1. World War II

2. WWII Erupts
After WWI, strong dictatorships took hold in Germany, Italy, and Japan
Aggressive leaders began to take over countries near them and formed the alliance known as the Axis Powers

3. The Rise of Dictators Benito Mussolini of Italy
Fascist leader (dictator having complete power)
Italy invaded other countries under Mussolini
                                                             

4. The Rise of Dictators Adolf Hitler Fascist leader of Germany
Leader of the Nazi Party
He promised to strengthen Germany’s military and economy
He stopped making payments for WWI

5. The Rise of Dictators Hideki Tojo
Prime Minister of Japan under Emperor Hirohito
Japan invaded China

6. Opposing Sides
Allied Powers-Great Britain, France, Soviet Union (USSR) and later the United States
Axis Powers-Germany, Italy, and Japan

7. War Begins Germany invaded Poland in 1939
Hitler invaded France and then launched the Battle of Britain in an air campaign

8. Soviet Union Led by Joseph Stalin
On the side of Axis Powers at the beginning of the war
Hitler broke their alliance and invaded the Soviet Union
Stalin and the Soviets then joined the Allied Powers

9. United States Most citizens favored isolationism
Congress passed the Neutrality Acts to keep U.S. out of war
Lend-Lease Act of let Roosevelt lend allies military supplies
German U-boats sank American supply ships
Roosevelt gave shoot on sight order

10. Pearl Harbor Naval base in Hawaii
U.S. Pacific fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor
Base attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941
2,300 killed and 19 ships destroyed

11. War United States declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941
Germany and Italy declared war on the United States on December 11th

12. European Campaign
War was fought on three continents: Europe, Africa, and Asia
U.S. invaded North Africa in November 1942
U.S. bombed German positions before land attack

13. D-Day
U.S., Great Britain, and other Allied forces attacked Germany on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France
Over 600 ships, 175,000 soldiers, and 11,000 airplanes were involved
Over 2, 500 U.S. soldiers died on D-Day

14. D-Day

15. D-Day

16. Battle of the Bulge Allied forces moved toward Germany
U.S. and Britain pushed to Germany from the East and the Soviet Union pushed from the West
Germany made one big push back against the U.S. and Britain at the Battle of the Bulge

17. War ends in Europe Adolf Hitler commits suicide on April 30, 1945
May 8, 1945, Germany surrenders and this day is called V-E day, for Victory in Europe
Allies free millions in concentration camps where 11 million people, including 6 million Jews were killed. This is known as the Holocaust.

18. War in the Pacific
The U.S. strategy for defeating Japan was called “island hopping.” The U.S. would take one island at a time.
U.S. bombed major cities in Japan
President Truman authorizes use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

19. War in the Pacific
The reason was so the U.S. would not lose thousands, maybe millions with a land attack of Japan
Japan surrenders on August 14, This is known as V-J Day for victory in Japan

20. Hiroshima
                                                                                

21. London
                                                    

22. American Japanese Prisoner Camp