1. Follow Up
Get out your workbook and make sure that you have completed all of the tables on pages 13 and 14.

2. The War in Europe

3. The War in Europe The Big Three FDR, Churchill, and Stalin
decided to defeat the Nazis before turning to the Japanese
Stalin
wanted the Allies to open a second front
Churchill and Roosevelt
attacked North Africa and Italy first, the “soft underbelly”

4. Major Events Stalingrad August 1942 – February 1943
1.5 million casualties
Turning point on the European front
D-Day
June 6, 1944
Largest amphibious assault in history
160k soldiers, 5k ships, 1.5k tanks, 24k paratroopers
100k casualties first day, 6.6k Americans

5. Major Events Bombing Raids on Germany
Strategic bombing – bombing major cities and civilian populations
By 1945 – US was dropping about 53k tons of bombs on Germany each month
April and May 1945
April 12, 1945 – FDR died
April 30, 1945 – Hitler committed suicide
May 7, 1945 – Germany surrendered (V-E Day)

6. The War in the Pacific

7. Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
US enters WWII

8. Pearl Harbor Video Link Color Film Pearl Harbor

9. FDR Speech
Video Link

10. Warm Up # 4
Is it alright to kill in order to save lives? What does it mean to be acting for the greater good, is that applicable in this situation?

11. The Philippines
The day after the attack at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese began to invade the Philippines (Dec )
The US fought to hold the Philippines against Japan
In April 1942, General MacArthur was forced to abandon the island and about 80k American and Filipino troops total
MacArthur promised, “I shall return”

12. The Philippines – Bataan Death March
April 1942, Bataan fell to the Japanese
70k-80k troops were captured
They were forced to march, estimated that 7k-14k died
Very little food and water
60-65 miles in six days
About 100 men loaded into railroad cars that were designed to hold men

13. Island Hopping Island Hopping – what is it?
US attacks Japan on select Pacific islands and “hop” over others, this way they could conserve resources
Focus on places where Japan had fewer defenses
This, along with relentless air bombing, helped the US be successful in the Pacific

14. Doolittle Raid April 18, 1942 Lieutenant James Doolittle
US aerial attack on Tokyo and other major cities
Took off from 400 miles off the Japanese coast
Dropped 500 pound bombs on Japan
Raises US morale, shocks Japan

16. Battle of the Coral Sea May 1942
American code breakers knew of the Japanese attack
First naval battle fought exclusively by carrier based aircraft.

18. Battle of Midway
June 1942
Code breakers again learned of the Japanese attack – America set up an ambush
Sank four Japanese aircraft carriers
Turning point of the war in the Pacific
stopped Japanese advance in the Pacific
put Japan on the defensive

20. Battle of Iwo Jima February 1945
American B-29 bombers unable to bomb the mainland of Japan from long distances
America needed a base closer and set their sights on Iwo Jima
23,000 Japanese troops on 4 mile by 2 mile island
1,500 miles of caves on the island
only 216 were taken prisoner

22. Iwo Jima Continued 250,000 American troops attack
Beach landing after sea and aerial bombing tried to “soften” the Japanese defense
A little over a month to take the island
Brutal fighting – land mines, fighting day and night
Around 22,000 American casualties (5,300 killed)
Japan started with 23,000 soldiers, only 1,000 survived

23. Iwo Jima Video Link Flags of our Fathers Iwo Jima in Color

24. Okinawa and the Philippines
April-June 1945
After Iwo Jima, the US moved to take over Okinawa
They were also able to retake the Philippines
MacArthur proclaims, “People of the Philippines, I have returned!”
Only 1/3 of the soldiers MacArthur left behind in 1942 survived to see his return

26. Attack on Japan Firebombing Japan Napalm Tokyo 80,000 killed
Battle of Okinawa
April 1945
Closer base to bomb Japan

27. Firebombing Japan Fog of War Excerpt

28. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 6, 1945
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
August 9, 1945
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
August 15
Japan surrenders (V-J Day)

29. War in the Pacific – Synthesis
Use the timeline you created for the War in Europe
Begin with 1941
Place all events we’ve covered that are related to the Pacific front on the top portion of the timeline
Answer the following questions:
What impact might there be when fighting a war on two fronts?
What (if any) events in the Pacific and Europe were happening at nearly the same time?