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End of the War
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Agenda• Bell Ringer: How did America mobilize for war? (5)• Lecture: End of World War II (20)• Group Article activity: Japanese Holdouts (10)• Group Article Activity: The man that survived… twice. (10)• Was the atomic bomb the best solution: Discussion (15)• Aftereffects of the War activity (10)• Quick Review (5)
• HW: Quick quiz next class on the age of World Wars.
• Objective: Students will analyze the reasons for the end of World War II, and discuss whether the atomic bomb was the correct choice.
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The end of Italy, and Mussolini
• After Africa is taken by the Allies, they attack Sicily and end Mussolini’s reign.
• He was found attempting to flee Italy as a German soldier.
• Resistance fighting would continue until 1945.
• Mussolini executed and hanged in public square.
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D-Day
• May, 1944. 3.5 million troops mobilized to strike on the coast of Normandy. June, 6th is the attack date.
• Germans knew an attack was coming, but thought it was on Calais beach, farther East.
• Still a formidable German presence on the beach, with machine guns and concertina wire.
• Over 3,000 Americans died on Omaha beach that day, but by August France was back in the hands of the Allied forces.
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Battle of the Bulge
• Last major German offensive of the war. An attempt to divide British and American forces. December, 1944
• It ultimately failed. • Now Hitler faced a war on two
fronts rapidly approaching Germany.
• He ends up killing himself in his bunker in April, when Soviet forces are invading Berlin.
• Germany would surrender in May, 1945.
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End of War in the Pacific
• Iwo Jima would be the last major battle in the Pacific, with nearly 110,000 Japanese troops killed in one month.
• Now it was on to Japan…
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The use of the Atomic Bomb
• Instead of facing large troop losses, Truman decided to use the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, then in Nagasaki.
• Over 110,000 civilians killed in the two cities.
• Surrender would occur on September 2nd.
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Before the Bombing
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After the Bombing
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After the War
• London, many cities in Germany, and parts of the Soviet Union lay in ruins.
• Conferences were held in Yalta and Potsdam to discuss how countries would recover after the war, and the division of lands held by Germany.
• United Nations was formed, with permanent members controlling a peacekeeping
force.
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Nuremberg and Occupation
• Germans were held liable for the atrocities of the Holocaust.
• 22 leaders charged with crimes against humanity.
• Hermann Goring kills himself after being sentenced to execution, along with 11 others.
• Similar trials occur in Japan as MacArthur restructures the government into Democracy.
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Questions
1. Should Yamaguchi have had kids given his health issues following World War II?
1. Should the Japanese troop be held responsible for his crimes after the war?