Announcements WWII test on Tuesday 12/9 (Chapters 20,21) ▫Multiple choice, matching, true/false, political cartoons, short answers Final current event.

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Announcements WWII test on Tuesday 12/9 (Chapters 20,21) ▫Multiple choice, matching, true/false, political cartoons, short answers Final current event project due 2/5

Review (answer the following questions with a partner) What was the purpose of the Rosie the Riveter campaign? Zoot Suit Riots were fought between which two groups of people? Which battle was a turning point in the war where most of the Japanese fleet was destroyed and the Americans were able to stop Japanese advancements? Who introduced an assembly line for the B-24 bombers? What specialized role did the Native Americans play in WWII? Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point in the war?

21.4 Pushing Back the Axis

The Pacific: Focusing on the Japanese

Casablanca Conference FDR and Churchill agreed to set up the bombing of Germany Convinced that Italy was the “underbelly” of Europe

Strategic Bombing Allies had been dropping 2,300 tons of explosives on Germany every month for 3 years By the time the Allies landed in France, they controlled the air

The Tehran Conference Stalin, FDR, and Churchill met in Tehran, Iran Promises: Stalin to launch a full scale invasion against Germany FDR and Stalin to divide Germany after the war Once Germany is defeated, Stalin will help the US against Japan Stalin accepted FDR’s plan for an int’l peacekeeping organization after the war

Island Hopping in the Pacific Pacific Fleet commanded by Admiral Nimitz Planned to “hop” from island to island ▫Moving closer to Japan Problem: had to cross coral reefs and water wasn’t always deep enough

MacArthur Returns Invaded Guadalcanal

MacArthur finally captured enough islands to surround the main Japanese base in the region Captured other islands across Pacific Began to land on Leyte, an island on the eastern side of the Philippines ▫“People of the Philippines, I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.”

Battle of Leyte Gulf Largest naval battle in history To stop American invasion, Japanese sent aircraft from all angles

The first time the Japanese used kamikaze attacks

Believing more American ships were on their way, the Japanese commander ordered a retreat +80,000 Japanese killed +100,000 Filipino civilians died