November 21, 2016 Goal: Explain the role that geography played in the development of military strategies and weaponry in World War II. QOD: Why did America get involved in the war in Europe? Agenda: Battles in Europe and American Goes to War PPT with notes

North African Front Eisenhower commanded 107,000 allied troops in North Africa in 1942 After months of fighting the Germans surrendered in May 1943 Allies hoped to draw Germans away from Stalingrad (Soviet Union)

Italian Campaign Allies capture Sicily in 1943 and Mussolini resigns Hitler turns full attention Some of the bloodiest battles of war fought right outside Rome Hitler did not want the fight coming to Germany. Effort did not succeed. In 1945 Germany surrenders

D-Day (Operation Overlord) June 6, 1944 Occurred on beaches in France, led by Eisenhower (GB and Canada help) 7 days of fighting, the Allies held the 80 mile strip By Sept. 1944 the Allies had freed France https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82RTzi5Vt7w

Battle of the Bulge Oct. 1944 Americans capture their first German town Battle lasted 1 month Germans had been pushed back Allies liberated death camps

In the final days of war, Italians who supported the allies capture and execute Mussolini and Hitler will commit suicide

V-E Day Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, marked the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. May 8th 1945

The Pacific Theater           Japan was working on expanding empire throughout the Pacific The U.S. had a trade embargo on Japan to try and deter Japan from invading countries   U.S. was able to intercept and break Japan's secret codes Intercepted the code about Pearl Harbor - sent the message on a slower telegram (by accident) to warn U.S. Navy about attack

Pearl Harbor 2 full blown attacks on Pearl Harbor December 7, Japan saw the US military fleet in Pearl Harbor as their only challenge in the Pacific. It must be destroyed!!! “A Date Which Shall Live in Infamy”

Pearl Harbor Continued Japan viewed as a stunning victory December 8, 1941, U.S. declares war on Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxIsVYdB0lA

Island Hopping A military strategy employed by the US in the Pacific War against Japan during World War II. The idea was to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions and instead concentrate the limited Allied resources on strategically important islands that were not well defended but capable of supporting the drive to the main islands of Japan. US fights Japanese from island to island all the way back to Japan

Island Hopping Reading

Battle of Midway (US win) Strategic island to refuel ships (1942) Guadalcanal- US win brings us one step closer to Japanese mainland, keeps Japanese from invading Australia Iwo Jima (1945) Americans now in striking distance to mainland Okinawa (1945) Close to Japanese mainland

Guadalcanal-Reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQKJY43-LmE Iwo Jima- The Tunnels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyZUSPJC6Lc Okinawa Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztvmUXkS5h0

Navajo Code Talkers Young Navajo Indians who transmitted secret communications on the battlefields of WWII. At a time when America's best cryptographers were falling short, these modest sheepherders and farmers were able to fashion the most ingenious and successful code in military history. They drew upon their proud warrior tradition to brave the dense jungles of Guadalcanal and the exposed beachheads of Iwo Jima. Serving with distinction in every major engagement of the Pacific theater from 1942-1945, their unbreakable code played a pivotal role in saving countless lives and hastening the war's end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rSvm3m8ZUA

Atrocities leading up to attack Worksheet Your job: Slam poetry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAx845QaOck