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World War II

World War II. Victory. The Big Three. USSR Joseph Stalin U. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt Great Britain Winston Churchill. The Plan. Focus on Europe first, then Japan. Stalin wanted a second European front opened FDR and Churchill focus on Africa instead. European Theatre

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World War II

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  1. World War II Victory

  2. The Big Three • USSR • Joseph Stalin • U. S. • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Great Britain • Winston Churchill

  3. The Plan • Focus on Europe first, then Japan. • Stalin wanted a second European front opened • FDR and Churchill focus on Africa instead

  4. European Theatre General Eisenhower future President of the United States Pacific Theatre no one leader like Europe Admiral Nimitz General MacArthur Who’s In Charge? Admiral Nimitz General MacArthur

  5. Operation Torch • British strike back at the Germans • British led by General Montgomerey • U. S. attacks from the other side • Led by General Patton • (1943) Germans are pushed out of N. Africa

  6. Battle of Stalingrad(August 1942 – February 1943) • Germans head south for oil, iron and the Volga River • Germans destroy over 90% of the city • Soviets refuse to give up the city • Stalin “Not one step backwards!”

  7. Turning Point on the Eastern Front • November, Russians counterattack • Germans are surrounded • Hitler refuses to let generals surrender • Friedrich von Paulus • General not allowed to surrender • Blamed for the loss • Attempt to fly in supplies • complete failure

  8. “The bloodiest battle in recorded human history.”

  9. Italy • 1943 Britain and U. S. send in 180,000 troops • Mussolini is arrested • King Victor Emanuelle new ruler • Germans reinforce northern Italy • Free Mussolini • 1945 Germans finally pushed out • Mussolini captured, shot and hung in Milan

  10. Japanese Internment in America • Executive Order #9066 • Japanese sent to relocation camps • 2/3 were American citizens • Thought they might be spies or help Japan during an invasion

  11. Over 100,000 were “relocated” without cause

  12. 442nd Regiment • Many Japanese Americans volunteered for service • 1943 allowed to form a regiment • Fought in Europe • Became the most distinguished regiment, based on size and service, in the history of the army.

  13. Operation Overlord • Planned invasion of Europe, specifically France • Operation Fortitude • Created fake armies and sent fake signals about possible invasions at Norway and Calais • Keep the Germans guessing about where to protect

  14. Soldiers preparing in Southern England

  15. June 6, 1944D-Day • Attack is at Normandy • Rommel is the German in charge of the area • Back in Germany for his wife’s 50th Birthday

  16. Multiple beach front attackCode named:Juno, Utah, Omaha, Sword, and Gold

  17. 3,000 American soldiers die on the first day.(Memorial at Normandy, France)

  18. Why did we do it? • Over 1.4 million allied troops arrive in France within a month

  19. On the attack! • By August 1944, Paris is liberated • By September: • All of France • Netherlands • Belgium

  20. Battle of the Bulge • December 1944- January 1945 • Allies closing in on Germany • Germans looking for a one punch knockout • Breaks allied line • Ardenne forrest • Creates a “bulge” in allied defense lines • Allies hold and then push back • Last major offensive by Germany

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