1. WWII: The Conflict Grows
Part II

2. Objectives
Analyze the planning and impact of the D-Day invasion of France.
Understand how the Allies achieved final victory in Europe.
Explore the reasons that President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan.
Read them; they don’t have to write these down. Just good to know.

3. Vocabulary Words and Phrases
D-Day − June 6, 1944, the day Allied forces invaded France
Battle of the Bulge − German counterattack that failed, resulting in an Allied victory
Manhattan Project − code name for the program to develop an atomic bomb
Give them time to write these down.

4. In 1943, Allied leaders agreed to open a second front in the war in Europe.
American and British troops would cross the English Channel and invade France.
The secret operation was code-named Operation Overlord.
General Dwight Eisenhower was the mission’s commander.
As the conflict raged on, on the Eastern front, Stalin continued to push the Allies to open another front in Europe. Remembering the horrible losses suffered in WWI and considering the toll the current conflict had already taken on his country, Churchill (England) was opposed. However, FDR agreed and pushed Churchill to agree. It will finally be settled and they begin to plan the invasion. Eisenhower is appointed the commander and leads the mission planning. It will include a huge Feint (fake attack) led by Patton to draw German attention to the wrong attack point. Operation Overlord will commence on “D-Day”.

5. Operation Overlord was a massive operation.
It required careful planning and involved an elaborate hoax to fool the enemy about where troops would land.
Nothing new
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allies landed at Normandy.

6. The feint (fake attack) was at Calais, as it is the shortest crossing across the English Channel. Patton set up a fake army, with blowup tanks and boats, tents, and real radio traffic (to fool Germany intelligence). It was somewhat successful, but the landing in Normandy will still be costly.

7. D-Day through film Band of Brothers “Day of Days”
-Shows the initial drop by paratroopers
Saving Private Ryan
-Shows the sea invasion
Remind them not to get dumb about language or violence. After watching ask them about their comments or things they noticed that may have historical significance.

8. The Allies seized the momentum.
The Americans and British advanced from the west, liberating Paris.
The Soviets advanced from the east, liberating Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary.

9. The Americans pushed back, forcing a German retreat.
Hitler launched a counterattack, creating a bulge in the American lines.
The Americans pushed back, forcing a German retreat.
The Battle of the Bulge will be Hitler’s last offensive move. He was attempting to regain momentum and push through to break American lines. Also, Germany was running out of essential resources like fuel for tanks. They hoped to break through and capture Allied refueling points.

10. Battle of the Bulge through film
Band of Brothers “ The Breaking Point”
-Shows the Battle of the Buldge, specifically the 101st attack on the village of Foy
Remind them not to get dumb about language or violence. After watching ask them about their comments or things they noticed that may have historical significance.

11. In April 1945, Hitler committed suicide. Germany surrendered.
The Allies soon surrounded Berlin, preparing for an all-out assault on Hitler’s capital
In April 1945, Hitler committed suicide. Germany surrendered.
Hitler had fallen into madness, giving orders that were not obeyed and planning attacks that were not carried out.
The Battle of the Bulge is an allied victory. Germany is basically broken. Hitler will end himself, but tells germany to fight on. While they will surrender in 1945 IT IS NOT RIGHT AFTER HITLER KILLS HIMSELF.

12. This map shows movement of Allied Advance
This map shows movement of Allied Advance. Not all the territory taken by Germany is retaken by the Allies.

13. An already atrocious war gets worse
Read slide. Then watch band of brothers episode “why we fight” from set point. (clearing the woods scene)
Allies begin to find camps set up by Germany…

14. The Holocaust Objectives
Trace the roots and progress of Hitler’s campaign against the Jews.
Explore the goals of Hitler’s “final solution” and the nature of the Nazi death camps.
Examine how the United States responded to the Holocaust.

15. Vocabulary Words and Phrases
concentration camp − camp where members of specially designated groups were confined
death camp − concentration camp where prisoners were systematically exterminated
War Refugee Board − U.S. board that worked with the Red Cross to save Jews
Holocaust − Nazi attempt to kill Jews and others considered “undesirable”
Nuremberg Laws − German laws discviolence in which riminating against Jews
Kristallnacht − night of organized Jews were arrested and killed and synagogues and Jewish businesses destroyed
genocide − willful annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural group

16. Hitler found someone to blame: the Jews.
Roots of the Holocaust:
Racist belief that proclaimed Aryans superior to other people
Desire by Hitler and others to blame someone for Germany’s problems following World War I
Hitler found someone to blame: the Jews.

17. At first, the focus of persecution was economic.
Jewish businesses were boycotted.
Jews were fired from their jobs.
Jews were barred from working in fields such as banking, law, and medicine.

18. In time, laws were passed that broadened the persecution.
Nuremberg Laws
Denied Jews German citizenship
Banned marriage between Jews and non-Jews
Segregated Jews at every level of society

19. The hatred directed against Jews soon turned violent.
Hitler’s secret police carried out vicious attacks.
During Kristallnacht, hundreds of Jews were killed and Jewish businesses and synagogues burned.

20. Beginning in the 1930s, Jews were forced from their homes, put onto trains, and taken to concentration camps.
Hitler’s “final solution to the Jewish question” was genocide— extermination of all Jews.
Political opponents and anyone labeled “undesirable” also were imprisoned.

21. Some concentration camps were death camps.
There, prisoners were killed in gas chambers or shot, and their bodies burned.

22. Millions of people died in concentration camps.
Prisoners in other camps were forced to perform heavy labor, often brutalized by the guards.
Some were tortured or subjected to horrible medical experiments.
Death by starvation and disease was common.
Millions of people died in concentration camps.

23. Americans reacted with an outpouring of sympathy and a desire to help.
Many survivors eventually found homes in the U.S.

24. The enormity of the Nazi crime led to renewed calls for an independent Jewish state.
This will eventually happen a few short years later in 1948 with the establishment of Israel. However, even the establishment of Israel will still be controversial. The Holocaust, will only be one of many WWII legacies, and still very much politically relevant.