1. World War II
Chapters 24 and 25

2. Rise of the Dictators Dictator – a leader who takes control by force
Joseph Stalin – Soviet Union (Russia)
Totalitarianism – government has total control over its people. (communism)
Benito Mussolini – Italy
Fascism – nationalism where the interests of the country are above the people
Adolf Hitler – Germany
Nazism – the German brand of Fascism
National Socialist German Workers Party
Militarism in Japan

3. Dictators
Hitler Stalin Mussolini

4. Hitler’s Ideas Mein Kampf – Hitler’s book
Racial Purification – “Aryan Race”
Primarily blonde hair, blue eyes
All other races should serve the Aryans
Anti-Semitism – hatred of the Jews
Took power, got rid of democracy
“Third Reich”
Preyed on the poor economy

5. America Stays Out
Neutrality Acts
Isolationism

6. War Begins 1931 – Japan Invades China (Manchuria)
1935 – Italy invades Ethiopia
1939 – Germany invades Poland
Blitzkrieg – lightning war
Nonaggression Pact with Soviets
Take over of Austria and Czechoslovakia

10. Fall of France Germany Invades Belgium to have a safe route to France
Maginot Line – boarder between Ger. And Fr.
1940 – France fell to the control of Germany
Many French soldiers escaped to Britain

12. Battle of Britain
Summer of 1940 – German Luftwaffe (air force) bombed Great Britain night after night for 2 months
Going after bases, factories and cities
Winston Churchill
Inspired people to never give up
Royal Air Force fights of Germans, cities destroyed

17. Letter in Secret
Write a letter to your best friend about what is going on around you during the Battle of Britain. Describe your fears, what you have seen, what you have heard. Talk about the government regulations on going out. Tell your friend all about your experience.

18. The Holocaust
Holocaust – the enslavement and brutal killing of millions of Jews during WWII
Genocide – the killing off of an entire race of people

19. Jewish Persecution Kristallnacht – “The Night of Broken Glass”
Jewish businesses, home and synagogues were looted, windows smashed, some burned
Jewish Identification – Star of David
Ghettos – overcrowded slums where Jews were forced to live

28. Transportation to Camps
Taken from homes
Many killed on the spot, the rest crammed into train cars for days
No Room, No Food, No Bathroom, Little Air
Many died
Describe the discomfort…

33. Concentration Camps Sorted upon arrival
Work or Death
“Cleansing Process” – describe…
Little food, poor living quarters, hard labor, harsh treatment
Many died

44. Death Camps Mass Murders Purpose – to kill as many people as possible
Ovens
Gas Chambers
Firing Squad
Mass Graves
Purpose – to kill as many people as possible

49. Sides Form Axis Powers – Germany, Italy, Japan
Allied Forces – Britain, France, eventually US and “The Good Guys”

50. Allied Forces Over 40 million troops Over 50 countries Greece
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union***
Mongolia
Panama
Samoa
Guam
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Haiti
Honduras
Nicaragua
China
Mexico
Guatemala
Cuba
Italy***
Romania
Bulgaria
San Marino
Albania
Ecuador
Paraguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Turkey
United States
Great Britain
France
Poland
Australia
New Zealand
India
Newfoundland
South Africa
Canada
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Luxembourg
Czechoslovakia
Brazil
Ethiopia
Iraq
Bolivia
Columbia
Liberia
Peru
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
Chile
Allied Forces
Over 40 million troops
Over 50 countries

51. US Breaks Neutrality
Lend-Lease Act – would supply arms and other supplies to the Allies
FDR wins 3rd Term as President…
Why is this significant?

52. Germany Breaks Agreement
Hitler attacks Soviet Union breaking the Non-Aggression Pact
2 Fronts
Eastern Front – Soviet Union
Western Front - France

53. US Attacked Peace Talks Fail Bombing at Pearl Harbor – Dec 7, 1941
Oil shipments stopped
Bombing at Pearl Harbor – Dec 7, 1941
Kamikazes – Japanese suicide pilot
21 Ships and 300 airplanes lost
USS Arizona
2,400 Killed

58. America at War
After Pearl Harbor we declare war on Japan then all the Axis Powers
Went to war in Europe first because we felt it was a bigger threat

59. United War Efforts 5 million signed up for Military
Another 5 million drafted
Large numbers of African, Mexican, Native and Asian-American
15 million in the end
Mobilization – preparations for war
Industrial Help – converted factories produce war materials
Women go to work in the factories
“Rosie the Riviter”

63. …United War Efforts
Rationing – people only being able to buy a limited amount of an item.
What type of items do you think would have been rationed?

65. Sad Truth Japanese Internment Camps ***RAP VIDEO
Over 100,000 Japanese
3 years
Fear of an internal attack
***RAP VIDEO
Opinion – is this hypocritical?

69. War in Africa and Italy Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allies Defeat Germany/Italy in North Africa
What challenges chould there be fighting in the desert?
Allies Crossed over to Italy – Sicily then the mainland
Even though Italy was defeated Germany continued to fight until the end of the war

74. Eastern Front Leningrad – 900 day seige – military blockade
Moscow – capital
Stalingrad – oil
Germany killed many Soviets but in the end would never gain control
COLD!!!!!

75. Leningrad

76. Leningrad

77. Stalingrad

78. Stalingrad

79. D-Day Operation Overlord French coast of Normandy
Over 1 million Allied troops
After storming the beach, Allies pushed forward and liberated Paris
Aug. 15, 1944

85. Final Stages
After liberating France the war returns to the Maginot Line
Battle of the Bulge – last German offensive move
Allies win

86. German Surrender Hitler commits suicide
FDR dies, Harry Truman take over as president
May 8, 1945 – Germany surrenders
V-E Day (Victory in Europe)

87. War in the Pacific
Island Hopping – Attacking and capturing key islands
Midway:
Philippines – Bataan Death March:
Douglas MacArthur
Iwo Jima:
Okinawa:
Japanese fought until the death, they fought for honor…Dangerous

88. Atomic Bomb
Manhattan Project – a top secret program to develop “extremely powerful weapons”
Albert Einstein
What do we do: Invade Japan or Drop Bomb???
Hiroshima – Little Boy – 70,000+ dead
Nagasaki – Fat Man – 50,000+ dead
In the end over 200,000 would die of effects

89. Debate Should we have used the Atomic Bomb? Why or Why Not
Explain your answer in detail

90. War Comes to a Close
September 2, 1945 – Japan Surrenders
V-J Day

91. STATISTICS Total Dead – 50 to 80 Million Holocaust – 11 million dead
More civilians died than military personnel
400,000 Americans
24 million Soviets
Holocaust – 11 million dead
6 million Jews