Objectives Content: Color code your World War II Maps to show the countries who participated in each of the two alliances Language: List the importance of the Invasions of Poland, France, and the Battle of Britain.

World War II

Theater During a time of war, the military uses the term “theater” to refer to a specific geographical area. WWII had two theaters: European and Pacific.

Fronts The European Theater was broken up into the Western and Eastern Front because the European Theater was so big.

Germany Invades Poland September 1, 1939

What happened? Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland. 1st use of “Blitzkrieg” – coordinated air and tank attack. Polish Army was defeated in a matter of weeks by Germans and Soviets. Britain and France declared War on Germany to honor their agreement to protect Poland’s borders

Importance Beginning of WWII

Germany invades France May 10-22 1940

What happened? Germany invades France through Belgium Days after the invasion, the German Army captures Paris French government agrees to disband

Importance Britain is now the only member of the Allies in Europe The invasion also helped strengthen the Axis hold over Europe

Battle of Britain July 1940

What happened? Germany versus Britain Air Raids by German Luftwaffe (air force) against London & other major cities Germany wanted to destroy the Royal Air Force (RAF) & force Great Britain to surrender Germany believed they couldn’t carry out an invasion of Great Britain until the RAF was taken down

Importance First defeat of Hitler’s military forces

Objectives Content: Analyze primary sources from Pearl Harbor and discuss the reliability of each. Language: Explain the causes and effects of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941

Prior to the conflict, there was a gradual change in American foreign policy The United States was an isolationist country. Isolationists believe the United States should stay out of other country’s affairs, except in cases of self- defense.

After Hitler invaded Poland, President Roosevelt announced the United States would remain neutral but he realized most Americans sympathized with the Allies.

The United States soon passed the Lend-Lease Act The United States soon passed the Lend-Lease Act. This law, passed in 1941, allowed the United States to ship arms and supplies, without immediate payment, to nations fighting the Axis Powers.

There was also rising tensions developing between the United States and Japan because of Japanese aggression in East Asia. The U.S. cut off shipments of oil after Japan continued to invade China

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor without warning. Pearl Harbor is a navy base in Hawaii where the United States kept its Pacific Fleet

In less than two hours, 19 American ships were sunk or seriously damaged, almost 200 American planes destroyed, and about 2,400 people were killed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyoIpKGEw 8M&NR=1&feature=fvwp&safety_mode=tru e&persist_safety_mode=1

On December 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan. Three days later, Germany declared war on the United States.

Objectives Content: Defend which battle was the most important to World War II. Language: Explain the causes and effects of Japanese Internment.

Warm Up “Kenji” – Fort Minor http://youtu.be/I-L99_omies

Japanese American Internment There was a heightened Anti-Japanese fear in the United States as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor

While many Japanese Americans served in the armed forces, others were treated with distrust and prejudice, and many were forced into internment camps. As a result of this distrust, President FDR signed Executive Order 9066

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Executive Order 9066 It allowed the military commanders to designate “military zones” as “exclusion zones” from which “any or all persons could be excluded.” The power was used to exclude all Japanese from the Pacific Coast It directed the Army to relocate over 120,000 Japanese Americans to relocation camps.

Between 110,000 and 120,000 Japanese were brought to these internment camps. Most of them were American citizens.

Battle of Midway June 1942

What happened? Both Japan and the U.S. tried to attack each other Japan sent all of their military to Midway to launch a surprise attack on the U.S. Fleet U.S. Fleet was waiting for the Japanese to show up because of code breaker success U.S. defeated the Japanese in battle

Importance Turning point of war in the Pacific America begins to push Japan back

Battle of Stalingrad Begins August 1942, Ends February 1943

What happened? Germany invaded the Soviet Union and moved into the city of Stalingrad Soviet Union sent 1 million well supplied soldiers to surround the city as winter approached. The Germans were unable to receive food and supplies and were forced to surrender.

Importance Turning point of the Eastern Front of the war. Soviet Union beings to push Germany back

D-Day June 6, 1944

What happened? The Allies (Britain, U.S. Canada) versus Germany Paratroopers were dropped into Normandy, France to cut off supplies to the German army. Huge multinational coordinated sea to land invasion After sustaining heavy losses, Allied forces gained control of the coast

Importance Turning point of the Western Front of the war Great Britain and U.S. began to push Germany back

Iwo Jima February 19-March 26, 1945

What happened? Japan versus the United States U.S. bombed island of Iwo Jima and invaded expecting an easy win. Japanese dug out extensive tunnel network throughout Mount Suribachi and fought to the death.

Importance The U.S. won Gave the U.S. a place to launch attacks on Japanese mainland.