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World War 2

World War 2. Tyler Smay Aaron Reed Patrick Rodgers. Thesis. To educate our class in depth all about World War 2. Italy. Benito Mussolini Fascist state “Superior nation with a glorious destiny” Ended freedom of the press Banned all other political parties “Mussolini is always right”.

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World War 2

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  1. World War 2 Tyler Smay Aaron Reed Patrick Rodgers

  2. Thesis To educate our class in depth all about World War 2.

  3. Italy • Benito Mussolini • Fascist state • “Superior nation with a glorious destiny” • Ended freedom of the press • Banned all other political parties • “Mussolini is always right”

  4. Germany • Adolf Hitler • National Socialist Party (Nazi) • Aryan – Master Race • Slavs, Gypsies, and Jews inferior

  5. Japan • Hirohito and Hideki Tojo • Militarists gain power • 1936 – Complete control • Racist • Superior to all other Asians

  6. Soviet Union • Josef Stalin – Dictator • Totalitarian State • Modernize agriculture and industry • Labor camps • No tolerance for rivals

  7. Britain • Sir Winston Churchill • Battle of Britain • Air battles

  8. United States • President Roosevelt • Fought in Europe, Pacific, and North Africa

  9. Invasion of Poland August 1939 Hitler and Stalin signed agreement to split Poland September 1st, 1939

  10. Invasion of the Soviet Union June 22nd, 1941 German forces moved into the Soviet Union Joined sides with Britain Stalin and Churchill mistrusted each other

  11. Weapons

  12. Weapons Cont. Bah-Zooka • F-Thrower

  13. Neutrality • Neutrality Act (1935) • Cannot send any aid to war ridden countries • Lend-Lease Act • Lend supplies to countries fighting the Nazis

  14. Buildup and Draft September 1940 First peacetime draft in US history

  15. Pearl Harbor • December 7th, 1941 • Pearl Harbor, Hawaii • Island of Oahu • 400 military aircraft destroyed • 8 battleships damaged, 2 beyond repair • 2,400 Americans died • 3 waves scheduled, last wave called off

  16. Women’s Role • Took over men’s jobs in factories and shipyards • Bus drivers, police officers, ect… • Rosie the Riveter

  17. Japanese Internment • Executive Order 9066 in February 1942 • 110,000 interned for the war • Bring with that they could carry • Korematsu vs. United States • Military internment was justified

  18. Tension @ Home Japanese internment African American discrimination and segregation Mexican American “zoot suits”

  19. Propaganda

  20. D-Day • June 6th, 1944 • 155,000 Americans, British, and Canadians invaded Europe

  21. Map of Europe

  22. North Africa • October 1942 • German defeat at El Alamein • Dwight D. Eisenhower led Americans • Cornered Erwin Rommel between Morocco and Algeria • Surrender in May 1943

  23. Battle of the Bulge December 16th, 1944 Germans entered Belgium Created a “bulge” in the American line Coldest winter in 40 years Americans pushed through Invaded Germany

  24. VE Day • Victory in Europe Day • May 8th, 1945 • Hitler’s suicide • Mussolini’s hanging

  25. Atom Bomb • Decision made by Pres. Truman • August 6th, 1945 • First bomb dropped on Hiroshima • August 9th, 1945 • Second bomb dropped on Nagasaki • August 14th, 1945 • Emperor of Japan surrenders • V-J Day • September 2nd, 1945 • Macarthur formally accepts Japan’s surrender

  26. Hiroshima Mushroom Cloud

  27. Pacific Map

  28. Holocaust • “The final solution to the Jewish problem” • Blamed for the loss of WW1 • Genocide • Jews, Poles, Slavs, Gypsies, Communists, and disabled people • Death camps with gas chamber, furnaces, and medical experiments

  29. War Crimes Trials Nuremberg, Germany 1946, first trials began 12 defendants sentenced to death by hanging Trials held in Manila and Tokyo

  30. Unit 731 • Japanese holocaust • Covert operation • Studies for Biological, Chemical, Radiological, and Nuclear warfare and weapons

  31. Unit 731 Torture Torture: Vivisection w/o anesthesia Humans used in testing of grenades, flamethrowers, germ-releasing and chemical bombs Injected with diseases and illnesses Studied effects of untreated STD’s Plagues Buried alive (involved infants) Exposed to lethal x-ray radiations Extensive amputations Hung upside down Massive body build ups like in German concentration camps

  32. Aftermath Creation of the United Nations Countries left in ruin Millions dead

  33. Aftermath Chart

  34. Map Website World War 2 Interactive Map Site

  35. Works Cited Davidson, James West, and Michael B. Stoff. America: History of our Nation. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. Cassutto, George. "Interactive Maps of World War II." Welcome to Cyberlearning World by George Cassutto. 14 May 2009 http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/ushistory/ww2/ww2maps.htm "World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 17 May 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

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