Hitler was impressed by Japan’s strike on PH & promptly declared war on the U.S.

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Hitler was impressed by Japan’s strike on PH & promptly declared war on the U.S. Germans seemed unstoppable & Japan had a HUGE population/ army defending it German subs were sinking ships faster than Allies could replace them Axis powers

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Hitler was impressed by Japan’s strike on PH & promptly declared war on the U.S. Germans seemed unstoppable & Japan had a HUGE population/ army defending it German subs were sinking ships faster than Allies could replace them Axis powers owned most of Europe. Soviets Under Siege. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Hitler was impressed by Japan’s strike on PH & promptly declared war on the U.S.

Germans seemed unstoppable & Japan

had a HUGE population/ army

defending it

German subs were sinking ships faster

than Allies could replace them

Axis powers owned most of Europe

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Soviets Under SiegeGerman armies were closing in on Moscow, Leningrad & Stalingrad

Soviets responded as best as they couldThey burned crops & destroyed farm equipment – a tactic known as scorched earth

1,000,000 Russian men, women & children died

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MOSCOW

STALINGRAD

LENINGRAD

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Japanese Advances

Japanese took Guam, Wake

Island, Hong Kong & Singapore

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General Douglas McArthur commanded U.S. forces in the Pacific

– Remember him?...He was in charge of shutting down the Bonus Army Camp

– Few troops to defend a large area

– In the end, McArthur was severely outnumbered but vowed to return

– Japan continued to expand

I’ll be back!!!!