1. US History Objectives 10.02 and 10.03

2. US Enters WWII After Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
Production for war will result in US coming out of the Great Depression

3. US Offensive in Europe Operation Torch Operation Husky November 1942
Invade Northern Africa (land taken by Italy)
Operation Husky
July 1943
Allies invade Italy
Benito Mussolini no longer in power

4. Operation Husky
Operation
Torch

5. Operation Overlord- D-day
Allied invasion of Northern France
France was occupied by Nazi Germany
Invade Normandy, France
Allied forces- mainly American and British
Most famous invasion of WWII
Clear beach for Allied forces
Advance through France and Belgium toward Germany
Liberate (free) France and other nations along the way

6. D-Day Videos

8. Allies close in on Hitler and Germany
Allied forces advance through France
American and British forces
Soviet forces advance through Poland
Allied forces advance through Italy
Turning Point
Battle of the Bulge in Belgium
May 8, 1945
V-E Day (Victory in Europe)- Germany officially surrenders

10. War in the Pacific Led by General Douglas MacArthur
Use theory of “island hopping”
Take control of islands in Pacific Ocean on their way to mainland Japan
Turning Point
Battle of Midway
Final islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa captured in early 1945

12. Truman’s Decision Harry Truman Decision
Becomes President in 1945 after FDR dies in office
Decision
Invade Japan
Try to get them to surrender peacefully
Use atomic weapons
Developed using the Manhattan Project
Use Atomic Weapons for 3 reasons
Japan will not surrender peacefully
Invading Japan would result in American lives lost
Atomic Bomb would bring about a quick end to the war
Drop 2 atomic bombs
August 6, 1945 on Hiroshima
August 9, 1945 on Nagasaki
September 2, V-J Day (Victory in Japan)- surrender

13. Atomic Bomb Videos
Nagasaki
Hiroshima

14. Other World War II Events
4 Conferences
Atlantic Charter- alliance between US and Britain
Tehran Conferences- leaders of US (FDR), Britain (Churchill) and Soviet Union (Stalin)
1943
Made plans for D-day invasion in France
Agree to divide Germany after war

15. Conferences Cont. Yalta Conference Potsdam Conference
February Again Big 3 leaders
Divide Germany into 4 zones after war
Soviets agree to join war in Japan
Agree to form a United Nations to keep peace
Potsdam Conference
August Again Big 3 leaders
Talks don’t go well
Truman is now President (he and Stalin disagree)
Soviets insist on being able to keep land in Eastern Europe (Poland)
Lead to division in Europe
West- democratic
East- communist under Soviet control

16. Map of Post-WWII Europe

17. World War II and the American Homefront
US History Goal 10.03
World War II and the American Homefront

18. Increase Military Selective Service Act Women Minorities
Requires men of a certain age to register for draft
Over 10 million soldiers will be drafted
Women
Be allowed to serve as nurses, ambulance drivers, radio operators, other non-combat jobs
Minorities
US military segregated
Minorities- Mexicans, Chinese and Blacks join
Eventually some see combat

19. Labor and Economic Recovery
Industries begin to produce for war in 1942
Automobile plants- tanks, planes, boats
Over 6 million women enter workforce
Over 2 million minorities enter workforce

20. Government control of Economy
Office of Price Administration
Ration food and freeze wages and prices
National War Labor Board
Allowed benefits (vacation) for workers
War Production Board
Ration fuel and materials like gasoline and metals
Department of the Treasury
Sold and issued War Bonds

21. Economic Prosperity Unemployment falls to 1.2% in 1944 Farmers prosper
Better machinery, fertilizers
Production increases 50%
Population Movements
Great Migration to the North
Move to California from South

22. GI Bill Servicemen’s Readjustment Act Known as GI Bill
Returning soldiers get money to go to college or get job training
Also gave low interest loans for buying homes or starting businesses
Result in many Americans going to college

23. Japanese Internment
Following Pearl Harbor, fear of attacks on West Coast
US will relocate Japanese citizens living there to internment camps
Many Japanese will lose their businesses and possessions
Create Anti-Japanese feelings in the United States

24. Map

25. Signs and Video

26. Korematsu vs. US (1944) US Supreme Court Case
Following Pearl Harbor, civil rights and liberties of Japanese Americans taken away
Korematsu will sue for rights
US Supreme Court will rule that internment was constitutional due to military necessity (clear and present danger clause)

27. World War II Propaganda
Goals
Promote conservation of fuel and food
Sell bonds to finance the war
Promote the US Armed Forces and convince people to join the military

28. Rosie the Riveter
Used to encourage women to do their part by working in factories and help industries build for the war effort
Women were not allowed to join the military

29. Military Posters

30. Rationing

31. War Bonds