Do Now: What were the two “Theaters” (Fronts) in world War II?

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Do Now: What were the two “Theaters” (Fronts) in world War II? Objectives: Students will be able to...(1) describe the major battles of World War II (2) identify key information from text on major WWII battles. Homework: Project #1 DUE FRIDAY 

Pacific Theater Led by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Island-Hopping: Moving from island to island inching closer to Japan Predominantly naval and air battles

European Theater Germany moving into Soviet Union Britain and US not ready to attack right away Types of fighting: Ground fighting Air attacks Sea battles

Battles Packet Over the next four days we will be looking at the battles of World War II Each Day you will work on specific tasks associated with those particular battles (Maps, videos, reading, pictures, etc.) This will be checked or collected on Friday You are expected to finish anything you don’t get to that day for homework

Stalingrad Video

Do Now: Take out your Battle Packet – Complete the ‘Do Now’ for day 2 Objectives: Students will be able to...(1) explain the events surrounding D-Day and the events on that day Homework: Keep working on project

Italy Americans land in Sicily & creates crisis King arrests Mussolini: “ My dear duce, it’s no longer any good. Italy has gone to bits. The soldiers don’t want to fight anymore. At this moment, you are the most hated man in Italy.”

US and Stalin Meeting at Tehran Stalin agrees to: attack Germany if US invades in 1944 break up Germany after the War help US with Japan

D-Day Operation Overlord – Code name for invasion of French beaches Germans knew an invasion would come eventually and fortified US had element of surprise on location

What had to happen… Invasion beginning at night Arrive at low tide Low tide come in the AM so gunners bombarding coast could see targets Paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines ahead of time Moonlit night to see land Good weather….

The Longest Day (June 6th, 1944) 7,000 ships, 100,000 soldiers, 23,000 paratroopers 5 Beaches – Code-named “Utah”, “Omaha”, “Gold”, “Sword”, and “Juno”

Saving Private Ryan

Do Now: Take out your Battle Packet – Complete the ‘Do Now’ for 3 Objective: Students will be able to..(1) describe battle in the Pacific Theater (2) analyze a video for key information Homework: Keep working on project #1

Major BAttles Fall of the Philippines Battle of Midway Stalingrad D-Day ______ “I said, to the people of the Philippines whence I came, I shall return. Tonight, I repeat those words: I shall return!” ______ “Every man who set foot on Omaha Beach that day was a hero” ______ This battle “put an end to the long period of Japanese offensive action” (Turning Point) ______ “The street is no longer measured by meters but by corpses...”

Island Hopping Two Pronged Attack Required beach landings (High Casualties) Amphtrac Helped – “Alligator”, LVT, Amphibious Tractor

Return to Philippines US assembled enormous invasion force MacArthur makes triumphant return Battle of Leyte Gulf – Largest in Naval History Kamikaze Attacks – “Divide Wind” – Deliberately crash planes into ships

Battle Packet Complete section ‘B’ and ‘C’ of day 3

The Collapse of the Third Reich Germany committing atrocities FDR – Fastest way to stop them is to defeat Germany Time to break out of Normandy Hedgerows – Several feet high dirt walls covered in shrubs Allies motored through France with help of resisters

The Battle of the Bulge Hitler’s last stand – Try to cut off allied supply line Germany surrounded General Patton came in to save the day Germany took major casualties (100,000) Allies won

Allies attack from both sides

V-E Day Allies SMASH through German defenses on the East and West April 30, 1945 – Hitler committed suicide His secretary took body outside and burned it March 8, 1945 – Unconditional German surrender (V-E Day: “Victory in Europe”)

Do Now: Take out your Battle Packet and turn to day 4 Objective: Students will be able to..(1) describe battle in the Pacific Theater (2) analyze a video for key information Homework: Start working on project #2

Time to Turn our full force on JApan FDR Dies and Harry Truman takes over Germany surrenders a few weeks later Must now turn full attention on Japan

Battle of Iwo Jima Famous landing on island Horrible terrain and danger (7,000 US Marines Died) Nimitz wrote that on Iwo Jima, “uncommon valor was a common virtue”

Firebombing Japan Napalm – Jellied Gasoline Bombs were designed to start fires Controversial – Civilians killed Killed 80,000 people, 250,000 buildings, 67 cities

Victory in the Pacific We will watch a video that shows footage of two major battles in the Pacific: Iwo Jima Okinawa In addition, this video will give you an insight into US and Japanese tactics of that theater