World War II (1931-1945) Lesson 6 The Allies Win World War II

The Invasion of Normandy Operation Overlord June 6, 1944, D- Day Invasion of Normandy France Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno & Sword Battle of the Bulge (Dec. 1944) German counter attack to force back Allies Germany army starts to retreat Germany Surrenders Russia conquers Berlin VE- Day – May 7, 1945.

The Invasion of Normandy Analyze Maps Summarize the Allied invasion of Normandy. Support your answer with evidence from the map.

The Invasion of Normandy On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched Operation Overlord, a massive assault on the beaches of Normandy. It was the largest invasion force in the history of the world, including thousands of aircraft and ships and more than 150,000 troops.

Defeat of Germany Analyze Maps Use the information on the map to summarize the course of World War II in Europe from 1942 through 1945. Support your answer with evidence from the map.

Americans Advance Toward Japan Island Hopping US strategy in Pacific Capturing Japanese islands toward the mainland of Japan Retook Guam & Philippines Battles closer to Japan = more difficult and deadly America Near Japan Iwo Jima – Feb & March 1945 Critical Island off the coast of Japan 36 Days of fighting, 23,000 marines died Okinawa – April 1945 Important island off Japan Air Base 50,000 casualties

Americans Advance Toward Japan A two-man team of Navajo code talkers transmit secret orders over their radio. Summarize How did code talkers contribute to the American war effort?

Analyze Maps Use the information on the map to summarize the course of World War II in the Pacific from 1942 through 1945. Support your answer with evidence from the map.

The War Comes to an End 4. 8/6/45 – Enola Gay – “Little Boy” – Manhattan Project – Truman notified after FDR’s Death 4/12/45 1. Robert Oppenhiemer 2. 7/16/45 – 1st bomb test 3. 7/26/45 – U.S. asked for Japanese unconditional surrender 4. 8/6/45 – Enola Gay – “Little Boy” –         Uranium – Hiroshima – 75,000 Killed 5. 8/9/45 – “Fat Man” –         Plutonium - Nagasaki 6. 8/14/45 – V.J. Day –9/2/45 Japan surrenders   Occupation of Japan – Gen. MacArthur 1. Tried some Japanese for war crimes –  atrocities against civilians and P.O.W’s 2. Created a free-market economy

The War Comes to an End Analyze Data How did advances in science and technology affect the war?