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WORLD WAR II. Readings : Smith, et al., 950-955, 959-985. JAPANESE BOMB PEARL HARBOR. Sneak Attack on U.S Naval Base Destroys planes and battleships Aircraft carriers out on maneuvers Roosevelt: Day of Infamy Admiral Yamamoto: “We have awakened a sleeping tiger”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WORLD WAR IIReadings: Smith, et al., 950-955, 959-985
JAPANESE BOMB PEARL HARBOR►Sneak Attack on
U.S Naval Base►Destroys planes
and battleships►Aircraft carriers
out on maneuvers
►Roosevelt: Day of Infamy
►Admiral Yamamoto: “We have awakened a sleeping tiger”
THE U.S. ENTERS WORLD WAR II► December 7: Pearl
Harbor Bombed► December 8: U.S.
Declares War on Japan► December 10: Britain
Declares War on Japan► December 11: Hitler
Declares War on the U.S.
► Italy Declares War on the United States
WORLD WAR II COMBATTANTS► EUROPE: ► ALLIES:
ENGLAND, THE SOVIET UNION, AND THE UNITED STATES
► AXIS:► GERMANY AND
ITALY
WORLD WAR II COMBATTANTS►ASIA:►ALLIES:►UNITED
STATES, GREAT BRITAIN
►AXIS:► JAPAN AND
GERMANY
PROBLEM – SOVIET UNION► Stalin Creating 2nd
Superpower► 5 Year Plans – Rapid
Industrialization►Collectivization of
Agriculture – Increase Productivity to Feed Workers
►Great Terror – Forced Migration to
► Siberia Does it make it
possible to do things not possible in Democracy
► U.S. – Fight war in Europe First Stakes Highest Hitler Dominating Europe
► Much of War Fought in North Africa (September 1940-May 1943) Mussolini wanted to
reconstruct Roman Empire, invades Egypt
Germany bales out Mussolini
U.S. contributes tank force under Gen. George Patton► Patton defeats German
General Erwin Rommel
►U.S. Britain, Canada invade Italy (July 10, 1943)
►Mussolini forced to resign (July 25, 1943) Rescued by Hitler
September 15, 1943►Creates Salo Republic
in Northern Italy►Much of European
fighting in Italy
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
►Massive Bombing Germans Target
London Britain Targets
German Cities►Civilian Casualties
High Firebombing of
Dresden►Radar►Enigma Machines
Hitler invades Soviet Union (June 22, 1941)
Germans Decide on “Final Solution”
Winter Threatens German Troops in Russia
Siege of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad
►Gen. Zhukov stops Germans advance (November 1942) – major turning point of war in Europe
War in the Pacific
► Japan invades Philippines (January 2, 1942) Conquers most of
Southeast Asia, Many Islands
U.S., allies, have to fight back island by island
MAKING PEACE OUT OF WAR► Moscow Conference
(October 19-November 1, 1943) U.S., Britain, Soviet
Union agree to form United Nations
► Tehran Conference (November 28-December 1, 1943) Open up Second Front
► Europe’s Soft Underbelly: Eastern Europe (Churchill)
► France Ultimately – Normandy
Landing – D-Day June 6, 1944
WORLD WAR II COMBATTANTS► EUROPE: ► ALLIES:
ENGLAND, THE SOVIET UNION, AND THE UNITED STATES
► AXIS:► GERMANY AND
ITALY
MAKING PEACE OUT OF WAR► Yalta Conference
(February 1945) Germany to be Disarmed
and Denazified German Leaders to be
Tried as War Criminals Each power would
occupy part of Germany Soviet Union could
collect Reparations United Nations would be
formed Agreed Soviets could
supervise elections in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary
Agreed to divide Korea at 38th Parallel – if Soviets declared war on Japan
END OF WAR IN EUROPE► Roosevelt dies (April
12, 1945) Harry Truman becomes
U.S. President► German Divisions in
Italy Resign (April 28, 1945)
► Mussolini and Mistress Killed by Anti-Fascists
► Battle of Berlin (May 1, 1945) Hitler and new wife Eva
Braun commit suicide
V-E Day in Europe (May 8, 1945)
POTSDAM CONFERENCE (JULY 17-AUGUST 2, 1945)
►Truman, Churchill/Atlee, Stalin confirm Yalta Agreement
►Truman announces U.S. secret weapon
Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)
SOVIETS DECLARE WAR ON JAPAN (AUGUST 8, 1945)
►Soviets invade Korea, Manchuria
U.S. DROPS ATOMIC BOMB ON NAGASAKI (AUGUST 9, 1945)
JAPAN SURRENDERS (AUGUST 10, 1945)
WORLD WAR II ENDS/COLD WAR BEGINS (SEPTEMBER 2, 1945)
►Korea Divided at 38th Parallel
►Germany Divided► “Iron Curtain”
Descending Upon Europe
►Nuclear Arms Race