World War II Adv. American Studies
Lend Lease Act
Dec. 5 th, 1941
Pearl Harbor Dec. 7 th, 1941
Dec. 8 th, 1941
Allied Strategy “Defeat Hitler First” – Most American military resources were targeted for Europe – US in the Pacific: “Island- hopping”
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of Stalingrad
El Alamein
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Victory in Europe
Meanwhile, in the Pacific…
Bataan Death March
Island-Hopping
Midway
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Writing Prompt What 3 major factors (provide description) do you believe were the most important in determining the outcome of WW2? Why? – *Can be specific events and/or social, political, and economic changes on the U.S. home-front* – *Graded*