The End of War Nears

Lecture outline The Foothold German’s Pushed Back Death of Hitler V-E Day War in the Pacific The Atomic Age The Aftermath

The Defeat of the Axis - Europe 1944 1945 D-Day Allied Bombing Raids Allies Advance from Western Europe Soviet Advance from the east Death of Hitler V-E Day (Victory in Europe)

The Defeat of the Axis - Pacific 1941 1945 Attack on Pearl Harbour American Invasion of Japanese Occupied Islands Bombing Raids on Japan Soviets Advance Dropping of the Atomic Bombs V-J Day (Victory in Japan)

Map Animation – 1944 to 1945 The Map as History Go to the website: the-map-as-history.com Login info: provided by teacher Click on the section “World War II” Watch the following map animation: Allied Victory 1944-1945 The Map as History

Allied Forces on Normandy Beaches The F00thold - D-Day On June 6, 1944, Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy, France. Canadian troops were assigned to Juno Beach The Allies gained a foothold on continental Europe and within the next year would slowly push Nazi forces back. Juno Beach Today Allied Forces on Normandy Beaches

Landing on the beaches of Normandy To re-imbed the video clip search the following in YouTube: “Saving Private Ryan D-Day Scene”

Allies Push Back Germans Allied ground forces advanced on the Germans from the west - Soviets from the east. Frequent bombing raids, some including as many as 500 – 1000 Allied aircraft, destroyed major cities in Germany. The German’s retreat after the “Battle of the Bulge.”

The Death of Hitler Surrounded by Soviet troops, Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun, moved to a bunker below the Chancellor’s residence where he and Braun committed suicide (April 30, 1945). Hitler had first poisoned himself, then shot himself. His body was immediately burned by his guards.

V-E Day (Victory in Europe) The Allies had slowly pushed the Germans back over 11 months of intense fighting. On May 7, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered. The war in Europe was finally over.

The War in the Pacific War in Europe may have been over, but Japan still continued to fight in the Pacific. The Americans had recovered from Pearl Harbour (1941) and begun to invade Japanese held islands in the Pacific. Americans were now within bombing range of Japan.

The Start of the Atomic Age On August 6, 1945, an American bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima; 71 000 died. The Japanese refused to surrender. Three days later the Americans dropped another atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki; 35 000 died. “Little Boy” and “Fat Man”

V-J Day (Victory in Japan) On August 14, 1945 Japan surrendered. On September 2, they would officially surrender to American General Douglas MacArthur. World War Two is officially over!! The Japanese surrendered on the American Ship Missouri which had been badly damaged at Pearl Harbour.

The Aftermath of WW II World War Two was over, but it had changed the world: 62 million deaths The Holocaust Broken lives etc. Formation of U.N. to help resolve conflicts “Atomic Age” began

Crash Course: WW II Go to YouTube and Search: Question: Does the narrator present an accurate view on the impact of WW II?