World War II

The Rise of Dictators Benito Mussolini Fascist leader of Italy Italy invaded other countries under Mussolini

The Rise of Dictators Adolf Hitler Fascist leader of Germany Leader of the Nazi Party He promised to strengthen Germany’s military and economy Stopped making payments for WWI

The Rise of Dictators Hideki Tojo Leader of Japan Japan invaded China United States blocked steel from going to Japan, and froze assets The embargo is why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

Opposing Forces Germany, Italy, and Japan were the Axis Powers Great Britain, France, Russia, and eventually the United States were the Allied Powers

War Begins Germany invaded Poland in 1939 Hitler invaded France and then launched the Battle of Britain in an air campaign

Russia Russia and leader Joseph Stalin were first on the side of Germany Hitler broke alliance and invaded Russia Russia then joined the Allied Powers

United States Most citizens favored isolationism Congress passed the Neutrality Acts to keep U.S. out of war Lend-Lease Act of let Roosevelt lend allies military supplies German U-boats sank American supply ships Roosevelt gave shoot on sight order

Pearl Harbor Naval base in Hawaii U.S. Pacific fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor Base attacked by Japan on December 7, ,300 killed and 19 ships destroyed

War United States declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941 Germany and Italy declared war on the United States on December 11th

European Campaign War was fought on three continents: Europe, Africa, and Asia U.S. invaded North Africa in November 1942 U.S. bombed German positions before land attack

D-Day U.S., Great Britain, and other Allied forces attacked Germany on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France Over 600 ships, 175,000 soldiers, and 11,000 airplanes were involved Over 2, 500, U.S. soldiers died on D-Day

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Battle of the Bulge Allied forces moved toward Germany U.S. and Britain pushed to Germany from the East and Russia pushed from the West Germany made one big push back against the U.S. and Britain at the Battle of the Bulge

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Only U.S. president to be elected 4 times as President Vacationed in Warm Springs, Georgia at the “Little White House He died in Warm Springs on April 12, 1945 Harry S. Truman became president

War ends in Europe Adolf Hitler commits suicide on April 30, 1945 May 8, 1945, Germany surrenders and this day is called V-E day, for Victory in Europe Allies free millions in concentration camps where 11 million people, including 6 million Jews were killed. This is known as the Holocaust.

War in the Pacific The U.S. strategy for defeating Japan was called “island hopping.” The U.S. would take one island at a time. U.S. bombed major cities in Japan President Truman authorizes use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

War in the Pacific. The reason was so the U.S. would not lose thousands, maybe millions with a land attack of Japan Japan surrenders on August 14, This is known as V-J Day for victory in Japan

WWII facts Over 20 million soldiers died and millions more civilians died 400, 000 Americans soldiers were killed

Georgia’s contributions to WWII Over 300,000 Georgians served in the military during WWII and 7,000 Georgians would die Men and women served, but only men saw combat Women take over factory jobs, become nurses, build ships and planes, and join the military

Georgia’s contributions to WWII Bell Aircraft in Marietta builds B-29 bombers Liberty ships were built in Savannah and Brunswick ports Georgia farmers grew more cotton, food crops, and peanuts for oil. They provided dairy products and meat for the soldiers.

Georgia’s Military Bases Camp Stewart-trained troops with anti-aircraft guns Camp Gordon- used for infantry, tank training, and POW camp Camp Benning- Home of the First Infantry Division, Airborne training and officer Candidate school for the Army Warner Robins Air Force Base- trained soldiers airplane maintenance and other support jobs

Georgia’s contributions to WWII Over 14 POW camps College campuses used as training facilities People planted Victory Gardens People rationed gas, meat, rubber tires,sugar and other goods. People sold their scrap metal for the war effort

Georgia’s contributions to WWII Children made candles to send to Britain, because many did not have electricity The war help Coca-Cola become a global business by serving the U.S. military and building factories in Europe and in the Pacific.

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American Japanese Prisoner Camp