objective: analyze the us strategies and major battles of wwii std: 11.7.2
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Objective:
Analyze the US strategies and Major battles of WWII
Std: 11.7.2
Prior Knowledge
Importance
Through the Atlantic Charter with Britain, the United States pledged todeclare war against the Japanese.do everything it could to help defeat
Germany.continue to stay completely neutral.pray for the war to end soon.
D Day
D-Day Significance Allies had been pushed off of Europe Needed to gain a foothold on the
continent again Took a year to train and supply
before attacking If failed, Russia could possible defeat
Germany and control Europe
Normandy Allies leave from Britain to
attack Northern France Operation Overlord – D-Day Amphibious assault on the
unsuspecting Germans Eisenhower supreme
commander of Allied troops Land on the beach and take
out the sea wall
Battle of the Bulge After D-Day spread out
North to South across Europe
Germans make last push to stop Allies
Push into the center of the line, in hopes back to the sea
Attack from behind and take the Allies out
Bulge 2 The Allies were able
to make a stand and push the Germans back for their final defeat
On the Eastern Front the Russians made their way into Berlin
Objective:
Analyze the US strategies and Major battles of WWII
Midway• Japanese tried to eliminate American’s
Naval power• Surprise attack but US code breakers
intercepted message• Moved American aircraft carriers off the
horizon and pulled Japan into a trap• Japan lost 4 aircraft carriers and a heavy
destroyer• Turning point in Pacific• Japan never recovered from defeat.• America kept a base to launch attacks
Island Hoping
In the Pacific the US used Island Hoping.
Jump islands that are heavily fortified but may not be key to the war
Go to islands that are important because of proximity to Japan or resources
Iwo Jima For 74 days, the U.S.
pounded the small island with nearly 7,000 tons of bombs, and more than 20,000 shells
110,000 American soldiers (25,000 killed or wounded) Vs. 25,000 Japanese soldiers (only 216 surrendered)
Okinawa• 180,000 American
soldiers and more than 1,300 warships Vs. 100,000 Japanese soldiers
• 2nd largest invasion in world history behind D Day
• Japanese pilots flew 2,000 kamikaze attacks
Okinawa• Americans: 50,000
dead or wounded – costliest battle of the war
• Japanese: Out of 100,000 soldiers, only 7,200 remained to surrender
• The importance of these battles was that the U.S. was able to bomb the Japanese islands at will
Firebombing Europe and Japan Goal: destroy cities All major cities were
“fair” game Some considered
this to be war crimes
Morale: left people undeterred, they wanted revenge
Atlantic Charter
Set up goals for Post War worldNo territorial gains by US or BritainPeople have human rightsLower Trade barriersFreedom of the seasWorld free of want and fear
Roosevelt couldn’t promise declaration of war
Do everything to “force an incident”
Importance
Through the Atlantic Charter with Britain, the United States pledged todeclare war against the Japanese.do everything it could to help defeat
Germany.continue to stay completely neutral.pray for the war to end soon.
Closure
During World War II, the Allied invasion of France on D-Day (June 6, 1944) was significant because itdemonstrated the power of the atomic
bomb.resulted in a successful German revolt
against Hitler and the Nazi Party.led to the immediate surrender of German
and Italian forces.forced Germany to fight a two-front war.
Closure
What tactic was used by the United States in the Pacific theaterBlitzkriegSurprise AttackIsland HoppingSchlieffen Plan
Closure
The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked thelast German offensive.liberation of the death camps.Allies' first victory in a land battle.Axis powers' first loss in a land battle.
Closure
Which nation was defeated at the Battle of Midway after its plans of an attack were intercepted?the Soviet Unionthe United StatesJapanGreat Britain