Review!!!

The “Big Four”

The Paris Peace Conference

• January 1919

• Allied Leaders The “Big Four” meet– United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy

• This conference leads to the Treaty of _______ and the _____ __ ______?

Peace agreement following WW1

Election of 1932

Causes of War

• One Purpose, One Nation, One Leader?• The National Socialist German Workers Party?• The United States focuses on Domestic issues?• Great Britain and France give into Germany?

Why?• The Axis powers want to conquer new

territories?• Allies step in?

Answers

• Fascism under Benito Mussolini• The Nazi Party, Nationalism within Germany

rises• Isolationism• Appeasement, still rebuilding from WW1• Expansionism• Britain and France aid Poland

Who is this?

The United States 1939-1941

Symbolic?

“Lightning War”

German Propaganda

The invasion of Poland

The Maginot Line

Germany takes Europe!

• April and May of 1940– Germany attacks Denmark and Norway

successfully. Followed by attacks on the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg.

– The German army quickly defeats Luxemburg in a day, Netherlands in five days, and Belgium in 3 weeks.

• June 1940– France Falls to Germany leaving only Britain.

The Battle of Britain

• Who, What, When, Where, Why?

Answers

• Who – Germany and Britain• What – Germany invades Britain, by air, across

the English Channel• When – Late summer and early fall of 1940 • Where – Great Britain

• Germany?

• Why - Britain stood in the way of Germany's complete domination of the continent

American buildup to War

Answers

• The Selective Training and Service Act – men age 21 to 30 registered for the draft, prior to direct involvement– men age 18 to 65 after entering the war

• Tripartite Pact– Pact between Japan, Germany, and Italy

• Destroyer for Bases– In exchange for 50 World War I destroyers, Britain gave the United States a 99 year lease to

establish Military Bases on British Possessions in the Western Hemisphere

• Atlantic Charter– August 1941, Established a vision for a post-World War II world

• Lend-Lease Act– It provided that President Roosevelt could ship weapons, food, or equipment to

any country whose struggle against the Axis powers

• Japanese Assets Frozen– Prior to Pearl Harbor on July 25th, 1941. Attempting to stop Japanese from expanding further

Pearl Harbor

• Who, What, When, Where, Why?

War in the Pacific

• Major battles? Who won these battles?

Answers

• Battle of the Coral Sea– 1st strategic defeat of the Japanese Imperial Navy, fought entirely by aircraft

• Battle of Midway– Japanese attempt to cripple American fleet, last offensive operation by Japan,

Allied victory

• Battle of Guadalcanal– Allies go on offensive, conquered 1st piece of Japanese held territory

• Battle of Leyte Gulf– Allied victory, Japanese Navy destroyed

• Iwo Jima and Okinawa– Allied victory, Bloody battles 75,000 Americans killed

Two Front War

• Germany begins attacking Britain and?– Throughout WW2, this country has

approximately 18 million deaths

• Major mistake by Hitler!

Who, What, When, Where, Why?

Answer

• Allied Invasion of Normandy, D-Day!– Started June 6th, 1944– Night maneuver– British Royal Air Force– Allied troops come ashore– Allies are attempting to retake Europe!

• Were they successful?

U.S. General ???

• Used what strategy to retake Europe?

• Helped liberate which country?

• Successfully contests which countries borders?

• 1. Blitzkrieg• 2. France• 3. Belgium, Luxemburg,

Netherlands, and Germany

Battle of the Bulge

End of War in Europe!

April 30th, 1945?

May 8th, 1945?

War shifts to

the Pacific!

Manhattan Project

• Development of? By whom?

• Was it effective?

• When was it used?

The End of War

• In July, 1945 the United States

send an ultimatum to Japan stating?

• Japans response?

• The aftermath of this exchange?

Any Questions?

• Test is 50 questions

• About 60% multiple choice with 20% True/False and 20% Fill in the Blank