1. WORLD WAR II
Review
Chapters 23/24

2. REVIEW A FEW THINGS:
READ, THINK, & REMEMBER!!

3. ALSO REMEMBER THAT AFTER WWI:
Germany IS reduced IN size
League of Nations is organized, the U.S. never joined
U.S. Is isolationist

4. Rise of Hitler Nazi Party organized, 1920s
Nazi party largest in Germany, 1932
Hitler voted as chancellor, 1933
New parliament created
450, 000 members
Larger than German army

5. Stalin and the Soviet Union, 1939, sign a Non Aggression Pact
Stalin and the Soviet Union, 1939, sign a Non Aggression Pact. It was supposed to last 10 years. But, Hitler attacked the U.S.S.R. in 1941.

6. Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941

7. Scenes from Pearl Harbor Attack

8. Allies United: U.S.S.R, England and The U.S. Stalin, FDR, & Churchill

9. D-Day, JUNE 6, 1944 Landing on Normandy Beach

10. I AM THE JAPANESE EMPEROR DURING WWII.
IDENTIFY THE LEADER:
I AM THE JAPANESE EMPEROR DURING WWII.

11. THE ANSWER IS:
HIROHITO

12. I AM THE LEADER OF NAZI GERMANY.
IDENTIFY THE LEADER:
I AM THE LEADER OF NAZI GERMANY.

13. THE ANSWER IS:
HITLER

14. I AM THE LEADER OF FASCIST ITALY.
IDENTIFY THE LEADER:
I AM THE LEADER OF FASCIST ITALY.

15. THE ANSWER IS:
MUSSOLINI

16. I AM THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WHO APPEASED HITLER.
IDENTIFY THE LEADER:
I AM THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WHO APPEASED HITLER.

17. THE ANSWER IS:
NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN

18. I AM THE LEADER OF THE U.S.S.R.
IDENTIFY THE LEADER:
I AM THE LEADER OF THE U.S.S.R.

19. THE ANSWER IS:
STALIN

20. IDENTIFY THE LEADER:
I AM THE U.S. PRESIDENT THAT GAVE THE ORDERS TO DROP THE ATOMIC BOMBS ON JAPAN.

21. THE ANSWER IS:
HARRY TRUMAN

22. I AM THE U.S. PRESIDENT DURING THE MAJORITY OF WORLD WAR II.
IDENTIFY THE LEADER:
I AM THE U.S. PRESIDENT DURING THE MAJORITY OF WORLD WAR II.

23. THE ANSWER IS:
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

24. I AM THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DURING THE MAJORITY OF WORLD WAR II.
IDENTIFY THE LEADER:
I AM THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DURING THE MAJORITY OF WORLD WAR II.

25. THE ANSWER IS:
WINSTON CHURCHILL

26. Short answer:
WHEN IS V-E DAY?

27. MAY 8, 1945 IS V-E DAY! THE ANSWER IS:
THIS is WHEN GERMANY SURRENDERED.

28. Short answer:
WHEN IS V-J DAY?

29. THE ANSWER IS:
V-J DAY IS AUGUST 15, 1945.

30. WHICH AXIS POWER DID THE ALLIES PLAN TO CONQUER FIRST?
Short answer:
WHICH AXIS POWER DID THE ALLIES PLAN TO CONQUER FIRST?

31. THE ALLIES PLANNED ON CONQUERING GERMANY FIRST.
THE ANSWER IS:
THE ALLIES PLANNED ON CONQUERING GERMANY FIRST.

32. Short answer:
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WOMAN THAT REPRESENTED ALL WOMEN WORKING IN THE WAR FACTORIES?

33. THE ANSWER IS:
ROSIE THE RIvetER!!!

34. WHAT IS THE TERM FOR LIGHTNING WAR?
Short answer:
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR LIGHTNING WAR?

