1. United States in World War II
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How were the Allies able to defeat the dictators and win the war?

2. TEKS and Objectives We will… I will…
(1F) identify causes/effects of WWII and their impact on political, economic, and social systems… (12B) explain the roles of world leaders prior to and during WWII (12C) explain major events of WWII (28C) explain major new military technologies on WWII (28E) identify contributions of Albert Einstein
Evaluate Japan’s motives behind the attack on Pearl Harbor

3. Why did the U.S. enter WWII?
Military Support of Allies
US supplies Britain with war goods
German Sub Attacks
U.S. Navy escorted Allied ships
U.S. ships attacked
Japanese Imperialism
U.S. placed trade embargo on Japan
“Flying Tigers” sent to help China
December 7, 1941
Japan attacks
Pearl Harbor
December 8, 1941
U.S. enters WWII

4. Pearl Harbor Japan expanding empire throughout the Pacific  
Japan expanding empire throughout the Pacific
U.S. had a trade embargo
U.S. sent “Flying Tigers” to help China
2 full blown attacks on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
December 8, 1941, U.S. declares war on Japan
December 11, 1941, Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.

7. Journal Entry #34
Do you think the United States provoked Japan? Why or why not?

8. Allies v. Axis Powers Allies (BARF) Axis Powers (JIG) Britain
America (U.S.)
Russia (USSR)
France
Axis Powers (JIG)
Japan
Italy
Germany

9. The Beginning of the End: North Africa and Italy
Americans led by George Patton
GB regained control of Suez Canal
Italy
Launched from Sicily
Mussolini overthrown and executed
New government negotiated with Allies

11. D-Day June 6, 1944 Operation Overlord Dwight D. Eisenhower
Invasion of France
3 million troops land on beaches of Normandy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
In charge of all Allied forces in Europe
Soviet Union was pushing into Poland; Allies were pushing North in Italy
Omar Bradley
Led troops in France

16. Battle of the Bulge December 1944 – January 1945
Last major German offensive
80,000 Americans and 120,000 Germans killed
Allied forces won but came close to losing

17. Death of FDR FDR had been elected to 4th term April 12, 1945
FDR dies of stroke
Harry S. Truman becomes 33rd President

18. The End of Hitler
April 30, 1945 Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide (gun shot and cyanide)
Cover of Time magazine May 7, 1945

19. V-E Day May 8, 1945 V-E day 1st part of War was over
Germany surrenders to General Eisenhower
Victory in Europe day
1st part of War was over

20. Nuremberg Trials
International tribunal court tried Nazi officials in Nuremberg, Germany
12 of the 22 defendants were sentenced to death
200 other officials were found guilty, but given lesser sentences
First time people are tried for war crimes

21. Meanwhile, in the Pacific…

22. Pacific Theatre Island Hopping Chester Nimitz Douglas MacArthur
U.S. military strategy in the Pacific Ocean
Targeted key islands for military bases
Chester Nimitz
Admiral of U.S. Navy
Douglas MacArthur
Regained Philippines

23. Key Allied Victories Battle of Midway (June 1942)
Turning point of the war
Battle of Iwo Jima (March 1945)
U.S. gets closer to Japanese mainland
Battle of Okinawa (June 1945)
Japan’s last defensive stronghold
1,900 kamikaze attacks
Hari-Kari

24. The Atomic Bomb Albert Einstein The Manhattan Project
German-Jewish physicist
Fled Germany during WWII
Wrote letter warning FDR about Germany’s effort to build atomic weapon
The Manhattan Project
Research and creation of the Atomic Bomb
600,000 people involved, but few knew what it was
July 16, 1945: Test in New Mexico

25. The Atomic Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945) U.S. drops bombs
industrial centers for Japanese military
Total of about 200,000 people died
Many more die later from exposure to radiation

28. The Atomic Bomb V-J Day (September 2, 1945)
Japan surrenders unconditionally