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Adolf Hitler Dictator of Germany - 1933 The Rise of Dictators Dictator – a leader who gains complete control of a country’s government. Hitler’s Political party was called the Nazi party. They believed in fascism (individual freedoms are denied and complete power is given to the government). If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? Adolf Hitler Dictator of Germany - 1933 © One Stop Teacher Shop

Dictators Everywhere!!! Their goals: to attack and conquer other countries. Military leaders in Japan (Hirohito) came to power, and planned to build a massive empire in East Asia © One Stop Teacher Shop

The Two Alliances (here we go again!) Axis Powers Germany-Hitler Italy-Mussolini Japan - Hirohito Allied Powers Britain - Churchill France Poland Who started it? Germany threatened to invade Poland. Britain and France said, “You better not, or else…” Germany ignored the threat and did it anyway. Britain and France declared war on Germany. Unfortunately, Germany quickly conquered France and Poland. © One Stop Teacher Shop

Will the U.S. join? Problem Winston Churchill (leader of Britain) needed U.S. help! Americans didn’t want another World War. (isolationism) Solution Lend-Lease policy – The U.S. let Britain borrow military supplies without officially entering the war. © One Stop Teacher Shop

Never mind! Count us in!!!! Spoke out against Japanese expansion Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Japan Thought the U.S. was standing in their way America Spoke out against Japanese expansion © One Stop Teacher Shop

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii © One Stop Teacher Shop If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? Pearl Harbor, Hawaii © One Stop Teacher Shop

The U.S. Enters WWII …and the Soviet Union? Soviet Union was ruled by a dictator named Joseph Stalin. Although Stalin had an agreement with Hitler, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union. Stalin had no choice but to join the Allied Powers. © One Stop Teacher Shop

Axis Powers Italy Japan Germany Benito Mussolini Adolph Hitler Emperor Hirohito © One Stop Teacher Shop

Allied Powers Great Britain United States of America Soviet Union Winston Churchill United States of America President Roosevelt Soviet Union Joseph Stalin Canada © One Stop Teacher Shop

United States Draft Card If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? The U.S. was not prepared for war. 10 million men were drafted © One Stop Teacher Shop

End of the Depression  Supply and Demand Allied Powers need weapons – We can make them. How did this get us out of the Great Depression? How did this impact our economy? © One Stop Teacher Shop

What were the roles of women during WWII? Served in Military Airplane Pilots Radio Operators What were the roles of women during WWII? Nurses Mechanics Rosie the Riveter Athletes © One Stop Teacher Shop

What were the roles of African Americans during WWII? If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? Tuskegee Airmen © One Stop Teacher Shop

“Do Your Part” How did Americans help the war effort? Scrap drives Rationing Victory Gardens © One Stop Teacher Shop

Japanese Americans The Japanese just bombed Pearl Harbor. How did this make Americans feel about the Japanese living in America? Japanese Internment Camps © One Stop Teacher Shop

Japanese Internment Camps If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? Japanese Internment Camps © One Stop Teacher Shop

New Technology Manhattan Project – code name given to the effort to build an atomic bomb. Albert Einstein © One Stop Teacher Shop

Major Events of WWII D-Day (Date of Invasion) Who: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 175,00 soldiers, and 6,000 ships. Where: Normandy, France What: The Allies fought their way onto the beach and successfully invaded Normandy, making their way toward Germany. When: June 6, 1944 © One Stop Teacher Shop

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Major Events of WWII V-E Day (Victory in Europe) May 8, 1945; Germany surrendered!!  The United States and Soviet Union invaded Germany at the same time from two different locations. When Soviet Union neared Berlin, Hitler killed himself © One Stop Teacher Shop

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Major Events of WWII Iwo Jima (Now to invade Japan!) Strategy: Island hopping – capture the most important islands from the Japanese. The fighting on Iwo Jima was “the toughest the Marines ran across in 168 years” Why is this a good strategy? © One Stop Teacher Shop

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Major Events of WWII V-J Day (Victory in Japan) August 14, 1945 Harry S. Truman (New US President) decided to use atomic bombs on Japan. WHY? This might force Japan to surrender and save American lives. © One Stop Teacher Shop

If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop

Hiroshima, Japan First Atomic Bomb used in war. © One Stop Teacher Shop

Nagasaki, Japan Second Atomic Bomb used in war. © One Stop Teacher Shop

The Holocaust….the facts The Nazi party had a strict policy of anti-Semitism (the hatred of Jews). Laws limited the rights of Jews in Germany. During WWII Nazi leaders decided to destroy the entire Jewish population of Europe. When German forces captured a country, they arrested all Jews who lived there. They were taken to concentration camps. © One Stop Teacher Shop

What were concentration camps like? © One Stop Teacher Shop

Open your eyes… what do you see? © One Stop Teacher Shop

United Nations 50 countries met and formed the United Nations Purpose: To promote global cooperation to try to avoid such terrible wars in the future. © One Stop Teacher Shop