35. THE ANSWER IS:
THE TERM FOR LIGHTNING WAR IS: BLITZKREIG

36. WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT CONTROLS EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR PEOPLE’S LIVES?
Short answer:
WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT CONTROLS EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR PEOPLE’S LIVES?

37. THE ANSWER IS:
A TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENT

38. WHICH AXIS LEADER IS CALLED IL DUCE?
Short answer:
WHICH AXIS LEADER IS CALLED IL DUCE?

39. THE ANSWER IS:
MUSSOLINI IS IL DUCE!!

40. WHEN IS PEARL HARBOR BOMBED BY THE JAPANESE?
Short answer:
WHEN IS PEARL HARBOR BOMBED BY THE JAPANESE?

41. DECEMBER 7, 1941 IS WHEN PEARL HARBOR WAS BOMBED BY THE JAPANESE!
THE ANSWER IS:
DECEMBER 7, 1941 IS WHEN PEARL HARBOR WAS BOMBED BY THE JAPANESE!

42. WHICH AXIS LEADER CALLED HIMSELF DER FUHRER?
Short answer:
WHICH AXIS LEADER CALLED HIMSELF DER FUHRER?

43. THE ANSWER IS:
HITLER IS DER FUHRER!

44. Short answer:
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR GIVING IN TO SOMEONE’S DEMANDS IN ORDER TO KEEP THE PEACE?

45. THE ANSWER IS:
APPEASEMENT

46. WHO WROTE THE BOOK MEIN KAMPF?
Short answer:
WHO WROTE THE BOOK MEIN KAMPF?

47. HITLER WROTE MEIN KAMPF
THE ANSWER IS:
HITLER WROTE MEIN KAMPF

48. WHICH ORGANIZATION WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE PREVENTED WWII FROM HAPPENING?
Short answer:
WHICH ORGANIZATION WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE PREVENTED WWII FROM HAPPENING?

49. THE ANSWER IS:
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS!!

50. Short answer:
HOW DID THE U.S. FINANCE WWII?

51. THE ANSWER IS:
THEY FINANCED IT WITH INCOME TAXES, SELLING WAR BONDS, AND CORPORATE TAXES.

52. Short answer:
IN THE NAVAL BASE DESTROYER DEAL, WHAT DID THE BRITISH GIVE THE U.S. IN RETURN FOR THE 50 DESTROYERS?

53. THE ANSWER IS:
THE U.S. GOT NAVAL BASES!!

54. Short answer:
WHAT ITEMS DID THE U.S. PLACE AN EMBARGO ON AND WOULD NO LONGER LET JAPAN BUY?

55. THE ANSWER IS:
OIL, IRON, STEEL, GAS.

56. Short answer:
IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THEM TO SURRENDER, WHICH AXIS POWER BOMBED GREAT BRITAIN DAILY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS?

57. THE ANSWER IS:
GERMANY BOMBED GREAT BRITAIN, THIS IS CALLED THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

58. Short answer:
WHO WAS THE LEADER OF VICHY FRANCE?

59. THE ANSWER IS:
.THE LEADER IS HENRI PETAIN.

60. Short answer:
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PLANE THAT DROPPED THE BOMB ON HIROSHIMA?

61. THE ANSWER IS:
.THE NAME OF THE PLANE IS THE ENOLA GAY, THE NAME OF THE PILOT IS TIBBETS.

62. Short answer:
WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE FRENCH RESISTANCE?

63. THE ANSWER IS:
.THE LEADER IS CHARLES DEGAULLE.

64. Short answer:
DURING WHICH BATTLE OF WWII DID THE U.S. TROOPS ACCIDENTALLY BECOME INTEGRATED?

65. THE ANSWER IS:
THIS HAPPENED DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.

66. AT THE MUNICH CONFERENCE, WHAT WAS GIVEN TO HITLER TO APPEASE HIM?
Short answer:
AT THE MUNICH CONFERENCE, WHAT WAS GIVEN TO HITLER TO APPEASE HIM?

