Aim: How was World War II won?

Allies capture Iwo Jima

German Death Camps in Europe

Semi-Automatic Rifles WWII Technology Technology Significance Semi-Automatic Rifles   Anti-tank Weapons Flamethrowers New Medicines Aircraft Vehicles Electronics Allowed the soldier to fire significantly faster and also allowing for continuous aiming & firing. Made penetrating armored vehicles like tanks easier and could be operated by a single person A short range weapon that the operator to get into tight areas to take out enemy. The wide spread use of penicillin to treat wounds and bacterial disease was a major breakthrough. Special aircraft we developed for all types of use from transportation to aerial combat of the fighter Jet. From Advanced German tanks to American amphibious water vehicles made fighting the war easier. Radar & advanced Sonar was used for both communication & interception of enemy stratergies.

Victory in Europe • Hitler Commits suicide on April 30, 1945 during the Battle of Berlin •V-E Day – May 8, 1945 – War In Europe is Over!!!! •Japan refuses to surrender

•Developed by General Douglas MacArthur. War in the Pacific •The United States used the strategy of island hopping - a series of battles taking one island and then moving to the next after establishing a base on the previous island. •The United States was able to capture the islands of Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the Philippines. •Developed by General Douglas MacArthur. Apply your knowledge: Why would island hopping be an effective strategy for the United States to use in the Pacific?

What should Truman Do?

Victory in Japan: The Atomic Bomb was used as an effort to bring war to a speedy conclusion and prevent further loss of life. •The Manhattan Project was the top secret program where American scientists successfully test the atomic bomb in New Mexico. •August 6, 1945 - The Enola Gay drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 70,000-90,000 people. •August 9, 1945 - A second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki killing 40,000 instantly. •V-J Day – August 14, 1945 – World War II is over.

Effects of the War Germany: •Germany is divided into West Germany and East Germany and occupied by the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. •“denazification”

Japan •Japan was occupied by the United States. •Emperor Hirohito was put on trial. •No army or navy •1947 – new Constitution created - democracy

United States •Demobilization- converting from a wartime to a peace time society. •Reduction in armed services and increased in consumer goods production.

United States •GI Bill – gave benefits, college education, medical treatments, home loans, and unemployment insurance to returning veterans. •Baby Boom– Growth in United States Population

Effects of World War II IMMEDIATE EFFECTS: Defeat of Axis Power Destruction and immense loss of lives Recognition of the Holocaust Founding of the United Nations LONG TERM EFFECTS: Rise of the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers Cold War Soviet control of Eastern Europe Divided Germany Development of Nuclear Ability