1. World War II Cultural Literacy
Unit Objective:
To learn cultural and symbolic icons of the WWII era

2. *FDR Not a fan of Isolationism Only president to serve
more than two terms
Made the decision to
intern Japanese-Americans
Authorized research into
the atomic bomb, was not
alive when the decision to
use it had to be made

3. *Harry Truman Became president after the death of FDR
Made the decision to
use the atomic bomb
First president of the
Cold War

4. Winston Churchill: Prime Minister of Great Britain for much of the war

5. *Adolph Hitler: Germany, Nazism, Holocaust

6. Benito Mussolini: Italy, Fascism

7. *Joseph Stalin: Soviet Union, harsh and cruel but also an Ally

8. Pearl Harbor: Attacked by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941

9. USS Arizona

10. *USS Arizona Memorial

11. Gen. Douglas MacArthur: Led U.S. forces in the Pacific

12. *Gen. Dwight Eisenhower: Led Allied forces in Europe

13. *Rosie the Riveter: Propaganda encouraging women to work in factories during the war

14. Albert Einstein: German scientist that researched A-Bomb, came to America

15. Japanese Internment Camps

16. Normandy (D-Day), June, 1944 Also known as Operation Overlord

17. D-Day Cont.

18. Iwo Jima: U.S. victory over Japan in Pacific

19. *Commemorating the victory at Iwo Jima

20. Hiroshima and the A-Bomb Nagasaki also bombed, Aug. 1945

21. Hiroshima and the A-Bomb

22. Hiroshima and the A-Bomb

23. *The Enola Gay: Dropped the first Atomic Bomb

24. *V-J Day: Victory in Japan Day—The war was over