World War II Cultural Literacy Unit Objective: To learn cultural and symbolic icons of the WWII era

*FDR Not a fan of Isolationism Only president to serve more than two terms Made the decision to intern Japanese-Americans Authorized research into the atomic bomb, was not alive when the decision to use it had to be made

*Harry Truman Became president after the death of FDR Made the decision to use the atomic bomb First president of the Cold War

Winston Churchill: Prime Minister of Great Britain for much of the war

*Adolph Hitler: Germany, Nazism, Holocaust

Benito Mussolini: Italy, Fascism

*Joseph Stalin: Soviet Union, harsh and cruel but also an Ally

Pearl Harbor: Attacked by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941

USS Arizona

*USS Arizona Memorial

Gen. Douglas MacArthur: Led U.S. forces in the Pacific

*Gen. Dwight Eisenhower: Led Allied forces in Europe

*Rosie the Riveter: Propaganda encouraging women to work in factories during the war

Albert Einstein: German scientist that researched A-Bomb, came to America

Japanese Internment Camps

Normandy (D-Day), June, 1944 Also known as Operation Overlord

D-Day Cont.

Iwo Jima: U.S. victory over Japan in Pacific

*Commemorating the victory at Iwo Jima

Hiroshima and the A-Bomb Nagasaki also bombed, Aug. 1945

Hiroshima and the A-Bomb

Hiroshima and the A-Bomb

*The Enola Gay: Dropped the first Atomic Bomb

*V-J Day: Victory in Japan Day—The war was over