighting the Axis in Europe FDR looked for a way around the Neutrality Acts Lend-Lease Act President could sell or lend war materials to “any country whose defense the president deems vital to the United States” Vowed U.S would not get involved in the war, but would become the “arsenal for democracy Japan Japan had overtaken Manchuria in 1931 and withdrew from the League of Nations. In 1937 they took much of eastern China and began the second Sino-Japanese War Japan saw a chance to take European possessions in Asia when war broke out in Europe in 1939. U.S.-Japanese tension In 1940 the United States banned the sale of war materials to Japan. Japan saw this as interference into its sphere of influence Tensions were growing, and the two countries had talks to try to ease them Some Japanese wanted to expand their empire and viewed the U.S. to be interfering with their plans. Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor Japan attacked the United States on December 7, 1941. President Roosevelt addressed Congress the next day. “A date which will live in infamy.” Congress declared war on Japan on December 8. The Japanese attacked the Philippines immediately after their attack on Pearl Harbor. The Philippines were a former American colony and had strong ties with the U.S. American Troops there were under the command of Gen. Douglass MacArthur. Despite an honorable defense, U.S. and Filipino forces were defeated, and the islands fell. Many American prisoners were marched out of the Bataan Peninsula, where thousands died of disease, hunger, or at the hands of the Japanese. The Japanese also captured Guam, Wake Island, and several of the Aleutian Islands Dark Times The Japanese Zero Big Three After the U.S. entered the war, the Big Three – Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin – met periodically to discuss strategy They agreed to end the war in Europe before ending it in Asia Did not trust each other, but did not want to hurt their alliance Allied Victories North Africa The British defeated the Germans at the key battle of El Alamein. After The U.S. Army and British Army scored key victories in Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya, Rommel surrendered in May 1943 Italy The Americans invaded Sicily and later Italy in 1943. The Italians surrendered, but the fighting with the Germans was particularly brutal at places like Anzio, Monte Cassino, and many other places. Russia The Soviets held out against the Germans in Moscow and Leningrad, despite the worst of conditions. Stalingrad- In the worst battle in the history of warfare, the Soviets eventually defeated the Germans. This is considered by many to be the key victory in the European Theater. In 1944 the Allies were ready to open a Western front in France. North Africa Italy Stalingrad Vasily Zaytsev Tiger Tank ME 109 D-Day June 6, 1944 The Allied forces invaded German-occupied France Paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines 156,000 Allied troops crossed the English Channel to Normandy American: Omaha, Utah Canadian: Juno British: Gold, Sword Over 10,000 killed, wounded, missing or captured Atlantic Wall D-Day QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Allies Advance The Allies fought in Normandy for two months, barely gaining any ground due to the defensive advantage enjoyed by the Germans in the hedgerow country. The Allies, including Free French forces, continued to advance and liberated Paris on August 25, 1944. The rest of France was freed within a month. The Germans retreated to the safety of Germany and dug into the Siegfried line. The Allies continued to advance toward Germany from the west, enduring extremely tough battles, while the Soviets pushed toward Germany from the east, where the combat was extremely bitter. Charles De Gualle French Forces Enter Paris Hedgerow Country Siegfried Line Yalta Conference Stalin wanted control of Eastern Europe, Churchill and Roosevelt wanted self-determination Needed Stalin to help win the war Big Three agreed: USSR would enter the war against Japan after Germany surrendered USSR would be given some territory in Asia Germany would be divided into four zones to be governed by the USSR, Britain, U.S. and France Stalin agreed to hold free elections in Europe