67. THE ANSWER IS:
THEY GAVE HIM THE SUDETENLAND

68. WHEN WWII STARTED IN EUROPE, WHAT POLICY WAS THE U.S. FOLLOWING?
Short answer:
WHEN WWII STARTED IN EUROPE, WHAT POLICY WAS THE U.S. FOLLOWING?

69. THE U.S. FOLLOWED A POLICY OF ISOLATIONISM.
THE ANSWER IS:
THE U.S. FOLLOWED A POLICY OF ISOLATIONISM.

70. IN 1935, WHICH FUTURE AXIS POWER ATTACKED ETHIOPIA?
Short answer:
IN 1935, WHICH FUTURE AXIS POWER ATTACKED ETHIOPIA?

71. ITALY ATTACKED ETHIOPIA.
THE ANSWER IS:
ITALY ATTACKED ETHIOPIA.

72. IN MARCH, 1936, WHAT AREA DID THE GERMANS TAKE?
Short answer:
IN MARCH, 1936, WHAT AREA DID THE GERMANS TAKE?

73. THEY TOOK THE RHINELAND.
THE ANSWER IS:
THEY TOOK THE RHINELAND.

74. IN 1931, WHAT AREA DID THE JAPANESE TAKE FROM CHINA?
Short answer:
IN 1931, WHAT AREA DID THE JAPANESE TAKE FROM CHINA?

75. THE ANSWER IS:
THEY TOOK MANCHURIA.

76. MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WERE THE “CODE TALKERS”?
NAVAJOS
JAPANESE AMERICANS
ROSIE THE RIVETER
MEXICAN AMERICANS

77. THE ANSWER IS:
A. THE NAVAJOS

78. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WERE PUT IN GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS?
GYPSIES
JEWS
HOMOSEXUALS
ALL OF THE ABOVE

79. THE ANSWER IS:
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

80. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE NOT RATIONED DURING WWII?
SUGAR
EGGS
MEAT
WATER

81. THE ANSWER IS:
D. WATER

82. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEN WERE IN CHARGE OF THE D-DAY INVASION?
MACARTHUR
PATTON
EISENHOWER
PERSHING

83. THE ANSWER IS:
EISENHOWER

84. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WWII BATTLES WAS THE LAST GERMAN OFFENSIVE?
STALINGRAD
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
MIDWAY
GUADALCANAL

85. THE ANSWER IS:
THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE

86. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
AT THE END OF WWII, WHICH ALLIED POWER REACHED BERLIN FIRST?
GREAT BRITAIN
U.S.A.
U.S.S.R.
FRANCE

87. THE ANSWER IS:
C. U.S.S.R

88. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS MEANS HATRED AND/OR HOSTILITY TOWARD JEWS?
TOTALITARIANISM
ANTI-SEMITISM
ARYANIZE
KRISTALLNACHT

89. THE TERM IS ANTI-SEMITISM
THE ANSWER IS:
THE TERM IS ANTI-SEMITISM

90. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS THE CONFERENCE HELD AFTER THE GERMAN SURRENDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLANNING THE POST WAR WORLD?
ATLANTIC CHARTER
YALTA CONFERENCE
TEHERAN
MUNICH CONFERENCE

91. THE ANSWER IS:
B. YALTA
CONFERENCE

92. MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH MAN SAID “I SHALL RETURN?” PRES. F.D. ROOSEVELT
GEN. MACARTHUR
WINSTON CHURCHILL
GEN. EISENHOWER

93. THE ANSWER IS:
GENERAL MACARTHUR

94. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
ON WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES DID THE ALLIES DROP THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB?
BERLIN
NAGASAKI
HIROSHIMA
TOKYO

95. THE ANSWER IS:
C. HIROSHIMA

96. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BATTLES DID THE JAPANESE FIRST USE KAMIKAZE PILOTS?
CORAL SEA
GUADALCANAL
LEYTE GULF
OKINAWA

97. THE ANSWER IS:
C. LEYTE GULF

98. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEN WAS THE SCIENTIST IN CHARGE OF THE MANHATTAN PROJECT?
ALBERT EINSTEIN
ENRICO FERMI
ROBERT OPPENHEIMER

99. THE ANSWER IS:
C. ROBERT
OPPENHEIMER

100. GENERAL ROMMEL IS THE BRITISH GENERAL IN CHARGE OF OPERATION TORCH.
TRUE OR FALSE
GENERAL ROMMEL IS THE BRITISH GENERAL IN CHARGE OF OPERATION TORCH.

