Aim: How effective was wartime diplomacy?

Do Now: Questions: List the areas that were under Japanese control during World War II? When did the Battle of Iwo Jima take place? Manchuria, Burma, Thailand, French Indochina, Malaya, Philippines, and Dutch East Indies Feb – March, 1945 3. Which two locations were victims of the atomic bomb? Hiroshima – August 6, 1945 Nagasaki – August 9, 1945

The US was at WAR! When the US joined the war there were already Twenty-Six nations fighting. Allies Axis Great Britain USSR United States France Germany Italy Japan

The war was mainly fought on two fronts, Europe and in the Pacific. Apply your knowledge: What problems could come with fighting on two fronts?

Wartime Diplomacy The Big Three

Casablanca (1943) – Roosevelt & Churchill discussed “Victory on all fronts” with an “unconditional surrender”

Cairo (1943) – Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-Shek (China) met to plan the Normandy invasion.

Teheran Conference (1943) - Roosevelt and Churchill met with Stalin to discuss war strategy and plans for the post war world.

Yalta Conference (1945) - Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin outlined the division of postwar Germany into spheres of influence and planned for trials of war criminals and the Soviet Union promises to enter war against Japan

Potsdam Conference (1945) - Allied leaders (with Truman replacing FDR) warned Japan to surrender to prevent destruction.

War In Europe Allies plan to invade the beaches of Normandy, France, across the English Channel. Led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower Largest invasion in history, involving over 150,000 soldiers. The attack was costly in terms of men. Created a two front war in Europe Apply Your Knowledge: Why would creating a two front strategy in Europe to defeat Germany be effective?

JUNE 6th 1944 “D-DAY”