Americans and a World in Crisis, 1933 – 1945 Chapter 25

2 E: 1: a Describe the circumstances at home and abroad prior to US involvement in WWII E: 1: b Identify the significant military and political aspects of WWII E: 1: c Analyze dimensions of the Holocaust and the Allies response to the Holocaust and war crimes E: 1: d Evaluate the social, political, and economic impacts of WWII on the home front E:1: e Identify and evaluate the scientific and technological developments in America during and after WWII E:1: f Analyze the social, cultural, and economic changes at the onset of the Cold War era Core Standards

3 Readings Read the entire chapter. Expect reading quiz each day. Pp Pp Pp Even the German soldiers knew to do their readings!

4 Introduction Eugene Bondurant Sledge With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Read his book, you’ll love his colorful language When I knew Dr. Sledge he looked like this.

5 The United States in a Menacing World, Italy Germany Japan World toward a precipice Neutrality

6 Nationalism and the Good Neighbor “Good Neighbor Policy” FDR Aid to Cuba –Fulgencio Batista –Overthrown by Castro in 1959

7 The Rise of Aggressive States in Europe and Asia Adolf Hitler Appeasement

8 German Propaganda Joseph Goebbels

9 Luftwaffe

10 Map 25.1: European Aggression Before World War II

11 The American Mood: NO MORE WAR Neutrality Acts

12 Map 25.2: Japanese Expansion Before World War II

13 The Gathering Storm Joseph Stalin Nonaggression pact Mussolini: “FDR’s paralysis must have reached his brain!” FDR takes action: –300 million for military –20,000 planes per year –1.3 Billion Defense Plan –“two Madmen” who only respect force Stalin’s Kemlin

14 America and the Jewish Refugees Kristallnacht (Night of Broken glass) June 1939 St Louis 950 Jews turned away on ship in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (most died in Concentration Camps)

15 Into the Storm, Rome-Berlin-Toyko Axis America is getting pushed to help

16 British Monarchy George V Edward VIII –Abdicated –George VI Elizabeth –Charles William Harry

17 The European War Poland Blitzkrieg Wehrmacht Winston Churchill

18 Dunkirk

19 From Isolation to Intervention Draft Lend-Lease Atlantic Charter

20 Pearl Harbor and the Coming of War December 7, Pentagon

21 Organizing for Victory War Production Board (WPB) Office of Price Administration (OPA)

22 The War Economy

23 Figure 25.1A: U.S. Wartime Production

24 Figure 25.1A: U.S. Wartime Production (cont’d)

25 Figure 25.1A: U.S. Wartime Production (cont’d)

26 “A Wizard War” Winston Churchill Office of Scientific Research Development Manhattan Project

27 Propaganda and Politics Office of War Information

28 The Battlefront,

29 Map 25.3: World War II in Europe and Africa

30 Liberating Europe French resistance

31 North Africa George Smith Patton, Jr. Bernard Montgomery Erwin Rommel Dwight D. Eisenhower landed troops in Morocco and Algeria

32 Battle of Stalingrad Stalin wanted two fronts Soviet Snipers at Stalingrad

33 Battle of Leningrad (St. Petersburg)

34 Invasion of Sicily

35 D-Day, June 6, 1944 Omaha Sword Juno Utah Gold

36 Break Out from Normandy

37 Battle of the Bulge Bastogne “Nuts!”

38 Atrocities Against Americans During WWII

39 Abuse of Americans by Japanese Bataan Death March e=endscreen

40 War in the Pacific Philippines fall in May 1942 MacArthur “I shall return!”

41 Bill Grant Sting of the Wasp

42 Map 25.4: World War II in the Pacific

43 Battle of Coral Sea Admiral Thomas Kinkaid Admiral Nimitz

44 Battle of Midway US Signal Corps breaks Japanese codes 4 Japanese destroyers sunk Hundreds of Japanese planes lost

45 Guadalcanal

46 Solomon Islands

47 British move from India to retake Burma

48 US Begins Two-Pronged Advance June 1943 Retake of Philippines

49 Battle of Leyte Gulf

50 Okinawa and Possible Invasion of Japan “Give ‘em the hot seat!”

51 The Grand Alliance Roosevelt Churchill Giraud De Gaulle Casablanca January 1943 First president to travel abroad by plane while in office!

52 Invasion of Italy Battle of Anzio Tuskegee Airmen –Red Tails

53 Grand Alliance in Cairo Roosevelt Churchill Chiang Kai-shek –Anti-communist –Return Manchuria –Return Taiwan –“Free and Independent Korea from USSR

54 Grand Alliance in Tehran, Iran Roosevelt Churchill Stalin –Invasion of France in June 1944 –Divide Germany into 4 military zones

55 Domestic Issues Henry Wallace Harry S. Truman –Moderate Missouri 1944 election Thomas E. Dewey

56 War and American Society 15 million Americans served Women

57 The GIs’ War “KILLROY WAS HERE!”

58 War Bonds “Buy a war bond, Darling…..”

59 Map 25.5: The Home Front

60 The Home Front Rosie the Riveter Victory Gardens

61 Racism and New Opportunities A. Philip Randolph

62 War and Diversity

63 Interment of Japanese-Americans

64 Triumph and Tragedy, 1945 Yalta Conference “accords” –Russia declares war on Japan –FDR “gives away eastern Europe –Roosevelt very tired

65 Roosevelt DEAD!

66 Victory in Europe

67 Holocaust Jews Concentration Camps

68 Atomic Bombs Truman Potsdam Declaration

69 USS Indianapolis

70 Final Victory V-E Day V-J Day

71 The War’s Toll on America

72 Conclusion