1. World War II Adv. American Studies

4. Lend Lease Act

7. Dec. 5 th, 1941

8. Pearl Harbor Dec. 7 th, 1941

10. Dec. 8 th, 1941

11. Allied Strategy “Defeat Hitler First” – Most American military resources were targeted for Europe – US in the Pacific: “Island- hopping”

12. Battle of the Atlantic

17. Battle of Stalingrad

21. El Alamein

24. D-Day

28. Battle of the Bulge

30. Victory in Europe

32. Meanwhile, in the Pacific…

33. Bataan Death March

34. Island-Hopping

35. Midway

37. Iwo Jima

39. Okinawa

40. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

41. Writing Prompt What 3 major factors (provide description) do you believe were the most important in determining the outcome of WW2? Why? – *Can be specific events and/or social, political, and economic changes on the U.S. home-front* – *Graded*