1. WORLD WAR II MAJOR TURNING POINTS

2. Battle of Britain OPERATION SEA LION – Luftwaffe attack of British cities and towns. Landing troops (7 months of attacks…living in subways) Radar & Enigma slowed the Nazis Hitler decided to call it off, WHY?

3. Who’s Next ? Hitler broke his Non Agression Pact with Stalin Known as OPERATION BARBAROSSA June 1941 - Blitzkrieg on USSR USSR – has largest army in the world 5 million Shocked and surprised by the Nazi attack

4. Three Little Pigs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyMxeq14wdg

5. USA STAYS NEUTRAL President FDR and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met in 1941 to discuss ending Nazi tyranny USA agreed to send weapons to Allies

6. Japan’s involvement While Europe is distracted, Japan takes over land in Asia USA against Japanese aggression stops selling weapons to Japan This angers the Japanese Pearl Harbor, US military base in Hawaii…a possible threat

7. Sunday December 7, 1941 AM Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor Over 180 U.S. aircraft destroyed Over 2,300 Americans killed Over 1,100 Americans wounded ‘A date that will live in infamy’ FDR

9. December 8, 1941 USA declares war on Japan ‘waking up a sleeping giant’ Allies USA / GB / USSR Japan common enemies….joins side of Axis Powers (Ger, Aus, Pol, Czech,)