WWII

WWIICh. 321AKS47a - describe the major conflicts and outcomes including Pearl Harbor, El-Alamein, Stalingrad, D-Day, Guadalcanal, the Philippines, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the end of the war in Europe and Asia47b - identify Nazi ideology, policies, and consequences which led to the Holocaust47c - explain the military and diplomatic negotiations between the leaders of Great Britain (Churchill), the Soviet Union (Stalin), and the United States (Roosevelt/Truman) from Teheran to Yalta and Potsdam and the impact on the nations of Eastern Europe47d - explain allied Post-World War II policies including formation of the United Nations, the Marshall Plan for Europe and McArthurs plan for JapanEQWhat were the important events of WWII?What was the Holocaust?What were the effects of WWII?Blitzkrieg September 1, 1939 Lightning WarHitlers invasion of PolandFrance and Great Britain declare war on GermanySoviets take eastern half of Poland

Germans Advance

The Battle of BritainWinston Churchill new British Prime MinisterWe shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets we shall never surrender.

RadarCould tell the number, speed, and direction of incoming warplanes

Hitler invades the Soviet UnionOperation BarbarossaHitler would not allow his men to retreatHarsh winter conditions

Britain and U.S. sign Atlantic CharterNeutrality Acts - U.S. remained isolationistLend-lease U.S. could lend or lease arms and supplies to alliesRoosevelt and Churchill sign Atlantic CharterUpheld free trade among nations and the right of nations to choose government

SummarizeWhat was Hitlers Blitzkrieg?What happened during the Battle of Britain?Who was Winston Churchill?What was the point of lend-lease?

ReviewWhat was Hitlers Blitzkrieg?What happened during the Battle of Britain? What technology helped the British?Who was Winston Churchill?What was the point of lend-lease?

Guadalcanal

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The HolocaustHitlers Final Solutionslavery, genocide of inferior groupsGenocidedeliberate, systematic killing of an entire populationTarget Jews, gypsies, freemasons, Jehovahs Witnesses, unfit GermansNazi death squads round up Jews, shoot themIMAGES COMING UP ARE GRAPHIC

ImportantSummaryWhat was Kristallnacht?What was Hitlers final solution?Define genocide.Where did Hitler move the Jews?What was the most infamous of the death camps?El Alamein (North Africa)Who was the British General?Who was the Nazi General?What was the outcome?

The Battle of Stalingrad (Soviet Union)How long did the battle last?What problems did the Germans face?What was the result?

D-Day (Allied invasion of France) June 6, 1944What was the goal?What was unique about it?How many troops? How many ships?What was the result?

D-Day FactsEisenhower directs Allied invasion of France at the beaches of Normandy from BritainLargest amphibious invasion of all-time5000 vessel armada150,ooo men30,ooo vehicles13,000 men dropped in by 800 planes300 more planes dropped more than 13,000 bombsBy nightfall on June 6, more than 9,000 Allied soldiers were dead or wounded, but more than 100,000 had made it ashore.

Victory in Europe (V-E Day)Soviets take BerlinHitler and Eva Braun get married; suicideMay 7, 1945 Germany surrenders

ReviewWhat battle in North Africa saw Erwin Rommels Nazi force defeated?What bitter battle was a disaster for Nazi Germany?What was the name of the allied invasion of Europe?Atomic Bomb ends the warAugust 6, Hiroshima, major military center, destroyed by bomb3 days later, bomb dropped on city of NagasakiAugust 14, 1945 Japan surrenders (V-J Day)Within the first two to four months of the bombings, the acute effects killed 90,000166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,00080,000 in Nagasaki, with roughly half of the deaths in each city occurring on the first day.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Hiroshima and Nagasaki