101. FALSE, GEN. ROMMEL IS A GERMAN SOLDIER.
THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, GEN. ROMMEL IS A GERMAN SOLDIER.

102. THE ALLIES WON THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE ALLIES WON THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.

103. TRUE, THE ALLIED WON THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.
THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, THE ALLIED WON THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.

104. THE JAPANESE LOST CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE JAPANESE LOST CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.

105. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, THE JAPANESE LOST CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.

106. TRUE OR FALSE
ALLOTMENT ANNIE REPRESENTS ALL OF THE WOMEN WORKING IN THE WAR FACTORIES.

107. FALSE, THAT WAS ROSIE THE RIVETER!!
THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, THAT WAS ROSIE THE RIVETER!!

108. OPERATION OVERLORD IS THE CODE NAME FOR THE D-DAY INVASION.
TRUE OR FALSE
OPERATION OVERLORD IS THE CODE NAME FOR THE D-DAY INVASION.

109. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE

110. TRUE OR FALSE
GEN. EISENHOWER ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE ON SEPT. 2, 1945.

111. FALSE, THAT WAS GEN. MACARTHUR
THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, THAT WAS GEN. MACARTHUR

112. DURING WWII, THE SOLDIERS WERE GIVEN A NEW CANDY, M&Ms.
TRUE OR FALSE
DURING WWII, THE SOLDIERS WERE GIVEN A NEW CANDY, M&Ms.

113. TRUE, THEY GAVE THEM M&M CANDY.
THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, THEY GAVE THEM M&M CANDY.

114. TRUE OR FALSE
LEND LEASE IS THE U.S. PROGRAM OF LOANING OR RENTING MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO THE ALLIED FORCES DURING WWII.

115. THE ANSWER IS:
THAT IS TRUE.

116. OPERATION TORCH IS THE CODE NAME FOR THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA.
TRUE OR FALSE
OPERATION TORCH IS THE CODE NAME FOR THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA.

117. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, ABSOLUTELY, TRUE!

118. THE U.S. ENTERED WWII WHEN POLAND WAS ATTACKED BY GERMANY.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE U.S. ENTERED WWII WHEN POLAND WAS ATTACKED BY GERMANY.

119. THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, THE U.S. ENTERED WWII WHEN PEARL HARBOR WAS ATTACKED!!

120. TRUE OR FALSE
HIDEKI TOJO LED JAPAN DURING WWII AND WAS EXECUTED FOR WAR CRIMES AT THE END OF WWII.

121. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, TRUE, TRUE.

122. TRUE OR FALSE
DURING THE GLOOMY DAYS OF 1942, JAMES H. DOOLITTLE LED A DARING DAYLIGHT RAID OVER TOKYO.

123. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, ABSOLUTELY, TRUE!

124. MUSSOLINI IS HANGED AT THE NUREMBERG WAR TRIALS.
TRUE OR FALSE
MUSSOLINI IS HANGED AT THE NUREMBERG WAR TRIALS.

125. FALSE, MUSSOLINI IS DEAD BEFORE THE TRIALS.
THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, MUSSOLINI IS DEAD BEFORE THE TRIALS.

126. TRUE OR FALSE
ONE RESULT OF THE ALLIED SUCCESSES OF THE D-DAY INVASION IS THAT FDR IS REELECTED FOR THE 4TH TIME!!

127. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, ABSOLUTELY TRUE!

