1. Victory in Europe & Pacific
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2. Defeating Axis Powers; Europe Two Fronts; Japan Atomic Bombs Open second front; Why not? November, 1943 Invade!

3. Operation Overlord; Who plans it. Who gets involved
Operation Overlord; Who plans it? Who gets involved? 50 Mile Stretch Plan? Deception; Calais; Believed

4. D-Day Invasion; June 6, 1944; 5 Landings; Omaha –BUT- Germany  Hopeless (2 fronts) E (Russia) & W (France) August 1944; Paris liberated! Hitler retrieves… Orders destruction of capital –BUT-….?

5. Get Hitler. ; Erwin Rommel; July 20, 1944; Rommel’s destiny
Get Hitler!; Erwin Rommel; July 20, 1944; Rommel’s destiny? Germany Counterattacks…

6. Battle of the Bulge; Dec
Battle of the Bulge; Dec. 16, 1944 – January 25th, 1945 One last attempt… Deception Why called Battle of the Bulge? Weather conditions? –BUT- December 23rd came… Result?

7. January 1945; Allies in control Attack Berlin Hitler’s situation and April 30, 1945 V.E Day!!!! May 7, 1945

8. FDR passed away  President Truman Pacific; Gen
FDR passed away  President Truman Pacific; Gen. Douglas MacArthur; Advancing; Kamikaze Fiercest Battles: 1. Iwo Jima (Feb-March 1945); 36 days; 23,000 Marines; Outcome? Okinawa (April 1945); Airbase; 50,000 casualties; Outcome? President Truman faces a dilemma

9. Manhattan Project; Nuclear Fission; Albert Einstein  Robert Oppenheimer & General Leslie Groves July 16, 1945; New Mexico Results? Truman makes a decision; pros and cons of invasion v. atomic bomb? ; ethical issues; 1st Priority U.S Safety Aug. 6, 1945 Hiroshima; *60,000 & Aug. 9, 1945 Nagasaki; *35,000 Enola Gay; Fat Man & Little Boy