Fighting Begins.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Turning the Tide Bad Days for the Allies ––M––Most of EUROPE was in German hands ––G––Germany controlled much of the Soviet Union (Russia) &

Advertisements

WWII Major Battles.

Winning the War Chapter 11, Lesson 3. Let’s Watch a Clip story/worldwarii/

Allied Victory: Plans To Fight on Two Fronts V-E Day and V-J Day Unit 7, SSWH 18 a.

American Soldiers Major Turning Points Victory in Europe Victory in Asia How did Truman arrive at the decision to use nuclear weapons?

WORLD WAR TWO TIMELINE.

Do Now Please get out your history notebook or in- class history notebook Please get out something to write with.

Topic 3: World War II Battles and Strategies

WAR IN AFRICA AND EUROPE Section 3. ALLIED ADVANCES Churchill convinced the Americans to push the Axis out of Africa before invading Europe Churchill.

7.3 Explain how controversies among the Big Three Allied leaders over war strategies led to post-war conflict between the United States and the USSR,

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

World War II Important Battles VUS.11b - describing and locating the major battles and turning points of the war in North Africa, Europe, and the Pacific,

16.4 The Allied Victory. The Tide Turns on Two Fronts The North African Campaign Rommel takes Tobruck, June 1942 Pushes toward Egypt British General Montgomery.

Military Leaders and Their Contributions/Major Events ©2012, TESCCCU.S. History Unit 8, Lesson 1.

The World at War… Again Review for Quiz #2 (notes 4-6)

Victory in Europe and the Pacific

WWII Allies Turn the Tide

Ch 14.1 U.S. Enters WWII Germany attacks Soviet Union

Terms and People D-Day − June 6, 1944, the day Allied forces invaded France Battle of the Bulge − German counterattack that failed, resulting in an Allied.

Part One: The European Theater

Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii.

17.4 – Victory in Europe and the Pacific

World War II Study Guide

Unit 7.4: World War II

World War II Part II.

Major Events and Turning Points of WWII Notes

Major Battles of WWII.

Unit 7.4: World War II

The Allied Victory.

US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union formed the Grand Alliance

Pacific Theatre & Close of the War 7-4.5

A Look at how World War II Ended

The War for Europe and North Africa

Topic: Evaluating how the United States won a Multi-Front War

A Look at how World War II Ended

Germany used blitzkrieg tactics to dominate Eastern & Western Europe

America Enters the War Let’s go kick some butt!.

NOTES-CHECK #s 26 – 30 TOMORROW

Adolf Hitler Dictator of Germany that was responsible for starting WWII and the Holocaust (Axis)

Major Events & Turning Points of WWII

Ending World War II USH-7.3.

Essential Question: What role did the United States play in fighting in Europe during World War II?

The Fight in Europe and the Turning Point of the War

How the War Ended.

Aim: Summarize events that led to the surrender of Germany & of Japan

Major Battles of WWII.

Winning The War Chapter 11, Lesson 3.

Germany used blitzkrieg tactics to dominate Eastern & Western Europe

Germany used blitzkrieg tactics to dominate Eastern & Western Europe

17.2 and 17.3: Allied Strategy in WWII

Allies vs. Axis US- FDR Germany- Hitler.

Unit 8 Test: Wednesday, January 30

Germany used blitzkrieg tactics to dominate Eastern & Western Europe

K America at War

Germany used blitzkrieg tactics to dominate Eastern & Western Europe

Notes: Military Strategies in WWII

Moving Toward a Victory

Major Battles of WWII.

WWII: End of War. WWII: End of War How to Defeat Hitler 1943, the Big Three - Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met in Tehran to discuss defeating Germany.

“European Theater - Fighting World War II” notes

A Look at how World War II Ended

7.3 Explain how controversies among the Big Three Allied leaders over war strategies led to post-war conflict between the United States and the USSR,

World War II The War in Europe.

Aim: How effective was wartime diplomacy?

Major Battles of the War

European and Pacific Fronts

Ending World War II USH-7.3.

Presentation transcript:

Fighting Begins

War in Europe By 1941, Germany had controlled most of Europe.

North Africa 1942- Allies fought in North Africa Axis troops surrendered in May 1943

Italy

Tuskegee Airmen First African American pilots

Northern France This is known as D-Day Invasion of Normandy. Largest water to land invasion. General Dwight D. Eisenhower led invasion. This is known as D-Day

Soviet Union Germany invaded Soviet Union, heading towards Moscow Allies move into Germany Stalingrad- turning point for Soviets, starting pushing Germans back. Soviet Union moves into Germany Soviets were advancing on Germany from East. Troops entered Germany from East and West.

V-E Day Victory of Europe Day May 8, 1945 Germany surrenders

War in the Pacific World War II was a 2 front war. Europe & Pacific Front.

Japan controlled a large part of Pacific and eastern Asia

Turning point- Battle of Midway

Island hopping. Go from island to island making victories around the Pacific.

Iwo Jima

Ending the War in the Pacific Dropping atomic bombs on Japan

V-J Day!!