1. WWII - Allied Advance Goals:
10. Summarize the events and actions of the Allied
Advance during
11. Analyze the importance of the major battles
of the Battle of Midway, D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge.

2. But the next 3 years were very difficult
Early 1942
Churchill immediately upon hearing about Pearl Harbor: “We have won the war.”
But the next 3 years were very difficult
Most of Europe controlled by Germany
Soviets in the midst of 900 day siege (>1 million died
Japanese taking over the Pacific Islands – including the Phillipines

3. Battle of Midway- June 1942
Allied strategy was to defeat Germany and Italy first, then focus on Japan- but they still fought in the Pacific
Douglas MacArthur – American commander in the Pacific “I shall return”
Battle of Midway was a key victory.
American planes sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers
Hampered the Japanese presence in the Pacific
Prevented future attacks on Hawaii

4. North Africa and Advance into Italy 1943/44
General Dwight D Eisenhower led US troops into North Africa & with other Allied forces defeated Germany’s Rommel
Italians had managed to overthrow Mussolini and the new government sided with the Allies
Rome was first European capital liberated from German control in June 1944

5. D-Day June 6th 1944
Allied troops would attack German Forces along the French coast and create a second front
Operation Overload (code name) Eisenhower was commander
Germans knew something was up, but not when or where
Almost 5000 Allied ships, 300,000 troops landed in one week
Food, supplies, ammunition across the Channel
Every day new troops would arrive to supplement the losses
Estimated 4000 men died during the invasion

6. Advancing on Germany Paris liberated August 1944
By September, Allies begin advance on Germany
Truck Fuel shortage slowed them down, and gave Germany a chance to counter-attack
Battle of the Bulge –
-Allied Forces on the ground
-American planes by day, British planes by night
-Germany suffered fuel/war goods shortages

7. Presidency Change-Up /Germany Defeated
FDR ran for and won a 4th term as president
Died after only a few months in office
Harry Truman (VP) finished out the term
April 1945 Germany was getting pressure from both sides
They met just south of Berlin and began a joint attack
Hitler hid in his bunker and committed suicide
Germany surrendered on May 7th 1945

8. Pacific Campaign
Goals were to retake the Phillippines and invade Japan Island Hopping strategy – using gained ground as new bases Feb 1945 MacArthur regained Phillippines, then Iwo Jima and Okinawa Attacked by kamikaze pilots Americans bombed Japanese cities, factories and sank Japanese ships and the people were hurting- but Japanese gov’t refused to give in

9. Atomic Bomb- Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Allied leaders discuss use of Atomic Bomb Sent message to Hirohito warning them to surrender or suffer “prompt and utter destruction” In early August, 1945 – 2 atomic bombs dropped on Japan 70,000 killed in Nagasaki 40,000 killed in Hiroshima Many thousands more injured or suffered radiation poisoning Still the Japanese gov’t debated surrendering September 1945 Japan formally surrendered Potsdam Declaration

10. Costs of the War
Estimated million people killed (active and civillians) Cities/Farmland destroyed by bombings leaving millions homeless and food shortages Stories of mistreatment of prisoners Holocaust-est. 12 million Jews, Poles, Slavs and Gypsies killed + those with mental/physical disabilities Nuremberg Trials-Nazi Leaders were put on trial for war crimes – 12 sentenced to execution, thousands more jailed