Course of World War II Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Allied Powers Vs. AXIS Powers Allied Powers = Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, USA Axis Powers = Germany, Italy, Japan (Austria Supports Germany )

2 Theaters of War– 1. Europe & 2. Pacific ( Asia ) EUROPEAN THEATER OF WAR Hitler Invades Poland War Policy In Europe: NON AGRESSION ACT BETWEEN RUSSIA & Germany ! * The Policy States That: Germany and Soviet Union Will split Poland Germany Launches: A blitzkrieg against— 1. Poland 2. Denmark, 3Norway, 4. The Netherlands, 5. Belgium and 6. France 7. France surrendered in 1940

German controlled land

SIGNIFICANT WW II BATTLES Battle of Britain ** German air force bombs Great Britain ** British Technology: Great Britain had radar and could decode secret messages **Prime Minister: Winston Churchill refused to surrender

NATURAL RESOURCES: Germany wanted to control the Suez Canal FOR OIL NATURAL RESOURCES: Germany wanted to control the Suez Canal FOR OIL. *Germany Occupies most of : EGYPT *Germany Invades the Newly formed country of Yugoslavia & Greece soon fell to the Axis Powers *Germany breaks the NON-AGRESSION pact and invades Russia * 500,000 Germans died

Battle of: North Africa Europe U.S Military Advisors Believe….. The best Route into Europe is to go through North Africa U.S. Army General - Eisenhower leads the American Military against German General - Rommel’s (non nazi)- forces in North Africa ! General Rommel and his Portion of the German Military is DEFEATED The USA through Italy toward the city of Rome Where Mussolini in power ***Battle of: Stalingrad Battle between Russia & Germany & The Germans are pushed out in 1943 American Soldiers Enter ROME in 1944 Italian Dictator: Mussolini is killed by own people when he and his wife attempt to flee the country!

Mussolini’s death

Mussolini’s death

Pacific Theater Of War Japan: invades French Indochina ( now Vietnam ) in 1941 The United States: places an Embargo or Restriction on Oil, Fuel, & Scrap Metal from being sent of traded with Japan December 7, 1941 – Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor FDR Says It’s ‘A day which will live in infamy’ in a post bombing Speech to America The next day Dec 8, 1941: Congress declares war on Japan

Japanese Empire CALLED VIETMAN TODAY

Specific Battles: Japan Wins In: Guam, Wake Island, Hong Kong ( large City in China), the Philippines, Dutch East Indies and Burma Battle of Coral Sea :U.S. Forces Win And save Australia from a Japanese Invasion! Battle of Midway: U.S. damages Japanese fighter planes and air craft carriers!

Island hopping Strategy:– Fighting from Island to Island Across the Pacific All the Way to Japan. Why ? To set up temporary Harbors for Supply And Fuel Bases and Airplan Runways / Air Bases. The Goal ! Bypass the islands controlled by Japan in order to get as close to Mainland Japan as possible !

Battle of Guadalcanal: Combined Allied Forces attacked on Air And Land and Sea! Led by the United States Marine Corps!

Battle of Iwo Jima And Okinawa :Fought to take control of 3 Japanese Air Fields that the US military would rebuild so big US B-29 Bombers could land there. Why? To stage bombing missions over mainland Japan.

THE FINAL PUSH TO VICTORY

THE FINAL PUSH TO VICTORY D-Day – June 6, 1944: Allied forces stormed the beaches in France and liberated France by September (4 months) D-Day is the military term used for the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be carried out. THE FINAL PUSH TO VICTORY

D-Day

European Theater-Battle of the Bulge: 1. Hitler’s final attempt at victory 2. German troops pushed back and forced to retreat 3. Allied troops move in from south, west and east ***May 7, 1945 (VE Day) = Victory In Europe Germans surrender Pacific Theater: Hiroshima And Nagasaki ! 1. President Truman orders dropping of Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – August 1945 2. Japan surrenders 6 days later ***September 2, 1945 – (VJ Day) = Victory in Japan, Japanese Surrender

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