1. USH2 Unit 5: America and the World
Lesson 5.3 part 6

2. EQ
Describe the turning points regarding the allies war with Japan and Germany.

3. THE EARLY BATTLES
THE EARLY BATTLES OF THE WAR ON BOTH FRONTS REQUIRED CHANGES IN STRATEGY FROM ALL SIDES. IN THE PACIFIC, THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY WAS A MAJOR TURNING POINT AGAINST THE JAPANESE, WHILE THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC AND THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD MADE IT CLEAR THAT GERMANY WOULD NOT WIN THE WAR.

4. Japanese Empire 1942

5. HOLDING THE LINE AGAINST JAPAN
AFTER THE ATTACK OF PEARL HARBOR, JAPAN CONTINUED TO WIN VICTORY AFTER VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC
JAPANESE TROOPS LANDED ON THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, STRONGLY OUTNUMBERING AMERICAN FORCES
GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR ORDERED A RETREAT TO BATAAN PENINSULA.

6. THE FALL OF THE PHILIPPINES
EVENTUALLY, THE BATAAN DEFENDERS WOULD SURRENDER DUE TO HORRIBLE CONDITIONS
THEY WERE FORCED TO MARCH 65 MILES TO A JAPANESE PRISON CAMP. 10,000 TROOPS DIED ON THE WAY =
THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH
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7. AP
How did the Japanese treat American POW’s in the Phillipines?

8. THE DOOLITTLE RAID ON TOKYO
BY EARLY 1942, THE UNITED STATES WAS PREPARING TO DROP BOMBS ON TOKYO
FDR ORDERED LT. COL JAMES DOOLITTLE TO COMMAND THE SUICIDAL MISSION
DOOLITTLES RAID DID LITTLE DAMAGE TO TOKYO, BUT HAD HUGE CONSEQUENCES:
PSYCHOLOGICAL BLOW FOR THE JAPANESE,MORALE LIFT FOR THE USA

9. AP
What impact did the Doolittle raid have on the war?

10. THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
AFTER DOOLITTLE’S RAID, JAPAN REALIZED IT MUST CRUSH THE AMERICAN FLEET
THANKS TO CODE BREAKERS, THE USA KNEW THAT THE JAPANESE WERE PLANNING TO ATTACK MIDWAY IN ORDER TO CRUSH THE AMERICAN FLEET.
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11. THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY: THE TURNING POINT
AT FIRST THE JAPANESE WERE CRUSHING THE AMERICANS, BUT “THE MIRACLE AT MIDWAY” LED TO A MAJOR VICTORY!!
THE JAPANESE LOST 4 CARRIERS, HUNDREDS OF PLANES, AND HAD 3,057 KILLED = NEVER COULD RECOVER
THE JAPANESE WOULD HAVE TO GO ON THE DEFENSE, AMERICAN CAN NOW GO ON THE OFFENSIVE!
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12. Summary
How was the Battle of Midway considered a major turning point in the war against Japan?

13. German Empire 1942

14. AP: Turning Points Against Germany1) 2) 3)

15. THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
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BY AUGUST OF 1942, GERMAN SUBS HAD SUNK 360 AMERICAN SHIPS OFF OUR OWN COAST
THIS CONVINCED THE AMERICAN NAVY TO SET UP A CONVOY SYSTEM
NEW TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS RADAR, SONAR, AND IMPROVED DEPTH CHARGES – VICTORY

16. AP
What is the significance of the Battle of the Atlantic?

17. STOPPING THE GERMANS
IN 1942, JOSEPH STALIN WANTED FDR TO DIRECTLY ATTACK GERMANY IN EUROPE
FDR INSTEAD ATTACKED NORTH AFRICAN FRENCH TERITORIES UNDER GERMAN CONTROL)
Reasons: not ready for D-Day, let Russians fight Germany, gain experience, Suez Canal

18. THE STRUGGLE FOR N. AFRICA
GENERAL PATTON LED AMERICAN FORCES IN MOROCCO. THEY QUICKLY CAPTURED CASABLANCA
THE GERMAN GENERAL ERWIN ROMMEL (THE DESERT FOX) WHIPPED AMERICAN FORCES IN TUNISIA
FINALLY, THE COMBINED FORCES OF THE BRITISH (MONTGOMERY) AND THE AMERICANS WERE ABLE TO DEFEAT ROMMEL AT EL ALAMEIN IN 1943
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19. AP:
What is the significance of the Battle of El Alamain?

20. THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD
IN THE SPRING OF 1942, HITLER ORDERED HIS TROOPS TO CAPTURE STALINGRAD AT ALL COSTS
BLOODIEST BATTLE IN HISTORY OF WARFARE…..2 MILLION DEAD.
GERMANS UNPREPARED FOR WINTER, SOVIETS FOUGHT FIERCLY FOR EVERY INCH OF CITY
IN NOVEMBER, SOVIET REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVED AND TRAPPED GERMANS IN CITY
ENTIRE ELITE GERMAN 5TH ARMY SURRENDERS = GERMANY NO LONGER ON THE OFFENSIVE = RETREATING

21. AP
How is the Battle of Stalingrad considered THE major turning point in fighting the Germans?

32. ATSU WW2

33. Learning Log
Why did FDR and Churchill want to defeat Germany in N. Africa before staging a European invasion?
Who commanded the German forces in North Africa?
What battle proved to be the turning point in N. Africa against the Germans?
How did the United States win the Battle of the Atlantic?
How was the battle of Stalingrad a major turning point in the fight to defeat German forces in the Soviet Union?