128. THE ALLIES CONQUERED JAPAN BEFORE THEY CONQUERED GERMANY.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE ALLIES CONQUERED JAPAN BEFORE THEY CONQUERED GERMANY.

129. THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, THE ALLIES CONQUERED GERMANY FIRST.

130. HITLER COMMITTED SUICIDE BEFORE HE COULD BE CAPTURED.
TRUE OR FALSE
HITLER COMMITTED SUICIDE BEFORE HE COULD BE CAPTURED.

131. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, HE CERTAINLY DID.

132. AFTER CAPTURING FRANCE, GERMANY ESTABLISHED A PUPPET GOVERNMENT.
TRUE OR FALSE
AFTER CAPTURING FRANCE, GERMANY ESTABLISHED A PUPPET GOVERNMENT.

133. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, TRUE, TRUE!

134. TRUE OR FALSE
IN 1933, THE USA REESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE SOVIET UNION.

135. THE ANSWER IS:
THAT IS TRUE!

136. THE NUREMBERG LAWS TOOK CITIZENSHIP AWAY FROM ALL JEWS.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE NUREMBERG LAWS TOOK CITIZENSHIP AWAY FROM ALL JEWS.

137. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, POSITIVELY TRUE!

138. JEWS WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE THE GERMANS PUT IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS.
TRUE OR FALSE
JEWS WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE THE GERMANS PUT IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

139. FALSE, THEY PUT OTHER IN THE CAMPS, TOO.
THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, THEY PUT OTHER IN THE CAMPS, TOO.

140. THE USA NEVER JOINED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE USA NEVER JOINED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

141. TRUE, THE U.S. NEVER JOINED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, THE U.S. NEVER JOINED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

142. THE USA NEVER JOINED THE UNITED NATIONS.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE USA NEVER JOINED THE UNITED NATIONS.

143. THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, THE U.S. JOINED AND STILL IS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

144. TRUE OR FALSE
AFTER PRESIDENT F.D. ROOSEVELT DIES, VICE PRESIDENT EISENHOWER BECOMES PRESIDENT.

145. THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, TRUMAN WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT THAT TOOK OVER.

146. THE CODE TALKERS SPOKE LATIN OVER THEIR RADIOS.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE CODE TALKERS SPOKE LATIN OVER THEIR RADIOS.

147. FALSE, THE CODE TALKERS SPOKE IN NAVAJO.
THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, THE CODE TALKERS SPOKE IN NAVAJO.

148. THE SOVIETS ALLOWED THE RUSSIAN WINTER TO HELP THEM DEFEAT THE NAZIS.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE SOVIETS ALLOWED THE RUSSIAN WINTER TO HELP THEM DEFEAT THE NAZIS.

149. THE ANSWER IS:
THAT WOULD BE TRUE

150. TRUE OR FALSE
ROBERT OPPENHEIMER IS THE SCIENTIST THAT HEADED THE PROGRAM THAT MADE THE ATOMIC BOMB.

151. TRUE, HE WAS THE LEADER OF THE PROGRAM.
THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, HE WAS THE LEADER OF THE PROGRAM.

152. TRUE OR FALSE
AFTER THE PHILIPPINES WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE, GEN. MACARTHUR NEVER RETURNED TO ISLAND.

153. FALSE, HE RETURNED AND SAID, “I HAVE RETURNED.”
THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, HE RETURNED AND SAID, “I HAVE RETURNED.”

154. THE BATTLES OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA WERE AMONG THE WORST OF THE WAR.
TRUE OR FALSE
THE BATTLES OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA WERE AMONG THE WORST OF THE WAR.

155. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE, TRUE, SO TRUE.

