BELLWORK: Operation Barbarossa In your textbook, read “Invasion of the Soviet Union” on pgs. 614-615 and answer the following questions: Why did Hitler want to invade the Soviet Union? What was Operation Barbarossa? How did Stalin react? What is a scorched-earth policy? Why did Stalin use this? Describe the advances Germany made within the Soviet Union. What conditions did the soldiers face? What was the outcome of this invasion?

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German Expansion by 1942

U.S. Involvement & Japanese Militarism After Britain & the Soviet Union were attacked, their leaders looked to the U.S. Both Churchill & Stalin requested aide from the U.S. and supported their entrance into the war. The only problem…….. America was still in a depression and did NOT want to get involved in Europe’s problems. No direct threat…..for now….. To learn about Japan’s transition to militarism and the threat towards the U.S., complete the wkst!

Review Discussion Why did Japan feel that the U.S. did not accept it as equal? What happened to Japan’s population after WWI? What problem did this create? Where did Japan expand to in 1931? Why was this a problem? How did militarism influence daily life in Japan? Who was Emperor Hirohito? Summarize Japan’s shift to militarism! Why & how did it happen? List three-five things that showed this transition!

Why did Japan feel that the U.S. did not accept it as equal?

What happened to Japan’s population after WWI? Why was this a problem?

Where did Japan expand to in 1931? Why did they want to expand?

How did militarism influence daily life in Japan?

Who was Emperor Hirohito?

REVIEW List 3-5 things that caused the shift of the government towards militarism.

BELLWORK: May 1st List one cause and one effect of the Manchurian Incident. (Japan’s invasion of Manchuria) What was the goal of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere? How did Japan accomplish this goal? How did WWII change once the USSR & US declared war? THINKER: Why was the U.S. neutral in the beginning of WWII?

How the rise of Japanese militarism ended U.S. neutrality U.S. Involvement in WWII How the rise of Japanese militarism ended U.S. neutrality

Japan Moves Away from Peace Japan lacked the land, materials, and markets to feed its growing population. The Manchurian Incident: In 1931, Japanese troops captured several cities in Manchuria (Eastern China). This increased the army’s power over the government. Japan refused to cooperate with peace treaties, so it withdrew from the League of Nations Naval officers helped assassinate the prime minister and put the general Tojo Hideki into power in 1941.

In the early 1930’s, there was a Civil War between communists and nationalists in China. This allowed Japan to expand without resistance.

Japanese Expansion Continued invasion of China Japan occupied major cities along China’s East coast Soldiers killed 200,000 civilians The U.S., Soviet Union, and Britain all tried to protect peace and stop invasion in China. Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: Japan wanted to liberate Asia from European colonizers by extending their rule. In 1940, Japan allied itself with the Axis powers. Japan moved troops into British colonies, French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies.

Should the U.S. enter WWII? Germany and Japan were big threats and increasing their aggression, but the U.S. was still deep in the Depression The big question: SHOULD THE U.S. ENTER WWII? Isolationism: Belief that the U.S. should stay out of war. Interventionism: Belief that the U.S. should give support and involvement to the Allies

From Isolationism to War FDR limited what Japan could buy from the U.S., froze Japanese financial assets, ended sales of iron and steel, and cut off oil shipments.

BELLWORK: May 2nd Who was Tojo Hideki? How did he come to power in Japan? Why was Japan able to expand so quickly throughout the Pacific? Why didn’t anyone stop them? List three U.S. actions that were viewed as aggressive by Japan. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? What was the goal of this attack? THINKER: Make a prediction  How will the U.S. entrance into WWII impact the economy?

Lend-Lease Act Prime Minister Churchill confessed to FDR that Britain was nearly bankrupt and needed more American equipment. Lend-Lease Act: The President could aid any nation whose defense was vital to U.S. security. After Germany attacked the Soviet Union, FDR extended the Lend-Lease Act to the Soviets. Increased production = increased employment = end of GD! By the end of WWII, the U.S. had loaned or given away $49 billion of aid to over 40 nations.

Pearl Harbor Tensions continued to grow between the powers, until…… December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, a naval base in Hawaii. Japan’s goal: hurt the American Navy so they couldn’t interfere with expansion policies 2,400 Americans were dead,1,200 were wounded, and 200 warships were destroyed.

U.S.S. ARIZONA Most dramatic loss in Pearl Harbor attack. 1,177 dead The wreck was not salvaged and continues to lie on the floor of the harbor.

December 8, 1941: U.S. declares war on Japan December 11: Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.

REVIEW In your notes, create a flow chart of events showing increasing tension between the U.S. and Japan. Use all events to describe conflict leading up to the U.S. declaration of war. * * * * *      U.S. DECLARES WAR!!!

German Expansion by 1942

WWII Turning Points in Europe In 1943, FDR and Churchill met at the Casablanca Conference to discuss their next move. They decided defeating Germany was top priority! Once Italy was defeated, they would invade Germany. After Europe was liberated, then they would focus on defeating Japan. In order to understand the key battles, events and turning points of WWII in Europe, you are going to read pgs. 620-625 and complete a worksheet for notes.

Pearl Harbor Footage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2PDl-wSBLQ