1. How do the Allies defeat the Axis Powers?
The Allied Victory
How do the Allies defeat the Axis Powers?

2. D-Day: Invasion of Normandy (European War)
Eisenhower is named Allied Supreme Commander in Europe
June : Allies launch an invasion of the beaches in N. France
150K allied troops land: 2700 killed on first day
July-Aug: one million more Allied troops arrive – Germany retreating
Great Britain
Discuss: What happened at Omaha beach and why was it so bad?

3. Victory in Europe Map Time! D-Day
Aug 25: Allied army liberates Paris, DeGaulle rejoins the Allies as they push Germany army into Belgium
Soviet army slowly pushing from east, liberating concentration camps
Map Time!
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Dec 1944: Hitler pulls all of his troops out of east and launches a massive counter attack in Belgium called Battle of the Bulge
Jan ‘45: Despite initial success at the Ardennes forest, Germany loses
VQ 1: How did Germans try to trick US? VQ2: Why did Germany lose?

4. Suicide Suicide Suicide
Feb-Apr 1945: Allied planes bombing cities, 25K killed in Dresden
April 1945: FDR dies in America as Allies & Soviets enter Germany
April 30: Hitler and his closest associates are in his private bunker
After marrying his girlfriend Eva Braun, Hitler & Braun commit suicide
Propaganda minister Goebbels & SS Chief Himmler commit suicide
Suicide
Suicide
Suicide
May 7: Germany unconditionally surrenders to Eisenhower (VE Day)
Nuremberg trials held to determine guilt of those Nazis captured

5. Map Time! Iwo Jima Okinawa The Pacific War
Allies & Chinese Army liberate Korea & China – Japan now using Kamikaze pilots to defend remaining territory
March 1945: After a month of bitter fighting, Allies take Iwo Jima
VQ: How was invasion of Iwo Jima different than D-Day?
Discuss: What does Iwo Jima say about Japanese fighting style?
Next, Allies take island of Okinawa, 350 miles south of Japan
Okinawa is the bloodiest battle of the war: 100K Japanese & 12K Allied troops killed in a month and a half of fighting
Despite the heavy casualties, Japan refuses to surrender. Truman must decide if he wants to invade Japan
Map Time!
Iwo Jima
Okinawa

6. To Invade or Not to Invade?
How did Truman feel about the men he was meeting with?
How did Truman feel about MacArthur (give three examples)?
What are Truman’s options, which do you think is his best option
Write a question that you would ask Truman about this diary entry.