156. TRUE OR FALSE
GERMAN AMERICANS, ITALIAN AMERICANS, AND JAPANESE AMERICANS CITIZENS SPENT WWII IN RELOCATION CAMPS.

157. THE ANSWER IS:
FALSE, ONLY THE JAPANESE AMERICANS WERE PUT IN THE RELOCATION CAMPS.

158. TRUE OR FALSE
THE MANHATTAN PROJECT IS THE NAME OF THE U.S. PROGRAM THAT BUILT THE ATOMIC BOMBS.

159. THE ANSWER IS:
TRUE!!!

160. LET’S REVIEW A FEW MORE THINGS!!!
THINK
READ
LEARN
REMEMBER

161. The US Drifts Toward War
The Neutrality Acts ( )
“Cash and Carry”
First peacetime draft (1940) All men 21 to 35 had to register for one year’s military service
Lend-Lease Act (1941)

162. The US Drifts Toward War
British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill ( )

163. The US Drifts Toward War
USS Augusta off the coast of Newfoundland
Atlantic Charter (August 14, 1941)

164. The US Drifts Toward War
Roosevelt imposed an embargo on exports of strategic resources, such as oil and metal, to Japan (September 1941)

165. Japan Brings the US into the War
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
Battleship Row — USS Arizona and Oklahoma destroyed

166. Japan Brings the US into the War
2,403 Americans killed; 1,178 wounded
The Japanese made serious mistakes in the Pearl Harbor attack:

167. Japan Brings the US into the War

168. Japan Brings the US into the War
Fuel dumps were not bombed
Repair facilities untouched

169. AFTER THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK
USS West Virginia and California refloated and repaired
USS Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Nevada repaired

170. No aircraft carriers were present, specifically USS Lexington, Saratoga, and Enterprise

171. US declared war on the Empire of Japan (December 8, 1941)

172. Nazi Germany declared war on the US (December 11, 1941)
Japanese attacked multiple targets:
Philippines attacked by air

173. World War II in the Pacific
Guam (10 December)
Wake Island
Philippines fell (8 April 1942)

174. World War II in the Pacific
General Douglas MacArthur ( )
HE SAID “I SHALL RETURN,”

175. World War II in the Pacific
The Doolittle Raid
LTC Jimmy Doolittle ( )

176. World War II in the Pacific
Why the Doolittle Raid?
Psychological for Japan and the US
Japan protected by the kamikaze (divine wind)

177. World War II in the Pacific
16 B-25 Bombers brought into striking distance of Japan by the carrier USS Lexington

178. World War II in the Pacific
Doolittle Raid bombed pre-assigned targets in Tokyo-Yokohama, Nagoya, and Osaka-Kobe areas (April 18, 1942)

179. World War II in the Pacific
Doolittle received a hero’s welcome in the US and a promotion to Brigadier General

180. World War II in the Pacific
Coral Sea (7-8 May 1942)
Japanese Carrier HIJMS Shoho after torpedo hit

181. World War II in the Pacific
Midway (4-5 June 1942)
Among other ships, Japan lost 4 carriers

182. World War II in the Pacific
US lost carrier USS Yorktown (after the battle ended)

183. US Strategy in the Pacific
General Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific

184. US Strategy in the Pacific
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz ( )
Central Pacific
Island hopping

185. US Strategy in the Pacific
Leyte Gulf—Japanese introduced kamikaze pilots
Battleship USS Missouri under attack

186. Death of Franklin Roosevelt
FDR died in April 1945
Harry S Truman ( )

187. The Atomic Bomb
Trinity test, the first nuclear explosion (Alamogordo, New Mexico July 16, 1945)

188. The Atomic Bomb
B-29 Super Fortress Enola Gay dropped “Little Boy” on Hiroshima ON August 6, 1945.

189. The Atomic Bomb
71,000 killed
Four-square miles destroyed

190. The Atomic Bomb
THE PLANE,Bock’s Car, dropped “Fat Man” on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

191. The Atomic Bomb
Japan surrenders
V-J DAY IS
AUGUST 15, 1945

192. Japanese Surrender
Official surrender aboard USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Harbor September 2, WORLD WAR II IS OVER!!!