SSWH18a Conflicts of Note

Pearl Harbor – “a date that will live in infamy” December 7, 1941 Japanese sneak attack on the US fleet Draws the US into WWII El Alemein North Africa Largest tank battle EVER Allied forces - Montgomery Axis – Mainly Germany Rommel BAD GUYS LOSE

Battle of Stalingrad Germans advance to Stalingrad in RUSSIA German LOSS Begins the eastern advance west toward Berlin

Stalingrad

D-Day Unified Allied invasion of Northern France Beaches of France High casualties on both sides British, US, “French,” and others Good guys win

D- Day

Guadalcanal Naval Battle in World War II First major offensive of Allied forces against Japan Strategic Allied Victory

Philippines Battle between Allied forces and Japan Results in Allied Victory (EVENTUALLY) Key support from Australia (air, sea, land)

Battle of Britain First "Air Force" battle RADAR Warned citizens of incoming attacks and allowed time to evacuate

Battle of the Bulge Last German offensive during WWII Bloodiest campaign in Europe Marked the last obstacle as Allied troops moved towards Berlin

Bataan Death March April 9, 1942 U.S. surrender at Bataan Peninsula (Philippines) To Japan Appx. 75,000 Filipino and American troops make 65-mile march to prison camps. Intense heat and harsh treatment by Japanese 1000s die

Nazism Supreme power of leader Extreme nationalism State control of a totalitarian state Anti-Semitism was a key part of ideology.

Anti-Semitism Final Solution Kristallnacht Ghettos Genocide Holocaust Mein Kampf Kristallnacht First act of aggression against Jewish population Ghettos Genocide Elimination of a “race” of people Holocaust 11 million people

War Ends Stalingrad, Battle of Bulge Hiroshima/Nagasaki WHAT NEXT??? Forced Germany back to center Hiroshima/Nagasaki Atomic Bombs WHAT NEXT??? Marshall Plan US plan to rebuild Europe (west) MacArthur in Japan US plan to rebuild Japan

T.Y.P. __________ was where Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt met and agreed on the direction of the war and invasion of Nazi-occupied France. __________ was where Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt met to discuss the Soviet assistance against Japan after a German surrender, the power and structure of the UN, and how to divide Germany and Berlin into zones of occupation. ___________ was where Stalin, Churchill/Atlee, and Truman met to discuss how to punish post-war Germany without creating a Europe that was volatile for future conflicts. Additionally, other borders in Europe and Asia were drawn/redrawn.

The Atlantic Charter  A joint declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill August 14, 1941 Provided a broad statement of U.S. and British war aims. Laid out a plan for overseeing post war efforts.

More Post-War Cold War “Iron Curtain” Truman Doctrine Indirect conflict between USSR and US “Iron Curtain” Churchill’s metaphor for the divide between good (NATO) and bad (Warsaw Pact) Truman Doctrine Effort to CONTAIN communism