1. WORLD WAR II THE heart of the war began in 1941 and ended in 1945.
It lasted for 4 years, although fighting broke out as early as 1939.

2. Quick Facts A. War Costs 2. The war cost $330 billion –
WWI cost $33 billion
2. The war cost $330 billion –
10 times the cost of WWI 2

3. A New Kind of WAR Moved quickly by tanks, ship, and airplanes.
Didn’t live in trenches
Bombs dropped by planes destroyed everything including thousands of civilians
Area covering almost half the world
Fought on two major front, or battle lines:
Africa and Europe and the USA 3

4. Significance of WWII

5. Who? Axis Allies (major powers) (major powers) Great Britain Germany
Russia
Italy
United States
Japan
France
***note: France surrendered to Germany in
1940 after 6 weeks of fighting 5

6. The Leaders
of WWII

7. The Allied Powers Franklin Roosevelt – U.S.A. Winston Churchill –
Great Britain
Charles DeGualle - France
Chiang
Kai-Shek –
China
Josef Stalin –
USSR (RUSSIA)

8. Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin
The “Big Three”
Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin

9. USSR France Great Britain

10. The Axis Powers Adolf Hitler (1933) – Germany Benito Mussolini
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Benito
Mussolini
(1922) - Italy
Emperor
Hirohito &
Military
Tojo
(1931) –
Japan

11. Germany
Italy

12. Steps Leading to
World War II

13. Why? (underlying causes of WWII)
World-wide Depression
A. The Depression made Germany’s debt even worse
B. Desperate people turn to
desperate leaders
1) Hitler seemed to provide solutions to Germany’s problems
Wallpapering with German Deutchmarks

14. The first Step to War… (BEFORE FIGTHING)
Germany, Italy & Japan build up their militaries
Allied Response…
NOTHING

15. The Next Step to War… In 1935, Italy attacks Ethiopia.
Why? (Ethiopia's Oil)
Allied Response…
League of Nations branded Italy
a bully & voted minor
fines. Italy ignored these
fines, & the League did
NOTHING.

16. In 1936, Germany & Italy officially form the Axis Powers.
The Next Step to War…
In 1936, Germany & Italy officially form the Axis Powers.
Allied Response…
(1935) The U.S. Neutrality Act: wouldn’t allow the sale of arms to any country engaged in war.

17. GERMANY ATTACKS

18. The Next Step to War… Allied Response… NOTHING!
In 1936, Hitler takes the Rhineland, which breaks the Treaty of Versailles!!
Allied Response…
NOTHING!

20. THE BIG 4: CAUSES OF WWII 1) Germany was left broke from WWI
2) Nazi’s led by Adolf Hitler rose to power
3) Germany invaded Czechoslovakia& Austria
4) Germany invades Poland & France—Great Britain declares war on Germany

21. WORLD WAR II !!

22. ADOLF HITLER Loved art and painting Excelled in history
Dropped out of school
Became a leader in the German military

23. NAZI PARTY
Symbol:
Swastika

24. HILTER’S RISE TO POWER..
1) Germany was a communist country, which means the government controls the land and businesses.
2) Germany wants to blame someone for their problems, so Hitler blames all Jews for destroying Germany.

25. A SUPREME GERMANY HITLER’S DREAM???
Hitler's triumphal entry into Danzig, Poland 1939

26.
Hitler Video

27. Hitler increases Germany’s power…
3) Hitler uses propaganda, which is exaggerated, false information against the Jewish population.
4) Hitler begins his extermination, or killing, of the Jews known as the HOLOCAUST.

28. The Holocaust
Jews, Gypsies, and people with disabilities were hated by Hitler and the Nazis.
Put in concentration camps.
Some were used for cruel medical experiments.
Arrested Jews all over the world.
Mass murdered the Jews, known as the Holocaust. More than 12 million men, women, and children were killed. At least 6 million were JEWS. 28

29. KILLING OF JEWS

30. U.S. tries to remain neutral, but that changes December 7th, 1941.

31. When Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
A date which will live in infamy!

32. Pearl Harbor Video (2 minutes)

33. President Roosevelt Signs the US Declaration of War

34. On August 6, 1945 the U.S. responds by dropping 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
GIFTS FOR JAPAN

35. A- BOMB (LITTLE-BOY)
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
A- BOMB (FAT MAN)

36. Hiroshima – August 6, 1945 70,000 killed immediately.
48,000 buildings. destroyed.
100,000s died of radiation poisoning & cancer later.

37. Nagasaki – August 9, 1945 40,000 killed immediately. 60,000 injured.
100,000s died of radiation poisoning & cancer later.

38. Japanese A-Bomb Survivors
Within ONE week Japan & the Central Powers were ready to surrender.

39. Hiroshima Memorials

40. D Day June 6, 1944, the largest water-to-land invasion in history
General Dwight D.Eisenhower led the invasion.
American, Canadian, and British troops crossed the English Channel.
Landed on the beaches of Normandy, in France
Many troops died, but the invasion was successful. 40

41. President Roosevelt Dies
Did not live to see the end of World War II.
Died on April 12, 1945
Vice President Harry S. Truman became President. 41

42. US Marines on Mt. Surbachi, Iwo Jima [Feb. 19, 1945]

43. Hitler Commits Suicide April 30, 1945
Cyanide & Pistols
The Führer’s Bunker
Mr. & Mrs. Hitler

44. The U.S. & the U.S.S.R. Emerged as the Two Superpowers of the later 20c

45. Results from WWII TREATY…
At the end of WWII several things were outlined in the Treaty.
Eisenhower After Signing Treaty
General Dwight D. Eisenhower holds the pen he used to sign the treaty with Germany at the end of World War II as other military officials look on. Germany agreed to an unconditional surrender
He became president in 1953.

46. UNITED NATIONS In New York City
The United Nations was establish to prevent another World war.
In New York City

47. The Berlin Wall was built to divide Germany into East and West.

48. West Germany
East Germany
All of Germany

49. NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization established allies.

50. A Cold War began: This was a 40 year war between the Soviet Union (old Russia) and Western Nations. Even though it was called a war, a full scale war with fighting never broke out. It was simply a nuclear arms race.

51. OUR COLD WAR TODAY!