1. WWII Achievement Activity Major battles and events

2. Quick Review 1930s Europe: Mussolini and Hitler took control of their countries; Italy and Germany respectively – Fascist & Nazi beliefs 1930s Asia: Japan was expanding (expansionist) its empire by invading its neighbors – China, Vietnam, Thailand, etc.. 1930s

3. QUESTIONS 1.Describe the method Great Britain and France used in dealing with Germany in 1938 – MUST answer using 2-3 COMPLETE sentences 2. Describe what America eventually did to attempt to halt/punish Japanese expansion – MUST answer using 2-3 COMPLETE sentences

4. 1939 The attack on Poland marked the beginning of the war in Europe – European Theatre – 1939

5. 1939 France and Great Britain prepare for the eventual assault on the rest of Europe

6. 1940 Lend Lease Act- America contributed to the war effort by lending and leasing military goods. These goods were often carried by 1,000s of Liberty Ships – Manned by the Merchant Marine

7. 1940 France falls to Germany in 2 weeks – This left Great Britain alone to fight Germany and Italy

8. 1940 FDR was elected to an unprecedented third term His reasoning for this was that the country needed his leadership during this time of world war

9. Question 3. Based on the political pins to the right, describe in at least two COMPLETE sentences: Why did some Americans NOT want Roosevelt to serve a third term?

10. 1941 Hitler breaks the previous non-aggression agreement with Stalin and invades Soviet Union – The fighting between Germany and Russia was some of the most violent in the entire war

11. 1941 Dec 7, 1941: “A day that will live in infamy” The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor; try to knock America out of the Pacific in one blow America enters the war on BOTH fronts

12. QUESTIONS 4. Describe why the attack on Pearl Harbor is often described as the turning point in the war for the entire world, not just for America – USE AT LEAST 2-3 complete sentences

13. US Strategy in the Pacific Theater Island Hopping: strategy to gain military bases & secure the many small islands in the Pacific - led by General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of the Allied forces in the Pacific & Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-chief of Pacific fleet US troops targeted islands not as strongly defended by the Japanese - took control of those islands, quickly constructed landing strips & small military bases - then they attacked other islands from the bases they established - Slowly the US forces moved closer to Japan by taking control of many of the surrounding islands February 1945: US troops invaded Iwo Jima first American landing on Japanese territory bloody fight that last 36 days, costs US 6, 381 men

14. US Strategy in the Pacific Theater April 1945: invasion of Okinawa, -bloodiest battle of Pacific war -Japanese launched massive Kamikaze attacks on US invasion fleet Island Hopping strategy = very costly -US soldiers not used to guerilla style of fighting -Japanese had advantage of controlling many of the islands - Many US soldiers succumbed to illnesses such as Malaria, dysentery & skin fungus BUT: island-hopping campaign was successful - allowed US to gain control over enough Pacific islands to get close enough to Japan to launch a mainland invasion However, island hopping took a long time & was very costly; even after European war was close to ending it looked like the Pacific war might continue. Fearing a drawn out war with many more casualties, US made plans to end the war quickly & force Japan’s surrender. US achieved this with the world’s first Atomic bombs.

15. Island Hopping

16. Back to European War: 1942 Nazi party begins fully implementing “The Final Solution” (the Holocaust)

17. 1942 Executive Order 9066 Internment Camps: created to Japanese immigrants / Japanese Americans away from West Coast into camps

18. 1942 Battle of Midway- a key victory for US forces in the Pacific – Considered the turning point in the Pacific Theatre

19. 1943 The Allied campaign to liberate North Africa and Italy is a success – This removed Germany’s oil supply as well as one of the Axis Powers

20. 1944 June 6, 1944- D-Day – US, English and Canadian troops land in Normandy – France is liberated within months

21. 1944 Philippines are recaptured under General MacArthur's command – “I Shall Return” was fulfilled This allowed America to begin bombing on the mainland of Japan

22. 1945 President Roosevelt dies during 4 th term – VP Truman becomes president

23. 1945 (end of the War) In May, Hitler commits suicide. Days later all German Forces surrender unconditionally. – Potsdam Conference begins

24. 1945 (end of the War) Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki Japan surrenders to the Allies – V-J-Day

25. The Decision to Drop the Bomb What was the primary reasoning for dropping the bomb on Japan? How did the Potsdam Conference change its offer to Japan?

26. Closure Select the 3 events from the years 1939-41 Select the 3 most important events from the years 1942-45 In chronological order describe the 6 events in order to form a brief review of WWII -each event MUST be described in AT LEAST two COMPLETE sentences