New Seats Take the conquered country colored pencil-only one you need Take out Map and Worksheet from Last Week Take chart from the front of the room Finish drawing of French invasion

Allies Strike Back

6/22/1940

French Surrender The railway carriage in which Germany surrendered to France, at the end of World War I, had been housed in a French museum. Hitler ordered his engineers to retrieve the train car— and deliver it to the exact spot where Germany had surrendered 21½ years before.

Battle for Britain

WWII in Color-Hitler Strikes East

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United States Dec. 7 th 1941: A day that will live in infamy. Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese led by General Hideki Tojo Ends American isolationism US Congress declares war on Japan Dec. 8 th 1941 Italy and Germany will also declare war on the US. US responds in kind Homefront in the US Rationing and scrap drives Persecution of German, Italian, and Japanese-Americans Japanese Internment Camps 3 Policies Unite Europe First (France, Italy, and the Balkans) Military issues only; forgot the politics Unconditional surrender

The Atlantic Control of the Atlantic Ocean was vitally important for supplies for the Allied powers Germany initially had strong control After the Allied forces cracked the German code, they were able to turn the tides This ensured a well-supplied Allied force along with an increase in their production abilities

North AfricaAfrica Allies decided to attack first in North Africa (where US troops would see their first fighting) Over control of the Suez Canal = Oil fields in the ME German troops went to help Italian forces : African Korps under Erwin Rommel (Desert Fox) Back-and-Forth fighting between British and African Korps TURNING POINT: Battle of El Alamein in Egypt British under Montgomery. Called Operation Torch in 10/1942 Took advantage of Rommel supply troubles Rommel would later be executed by Hitler With the help of US troops under General Eisenhower; North Africa belonged to the Allies by May 1943

Italy July 1943-Allies would invade the Island of Sicily and launch their attack from there By the end of July, Mussolini had been forced to give up his power Hitler had to move German troops in to protect the rest of Italy- long and bloody fighting would follow German troops restore Mussolini to the throne

Soviet Union Germans faced early success. Three pronged attack towards Leningrad, Moscow, and Stalingrad Einsatzgroupen: killing squads Leningrad was a massive siege from the Winter of day siege 1/3 of the population starves (3,000-4,000 died per day from starvation) I million total; but German troops eventually retreated Moscow Falls rains help Moscow Winter Elite force comes in from Siberia to provide assistance TURNING POINT: Stalingrad Looking to secure oil fields to the South Embarrassing loss for Hitler-refused to allow troops to surrender or retreat Massive casualties and losses due to lack of supplies Surrendered Feb. 1943

The Pacific Early months saw many victories for the Japanese Fierce fighting spirit (soldiers instead of bullets) American Troops forced to surrender Philippines April 1942 US under MacArthur 70,000 troops forced on Bataan Death March to a prison camp: death of 600 Americans and 10,000 Filipinos Battle of Coral Sea May 1942 = 1 st time that Japanese advance had been stopped, yet still hurt the Americans more than the Japanese TURNING POINT: Battle of Midway June 1942 Americans broke the Japanese code and knew their attack plans 4 Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk Turned the tide and brought the new tactic of “Island-Hopping” Battle of Guadalcanal: vicious fighting with Japanese eventually leaving the island in Feb Battle of Leyte Gulf Oct Kamikaze fighter pilots/ US victory with a reclamation of the Philippines