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1 History of the Modern World World at War: 1942-1945 Allies on Offensive Mrs. McArthur Walsingham Academy Room 111 Mrs. McArthur Walsingham Academy Room 111 “Big 3” at Tehran, 1943

2 Nazis Defeated The war in Europe neared its end by the spring of 1945. The Axis powers were defeated for several reasons: they could not wage war successfully on several fronts; Hitler underestimated the Soviet army; the U.S. was able to produce more than the combined Axis powers; and oil became too scarce to feed Luftwaffe planes. World War II and Its Aftermath Section 4: Victory in Europe and the Pacific, pp. 948-951 Witness History Audio: A Soldier Remembers 1.What attitude or mood does the soldier show?What attitude or mood does the soldier show? 2.How does that relate to the words in the passage?How does that relate to the words in the passage? Struggle for the Pacific In the summer of 1942, the U.S. went on the offensive in the Pacific. Victory on Guadalcanal started a campaign of “island-hopping” that would move U.S. bases closer to Japan. Geography Interactive: World War II in the Pacific, 1941-1945

3 Defeat for Japan When the Japanese showed that they would fight to the death rather than surrender, president Truman decided to use an atomic bomb to save American lives. Two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Japanese surrendered. Section 4: Victory in Europe and the Pacific Color Transparency 178: Hiroshima, by Toshimitsu Imai Progress Monitoring Transparency Note Taking Transparency 174

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5 Color Transparency 178: Hiroshima, by Toshimitsu Imai

6 Progress Monitoring Transparency (1 of 2)

7 Progress Monitoring Transparency (2 of 2)

8 Assignment 1 Review Time: 1.On SPA, review PP World War II-Europe slides 1-29. 2.Study slides 11-17 of last week’s notes. 3.Take Auto-Test Notes: Book Club – emails accepted through Monday, 3/8

9 Assignment 2 Review cont. 1.On SPA, review PP World War II-Europe slides 30-53 2.On SPA, review PP World War II-Pacific slides 1-31 3.Get On-line Chapter 29 Summaries and practice graphic organizers. Note: Chapter 29 test Friday, 3/19

10 Assignments 3-4 1.Read text, pp. 952-956 identifying 7 terms and answering 4 Checkpoint questions. 2.Read captions and when requested answer questions. 3.Complete Auto-test Note: Chapter 29 test Friday, 3/19


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