1. Turning Points of WWII

2. Daily Objective Identify the major turning points of WWII

3. Japanese Empire prior to Pearl Harbor Why did the Japanese want to expand their empire?

4. Dec. 7 th Pearl Harbor U.S had placed economic sanctions on Japan Japanese attack was intended to destroy the U.S. Pacific fleet America declares war on Japan on 12/8/1941*

5. The Japanese attacked with 6 aircraft carriers and 423 planes!

6. Battle Ship row December 7 th 1941

7. USS Arizona memorial

8. June 1942-Battle of Midway Admiral Nimitz had cracked the Japanese code Turning point in the Pacific* Japanese casualties- 4 aircraft carriers, 2500 pilots American casualties- 1 aircraft carrier, 307 KIA’s

10. Douglass Dauntless Dive bombers-Sank the Akagi&Hiryu

11. Aircraft Carrier, Akagi ( 1 of 4 Japanese carriers sunk @ Midway)

12. Stalin ”Not a Step Backward!”

13. 1942-1943 Stalingrad City named after Stalin Both dictators were determined to control Stalingrad Germans lost the entire 6 th army Turning point in the battle for Europe*

14. 500,000 Nazi’s were taken prisoner

15. - Most of the fighting occurred in the rubble of what was Stalingrad

16. Battle of Stalingrad-the 1 st time Hitler had been defeated

17. The Road to Berlin

18. June 1944- D-Day Largest invasion in history Operation Overlord Freed Europe from Nazi occupation

19. June 6, 1944- Over 175000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of France

20. Americans storming Normandy Beach

21. General Eisenhower addresses the troops before D-Day

22. German General Rommel inspects the Atlantic Wall

23. Atlantic Wall-Designed to prevent an Allied invasion!

24. Atlantic Wall under construction

26. August 6 th and 9 th 1945- U.S. drops the bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki Manhattan project Hiroshima 150,000 dead, Nagasaki 75,000 people dead September 2, 1945=VJ Day atomic weapons mankind atomic bomb

27. September 2, 1945 WWII is finally over

28. VJ Day

30. Hiroshima: Day of Fire Impact of the Bombing Ground temperatures7,000 F Hurricane force winds980 miles per hour Energy released20,000 tons of TNT Buildings destroyed62,000 buildings Killed immediately70,000 people

31. Victims of the Hiroshima bombing

32. Fat Man (Nagasaki)

33. Japan signs the surrender documents on the U.S.S Missouri

34. Discussion Question Why is the Battle of Stalingrad considered a turning point in WWII? Answer- The entire 6 th army was eliminated, and from this point on the Nazis were on the defensive.

35. Discussion Question Do you feel the U.S. was justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan? Answer- Opinions may vary, make sure to have evidence to support your answer

36. Discussion Question Why did the Japanese attack the U.S. at Pearl harbor? Answer- The Japanese wanted to destroy the U.S. Pacific fleet in order establish an empire in the Pacific region.

37. Discussion Question? Why was the Battle of Midway strategically significant? Answer- The battle of Midway was important because the Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers and 2500 experienced pilots. It was clearly the turning point in the Pacific theatre.

38. Discussion Question What strategies did the Allies use to fool the Nazi’s on D-Day? Answer- 1. Fake army 2. False radio messages