U.S. Alliance with Great Britain and the Soviet Union

 The Big Three- U.S., Great Britain, and Soviet Union  U.S. President: FDR  Great Britain: Winston Churchill  Soviet Union: Joseph Stalin  U.S. and Great Britain will attach from the west (western front)  Soviet Union will attack from the east (eastern front)

U.S. Joins the Allies in War  The Battle in the Atlantic- Germans were attacking U.S. supply lines- created a convoy system to with destroyer ships with sonar to detect German submarines  Battle of Stalingrad- Germany’s defeat and divided forces help the Allies get an upper hand  North Africa- U.S. troops fought for months and got German General Erwin Rommel to surrender in May 1943  Italy- Gained control of Sicily and fought Axis forces which lasted until May 1944

Allied Invasion of Northwestern Europe D-Day

 Operation Overlord  We invade Nazi-occupied France (Storm the beaches of Normandy, France)  Try to push the Nazis back to Germany!  Greatest military invasion in history!  Led by General Eisenhower  Lasted over a month but was eventually successful!

Battle of the Bulge

 Hitler was near defeat  This was Hitler’s last-ditch attempt to push the Allied forces back!  It creates a “bulge” in the Allied lines  Eventually the Allied forces win  Hitler is nearly defeated!

Allied Victory in Europe V-E DAY

 Soviet Union and U.S. marching towards Berlin (capital of Germany)  Hitler knows it’s over  he commits suicide and has his body burned  U.S. and Soviet Union meet together in Berlin  Germany surrenders  End of WWII in Europe  VE Day (Victory in Europe May 7, 1945)

U.S. Strategy in the Pacific War Island-Hopping

 Our strategy again Japan: Island hop  try and get control of a small island, set up a base, and keep hopping to the next  We are eventually going to invade Japan on their land  We are now ready to launch a mainland Japan attack

The End of WWII V-J DAY

 We have to decide: invade Japan or drop the atomic bomb (this was news to the new President Truman, he took over when FDR died in office)  Bomb Hiroshima: August 6, 1945 (Still no surrender)  Bomb Nagasaki: August 9 th  Japan finally surrenders on August 14 th  Bomb kills nearly 200,000 Japanese

Yalta Conference- The Big 3 meet to decide the fate of Germany and the Axis powers.