FIGHTING IN WORLD WAR II The Allied troops and the Axis powers fight for control of northern Africa.

Battles occur in Italy as the Allies try to liberate Europe by fighting in southern Italy.

The Germans are defeated in the USSR by German troops focus on fighting in Europe.

From the west, the Allies plan to liberate Europe in what becomes known as the D-Day invasion or the Normandy Invasion….June 6,  7,000 ships  13,000 airplanes  1,332,000 soldiers  23,000 paratroopers  Beaches of Normandy, France  Gold, Omaha, Juno, Sword, Utah 120,000 Allies died

Island Hopping  Americans fight the Japanese in the Pacific, moving closer to the mainland of Japan.

Fighting in the Pacific

Kamikaze  A desperate attempt by the Japanese to win battles in the Pacific.

Famous American Military Leaders General Patton General Eisenhower General MacArthur

Famous Battles of World War II  Operation BarbarossaKasserine Pass  Battle of the Coral SeaBattle of the Bulge  Battle of MidwayBattle of Anzio  Battle of Iwo JimaPhilippines  Siege at Stalingrad  Siege at Leningrad  Battle of Guadalcanal  Bataan Death March

War Ends in Europe *USSR attacks Germany from the east. *The U.S. attacks Germany from the west. *April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler commits suicide. *May 7, 1945, Germany surrenders…V-E Day (Victory in Europe).

President Harry Truman  President Franklin Roosevelt dies April 12,  Harry Truman becomes President.  He learns of “the Manhattan Project,” the development of the atomic bomb.  A test bomb is detonated on July 16, 1945 in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki  The Japanese are warned of “prompt and utter destruction” if they did not surrender.  The Japanese do not surrender.  The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima on August 6,  “Little Boy” destroys 63% of the city and killed 80, ,000 people instantly.

Ending World War II  “Fat Man” is dropped on Nagasaki on August 9,  35,000 to 74,000 die instantly.  Japan surrenders on August 15,  V-J Day; Victory over Japan.  World War II ends.

Aftermath…  22 German war criminals are prosecuted at the Nuremberg Trials.  Similar trials are held in Tokyo, Japan.  The United Nations is born.  Israel becomes a homeland for the Jews.  Europe needs to rebuild so factories in the U.S flourish.  Germany is divided into East Germany and West Germany.  Japan is “occupied” by Allied forces including the U.S.  The United States and the USSR become superpowers.  The Cold War begins as capitalist countries and communist countries mistrust each other.