1. Course of World War II
Wednesday, November 07, 2018

2. Allied Powers Vs. AXIS Powers
Allied Powers = Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, USA
Axis Powers = Germany, Italy, Japan
(Austria Supports Germany )

3. 2 Theaters of War– 1. Europe & 2. Pacific ( Asia )
EUROPEAN THEATER OF WAR
Hitler Invades Poland
War Policy In Europe: NON AGRESSION ACT BETWEEN RUSSIA & Germany !
* The Policy States That: Germany and Soviet Union Will split Poland
Germany Launches: A blitzkrieg against—
1. Poland 2. Denmark, 3Norway, 4. The Netherlands, 5. Belgium and 6. France
7. France surrendered in 1940

4. German controlled land

5. SIGNIFICANT WW II BATTLES Battle of Britain
** German air force bombs Great Britain
** British Technology: Great Britain had radar and could decode secret messages
**Prime Minister: Winston Churchill refused to surrender

6. NATURAL RESOURCES: Germany wanted to control the Suez Canal FOR OIL
NATURAL RESOURCES: Germany wanted to control the Suez Canal FOR OIL. *Germany Occupies most of : EGYPT *Germany Invades the Newly formed country of Yugoslavia & Greece soon fell to the Axis Powers *Germany breaks the NON-AGRESSION pact and invades Russia * 500,000 Germans died

7. Battle of: North Africa
Europe U.S Military Advisors Believe….. The best Route into Europe is to go through North Africa
U.S. Army General - Eisenhower leads the American Military against
German General - Rommel’s (non nazi)- forces in North Africa !
General Rommel and his Portion of the German Military is DEFEATED
The USA through Italy toward the city of Rome Where Mussolini in power
***Battle of: Stalingrad
Battle between Russia & Germany & The Germans are pushed out in 1943
American Soldiers Enter ROME in 1944
Italian Dictator: Mussolini is killed by own people when he and his wife attempt to flee the country!

8. Mussolini’s death

9. Mussolini’s death

10. Pacific Theater Of War
Japan: invades French Indochina ( now Vietnam ) in 1941
The United States: places an Embargo or Restriction on Oil, Fuel, & Scrap Metal from being sent of traded with Japan
December 7, – Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor FDR Says It’s ‘A day which will live in infamy’ in a post bombing Speech to America
The next day Dec 8, 1941: Congress declares war on Japan

11. Japanese Empire
CALLED VIETMAN TODAY

13. Specific Battles:
Japan Wins In: Guam, Wake Island, Hong Kong ( large City in China), the Philippines, Dutch East Indies and Burma
Battle of Coral Sea :U.S. Forces Win And save Australia from a Japanese Invasion!
Battle of Midway: U.S. damages Japanese fighter planes and air craft carriers!

14. Island hopping Strategy:– Fighting from Island to Island Across the Pacific All the Way to Japan.
Why ? To set up temporary Harbors for Supply And Fuel Bases and Airplan Runways / Air Bases.
The Goal ! Bypass the islands controlled by Japan in order to get as close to Mainland Japan as possible !

15. Battle of Guadalcanal: Combined Allied Forces attacked on Air And Land and Sea! Led by the United States Marine Corps!

16. Battle of Iwo Jima And Okinawa :Fought to take control of 3 Japanese Air Fields that the US military would rebuild so big US B-29 Bombers could land there.
Why? To stage bombing missions over mainland Japan.

17. THE FINAL PUSH TO VICTORY

18. THE FINAL PUSH TO VICTORY
D-Day – June 6, 1944:
Allied forces stormed the beaches in France and liberated France by September (4 months)
D-Day is the military term used for the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be carried out.
THE FINAL PUSH TO VICTORY

19. D-Day

20. European Theater-Battle of the Bulge:
1. Hitler’s final attempt at victory
2. German troops pushed back and forced to retreat
3. Allied troops move in from south, west and east
***May 7, 1945 (VE Day) = Victory In Europe Germans surrender
Pacific Theater: Hiroshima And Nagasaki !
1. President Truman orders dropping of Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – August 1945
2. Japan surrenders 6 days later
***September 2, 1945 – (VJ Day) = Victory in Japan, Japanese Surrender

21. “LITTLE BOY” & “FAT MAN”
HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI
“LITTLE BOY” & “FAT MAN”