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World War II

World War II. 1939-1945. Causes:. P eace of Paris (Treaty of Versailles) A ggression N ationalism D ictators A ppeasement S panish Civil War *Economic Problems. Pearl Harbor:. Life on the Homefront :. Ended the Great Depression!!!

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World War II

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  1. World War II 1939-1945

  2. Causes: • Peace of Paris (Treaty of Versailles) • Aggression • Nationalism • Dictators • Appeasement • Spanish Civil War • *Economic Problems

  3. Pearl Harbor:

  4. Life on the Homefront: • Ended the Great Depression!!! • Millions go to work to produce war materials, including women and African Americans. • Effects on gender and racial discrimination? • What were Americans asked to do to support the war effort?

  5. Japanese Internment:

  6. The War Ends—1945: • In Europe: • Soviets attack from the East • Other Allies attack from the West • Adolf Hitler commits suicide • Germans surrender (May 7th) • V-E Day—May 8th

  7. The War Ends—1945: • In Pacific: • “Island hopping”—U.S. strategy to gain control of islands near Japan • Major battles: Midway, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa • Atomic Bombs: • Hiroshima—August 6th • Nagasaki—August 9th

  8. The Holocaust: • Genocide • Groups targeted by Nazis? • Jews, gypsies, communists, Africans, homosexuals, Poles, Slavs, & the mentally or physically handicapped. • Why? • Response? • War crimes & Nuremberg Trials

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