1. Good Morning! Bell Ringer – Turn to page 926 and answer:
Which countries did Germany invade?
In what way was Germany’s geographic location an advantage when it was on the offensive in the war?
What was the latest year of their significant advances?
Turn to page 942 and answer:
In what year did Allied forces start pushing back against the Axis?
Which European countries remained neutral during WWII?
What seems to be the destination for most of the Allied advances that took place in Europe during ?

2. Chapter 32 Section 4 “The Allied Victory”
Celebrating V-J Day in NYC

3. The Tide Turns on Two Fronts
A. The Battle of Stalingrad – August 23, 1942
1. Nazi bombing raids left city in rubble
2. Russian winter set in
a. German troops trapped w/ no supplies
b. German troops surrendered February 2
c. Germans now on defensive – turning point!
Battle of Stalingrad

4. 1. shot and body hanged in Milan
B. Invasion of Italy
1. Allied forces landed on Sicily & captured it
2. Mussolini toppled from power & arrested
3. Italy surrendered on September 3, 1943
4. Germans seized northern Italy & put Mussolini back
in charge
5. fighting continued until May 1945
6. Mussolini found disguised as German soldier
1. shot and body hanged in Milan

5. The Allied Home Fronts
A. Mobilizing for War
1. United States
a. factories produced wartime supplies
b. millions of workers, mostly women, had jobs
in war industries
c. American gov’t rationed scarce items
d. war stamps & bonds to help finance war
B. Government propaganda helped raise support & money

6. Soviet Propaganda

7. USA Propaganda

8. Rosie the Riveter represented women workers in WWII

9. C. War Limits Civil Rights 1. Japanese-Americans a
C. War Limits Civil Rights 1. Japanese-Americans a. sent to internment camps b. some fought for U.S.

11. Japanese Americans arriving
at internment camps
Japanese Internment camp,
Colorado

12. 1. General Eisenhower – commander 2. Operation Overlord
Victory in Europe
A. The D-Day Invasion
1. General Eisenhower – commander
2. Operation Overlord
3. British, American, French, & Canadian troops
fought on beach in Normandy
4. heavy losses, but Allies successful
General Eisenhower and
D-Day troops

13. D-Day Invasion

14. B. The Battle of the Bulge
1. Allied forces moved in from west & Soviets from east
2. German tanks broke through American defenses
3. Allies eventually pushed Germans back

15. C. Germany’s Unconditional Surrender
1. April 1945 , Allies took Berlin
2. Hitler & wife committed suicide; bodies burned
3. May 7, 1945 , General Eisenhower accepted
unconditional surrender of Third Reich
4. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12
5. May 9 – surrender officially signed in Berlin
a. V-E Day – Victory in Europe Day

16. Victory in the Pacific
A. The Japanese Retreat
1. Allies returned to Philippines & defeated Japanese

17. 2. Japanese planned to destroy American fleet
a. kamikazes, or Japanese suicide pilots, crashed
bombed-filled planes into American ships
Admiral Onishi,
“Father of the Kamikaze”

18. 3. March 1945, U.S. troops took island of Iwo Jima
4. April 1945, U.S. troops took island of Okinawa

19. B. The Japanese Surrender 1. atomic bomb, or A-bomb
a. top-secret, Manhattan Project
2. President Truman warned Japanese to surrender, but
no reply
3. August 6, 1945, a bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
Hiroshima

20. 4. August 9, a bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
5. September 2, Japanese surrendered
Nagasaki
“Fat Man” – bomb dropped on Nagasaki

22. Daily Essential Questions
What caused Germany to surrender?
What brought about the Japanese surrender?

23. Creating WWII Propaganda
You will create your own WWII propaganda poster, encouraging citizens of your country to support your war effort. You can choose to be from the USA, Britain, Soviet Union, Germany, Japan, etc.
Your poster should be creative and colorful
Posters should include one or more of the following themes:
Encouraging civilians to specific efforts, such as recycling, working in a munitions factory, or buying war stamps and bonds
Describing hardships faced in other allied nations
Describing the threat enemies posed to you at home
Calling for support of government leaders, soldiers, or the war effort