1. WORLD WAR II

2. NEW WAR, NEW ALLIES
Russia (AKA: USSR, Soviet Union), Italy, and Japan have joined Germany and their allies
Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, signed Nonaggression Pact
Germany and Soviet Union would not fight against each other
Pact was intended to last 10 years
How did Hitler persuade Stalin to join Germans?
Stalin was promised territory
Germany and USSR both agreed to split up Poland between them
USSR could take over Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia

3. BLITZKRIEG “lightning war” September 1, 1939, Hitler attacks Poland
German aircraft began bombing Poland’s capital, Warsaw
France and Great Britain declared war on Germany two days later
This declaration of war came too late
Poland fell to the Germans
Hitler annexed Western Poland
Stalin claimed Eastern Poland

4. RESCUE AT DUNKIRK

5. One of the most heroic acts of the war
May 26-June 4, 1940
Great Britain sent Royal Navy along with civilian ships to rescue soldiers
338,000 soldiers rescued

6. HITLER INVADES THE SOVIET UNION
June 22, 1941
Operation Barbarossa
German tanks and aircraft caught the Soviet Union off guard
German forces had pushed the Soviets 500 miles inside the Soviet Union
As the Soviets retreated, they used a method known as scorched- earth
When did we last see this strategy used?
September 8, Germans take over Leningrad

7. US AIDES ALLIES
Most Americans felt the U.S. should not get involved in the war.
Neutrality Acts
Illegal to sell arms or lend money to nations at war.
Lend-Lease Act passed on March 1941
Lend or lease arms or other supplies to countries vital to US
US navy were escorting British ships carrying U.S. arms
Hitler ordered German submarines to sink any ship they encountered.
September 4, German U-Boat fired on U.S. ship in the Atlantic
President Roosevelt ordered navy to fire on any German submarines

8. BELLRINGER
Why was the German invasion of the Soviet Union a disaster?

9. JAPAN’S TAKEOVER Japan, like Germany, wished to have their own empire
Japan looked to help their economy
They targeted European colonies in Southeast Asia
What were the Japanese hoping to get from European colonies?
Japan planned on taking over American controlled islands, Philippine Islands and Guam
Japanese perceived Pearl Harbor as a threat to their takeover
So, what did the Japanese do in order to claim European and American colonies?

10. JAPAN ATTACKS PEARL HARBOR
December 7, 1941
Japan surprised attack the American fleet at Pearl Harbor
19 ships were sunk or damaged
2,300 Americans killed
This allowed Japan to conquer Guam and other islands in the pacific

12. ALLIES ATTACK BACK April 1942
Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, 16 B-25 bombers attack Tokyo and other Japanese cities
This raid begins to show Japan’s vulnerability
Other battles fought in the pacific begin to lift American morale

13. JAPANESE SURRENDER
President Truman is told by advisers there is a quick end to the war
The atomic bomb, or A-bomb, was a new powerful weapon
First atomic bomb was exploded in New Mexico on July 16, 1945
President Truman notified Japan on surrendering, if they didn’t surrender, they should expect a “rain of ruin from the air”

14. US drops first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
August 6, 1945
US drops first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Population of 350,000
Between 70,000 and 80,000 people died in attack
August 9, second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
270,000
70,000 people killed
September 2, Japanese surrender to General Douglas MacArthur

15. As the American president in 1945, do you give orders to drop the atomic bomb on both Japanese cities? Why or why not?
4 sentences
Make sure to justify your response