Bell Ringer QUESTION #110 QUESTION #111 QUESTION #112 QUESTION #113 Answer the following questions in the EOC Practice Packet in the back of your INB: QUESTION #110 QUESTION #111 QUESTION #112 QUESTION #113 QUESTION #114 QUESTION #115 QUESTION #116

Question 110 Which World War II activity is being promoted in this poster? a. buying war bonds b. planting a Victory Garden c. enlisting in the armed forces d. supporting Executive Order 9066

Question 111 Which statement best describes how WWII affected the home front in the United States? a. Gasoline was rationed, Victory Gardens were planted, and more women found jobs in factories. b. Many American homes were bombed, heavy industrial factories were closed, and food production declined. c. Factory production declined, African Americans were denied serving in the armed forces, and unemployment rose. d. Unemployment increased, businesses collapsed, and many farms failed.

Question 112 President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these words, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which shall live in infamy” to describe the— a. German invasion of Poland b. surprise attack on Pearl Harbor c. D-Day invasion at Normandy d. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Question 113 Which program was President Roosevelt proposing in this speech? a. the New Deal b. Neutrality Act c. “Cash-and-Carry” d. Lend-Lease “I also ask this Congress for authority and for funds sufficient to manufacture additional munitions and war supplies to be turned over to those nations which are now at war with aggressor nations. Our most useful and immediate role is to act as an arsenal for them as well as for ourselves. They do not need man power. They do need billions of dollars or weapons for defense. The time is near when they will be able to pay for them in cash. We cannot, and we will not, tell them that they must surrender, merely because of their inability to pay for that which we know they must have…” --President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Annual Message to Congress, January 6, 1941

Question 114 Which statement about the U.S. economy during WWII is accurate? a. Many goods were rationed. b. The manufacturing of automobiles increased. c. Worker productivity declined. d. Prices on most goods fell rapidly.

Question 115 Which group of American citizens was subjected to the greatest loss of their constitutional rights during World War II? a. Hispanic Americans b. German Americans c. African Americans d. Japanese Americans

Question 116 Which most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the United States in the years between World War I and World War II? a. isolation from European military conflicts b. containment of Communism c. active membership in the League of Nations d. military alliances with France and Great Britain

The European Theater Essential Question: How were the U.S. and its allies able to defeat the Axis powers in Europe?

TEKS and Objectives We will… I will… (7B) evaluate the domestic and international leadership of FDR during WWII (7D) analyze major issues of WWII (7E) analyze major events of WWII (7F) evaluate the military contributions of WWII leaders (26F) discuss importance of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients Create an ABC book with key terms about World War II

The War in Europe German Success Battle of Britain Hitler in control of most of Europe and North Africa Battle of Britain British able to stop German invasion

The War in Europe Soviet Union Hitler violated non-aggression pack Invasion of Soviet Union was a huge disaster Soviet Union switched sides

Who Fought in WWII? Japan Italy Germany Allied Powers (BARF) Axis Powers (JIG) Britain (Great Britain) Prime Minister Winston Churchill America (U.S.) President Franklin D. Roosevelt Russia (Soviet Union) Joseph Stalin (Dictator) France Japan General Hideki Tojo Italy Benito Mussolini (Dictator) Germany Adolf Hitler (Dictator)

The Campaign in Africa and Italy General George Patton Pioneer in tank warfare Fought in N. Africa and Sicily Led 3rd Army through France and into Germany VERY successfully His explosive temper resulted in several controversies throughout his career

The Campaign in Africa and Italy General Dwight D. Eisenhower Nicknamed “Ike” Commander of all Allied forces in Europe Planned and ran the D-Day invasion

Invasion of France and Germany D-Day (June 6, 1944) 156,000 Allied troops landed on five beaches on the coast of France at Normandy Beach Broke to German defenses High casualties Largest amphibious invasion in history

Invasion of France and Germany Omar Bradley Lead the 1st U.S. army into France at Omaha Beach on D-Day Helped liberate Paris and turn back Germans at the Battle of the Bulge

Invasion of France and Germany Battle of the Bulge (December 1944) Allied troops defeated Germans U.S., British, and French invaded Germany from the west Soviets invaded from the east

Invasion of France and Germany Germans surrender (May 1945) Soviets captured Berlin Hitler committed suicide

Congressional Medal of Honor Vernon Baker African-American soldier awarded 52 years later by President Clinton for heroism in WWII Slipped through mine fields, barbed wire, and German defenses Single-handedly removed 3 machine gun nests, 2 observation posts, and 2 bunkers

The Holocaust Genocide “Final Solution” An effort to murder and entire people or nationality “Final Solution” Hitler’s plan was to exterminate all European Jews

The Holocaust Concentration Camps Built across Europe Most Jews killed with poison gas Bodies burned in large ovens Concentration camps liberated by Allied forces near the end of WWII