1. WWII

3. ALLIES Poland (1939) Britain (1939) France(1939) Soviet Union (1941)
U.S. (1941)
China (1941)

4. AXIS
Germany (1939)
Italy(1940)
Japan (1940)
Soviet Union ( )

5. THEATERS Europe N. Atlantic Ocean North Africa Southeast Asia China
Pacific Ocean
Japan (air)

6. CAUSES

7. Rise in German Military
Issues over territory (land)
German harsh “guilt clause”
Great Depression hurt all countries. Allowed Hitler and the Nazi party to rise

8. League of Nations was too relaxed on enforcing global leadership
Japan wanted to be a world power
Invaded China and angered US.
US helped China (oil)

9. LEND-LEASE ACT F.D.R President US again wanted to remain neutral.
They were helping the allied powers by “lending” money and war supplies.
Hurt Japan. (fight for oil)

12. WAR TIMELINE Sept.1939: Germany invades Poland
France, Britain declare war on Germany.
Soviet Union joins Germany

13. WAR TIMELINE Aug. 1940: Japan joins Germany, Italy
June 1941: Germany invades Soviet Union.
Soviet Union joins Allied powers

14. PEARL
Harbor

20. Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
Japan surprise attacks naval fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Wake the sleeping giant
Mission not accomplished

21. Pearl Harbor December 8, 1941: declare war on Japan
Dec. 11: Germany declares war on US
Feb. 1942: FDR has Japanese-Americans held for duration of war

22. Battle of Midway
June 1942: US sinks 4 of the best Japanese aircraft carriers
Turning point of the war

23. WAR TIMELINE Sept 8, 1943: Italy surrenders D-Day: June 6, 1944
US invades Normandy
Germany surrenders after much death and fighting

24. WAR TIMELINE April 30, 1945: Hitler commits suicide with his wife
May 1945: Germany surrenders completely

25. ATOMIC
BOMB

33. Target
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo Fire Raid
Average of 93 Attacks on Cities
Dead/Missing
70,000-80,000
35,000-40,000
83,000
1,850
Wounded
70,000
40,000
102,000
1,830
Population Density
35,000 per sq mile
65,000 per sq mile
130,000 per sq mile ?
Total Casualties
140, ,000
75,000-80,000
185,000
3,680
Area Destroyed
4.7 sq mile
1.8 sq mile
15.8 sq mile
Attacking Platform
1 B-29
334 B-29s
B-29s
Weapon(s)
'Tall Boy' 15 kT (15,000 tons of TNT)
'Fat Man' 21 kT (21,000 tons of TNT)
1,667 tons
1,129 tons

34. Super Weapon Quick and easy end. (less American loss)
Firebombed Tokyo (Apr-June)
Aug. 6, 1945: dropped “Little Boy” on Hiroshima and destroyed the city.

35. Super Weapon Japan would not reply for call of surrender
Aug. 9, 1945: dropped “Fat Man” on Nagasaki.
Aug. 15: Japan surrendered

36. HOLOCAUST

37. Holocaust Organized mass murder 12 million dead (2/3 Jewish)
Open-air killings of citizens
1942: “Final Solution” Kill all Jews in Europe

38. Holocaust 6 extermination camps Gassed or shot immediately
Some were worked to death
Few survived
Many children murdered

44. Technology
“This is a war of machines, and of ships and airplanes powered by oil. This is an oil war.”
Texas supplied 80% of oil

45. Technology Nuclear weapons Radar Jet engines Blimp
Electronic computers
Side note (story of internet)

46. TEXAS Discovered way to make rubber from petroleum
Rural families moved to cities for work
African American soldiers still denied equal treatment

47. Dorie Miller African American who fired on Japan at Pearl Harbor
First to be honored for service to America

48. Oveta Culp Hobby Commander of women’s army corp. WAC
Government supported her enlisting women
1,074 women pilots

49. TEXAS Women allowed to do male jobs Fired once men returned
African Americans paid less money for same jobs

50. Victory Gardens Planted own small gardens for food
Rationed and sent all other crops
Gas, meat, sugar, tires

52. ENDING Aug 15, 1945 Baby boomers 62% adult pop. Married
African Americans not willing to be treated unfairly anymore

53. DEATH
62 million dead
60% innocent civilians

54. Results Redrawing of national boundaries New nations
End of British/European power
US and Soviet Super powers
(Cold War)