1. Monday March 9, 2015 Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History
OBJECTIVE – Students Will Be Able To – SWBAT:
Explain how the U.S. turned the tide of WWII in Europe.
AGENDA:
WARM-UP: WWII Map of Europe
CONCEPT: War in Europe
READING: Battles of WWII
CHART: Battles of WWII: European Theater
***Tora Tora Tora Summary DUE TOMORROW***
WWII Map of Europe WARM-UP: (Follow the directions below)
***5 Minutes***
Analyze the map on P Answer the questions below.
How many countries in Europe were Allies in 1942?
How many countries in Europe were Axis or Axis-controlled in 1942?
If you were the U.S. entering into this war in 1942, what would your strategy be?

3. THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR II
AMERICA TURNS THE TIDE

4. SECTION 2: THE WAR FOR EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA
Days after Pearl Harbor, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived at the White House and spent three weeks working out war plans with FDR
They decided to focus on defeating Hitler first and then turn their attention to Japan

5. Battle in the Atlantic
A. Ger U-Boats prevented food and war supplies from reaching GB and SU
B. Allied ships formed Convoys for protection

6. ALLIES CONTROL U-BOATS
In the first seven months of 1942, German U-boats sank 681 Allied ships in the Atlantic
Something had to be done or the war at sea would be lost
First, Allies used convoys of ships & airplanes to transport supplies
Destroyers used sonar to track U-boats
Airplanes were used to track the U-boats ocean surfaces
With this improved tracking, Allies inflicted huge losses on German U-boats
ALLIES CONTROL U-BOATS
U-426 sinks after attack from the air, January Almost two-thirds of all U-boat sailors died during the Battle of the Atlantic.

7. Structured Academic Discussion
FDR and Churchill met in ___ and worked out the details for ____
The U.S. turned the tide in the Battle for the Atlantic by …

8. Battle for Stalingrad Hitler wants: 1. Soviet oil fields
2. destroy major industrial centers
Brutal house to house fighting
Soviet Army surrounds the city
Traps Ger Army & Cuts off supplies
A. Ger surrender Feb 1943
Turning pt.– Soviets move toward Germany

9. North Africa North African Campaign
A. Operation Torch (allied invasion)
Need a base to attack Italy
2. Ger surrender in May 1943
North Africa

10. FDR and Churchill in Casablanca
CASABLANCA MEETING
FDR and Churchill met in Casablanca and decided their next moves
1) Plan amphibious invasions of France and Italy
2) Only unconditional surrender would be accepted
FDR and Churchill in Casablanca

11. Italian Campaign
A. Sicily captured Summer of 1943
Mussolini forced to resign
Hitler determined to stop Allies
Ger put up very strong resistance
B. Italy freed in 1945, end of war

12. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
Among the brave men who fought in Italy were pilots of the all-black 99th squadron – the Tuskegee Airmen
The pilots made numerous effective strikes against Germany and won two distinguished Unit Citations

13. On May 31, 1943, the 99th Squadron, the first group of African-American pilots trained at the Tuskegee Institute, arrived in North Africa

14. Structured Academic Discussion
FDR and Churchill planned __________ invasions of __________ & _________
The all-black 99th air squadron …

15. WWII: Battles of Europe
NAME
DATE
DESCRIPTION
RESULT
Battle of the Atlantic
1939 – 1945; Entire war
German U-boats were successful early on in controlling the Atlantic. However, eventually Ally technology and convoys won out and they were able to ship goods across the Atlantic.
Allied
Victory
Battle of Britain El
Alamein
Stalin-grad
Kursk
Invasion of Sicily
Salerno
Norm-andy Invasion
Battle of the Bulge