1. Agenda Warm up #6 Lecture #4 WWII Finish “A Global Depression”
Exit Slip #7

2. Warm Up #6 What economic problems did Europe face after WWI?
Sentence starters:
Some of the economic problems that Europe faced after WWI were______.

3. Exit Slip # 7 How did countries get involved in WWII?
Sentence Starters :
In my opinion, countries got involved in WWII because________.

4. WWII

5. WWII Breaks out in Europe
Once upon a time in 1939 Evil Hitler rose to power in Germany. Hitler became so powerful because he promised people to get them out of their money problems, their depression. He pointed the finger at the Jews for their loss and started the Holocaust, in which he killed over 11 million people. More than half who were Jews.
The United States decided to not pick a side when the war broke out in 1939 after Hitler invaded Poland.
Why do you think that the U.S. did not get involved right away?

6. U.S. Joins WWII
On December 7, 1941 The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor!
FDR asked congress for a Declaration of war the very next day.
U.S. prepared for the war by recruiting many young men and making new weapons.
Why do you think that the U.S .
Declare war on Japan? What would have happened if it didn’t?

7. War in the Pacific
U.S. used a strategy called “Island Hoping”, in which they went from island to island until they got to Japan, that really helped them win the war.
The Battle of the Midway was the turning point of the war for the U.S. in the Pacific.
Iwo Jima provided an important and strategic airbase for future attacks to Japan.
The Battle of Okinawa was the most important victory because of how close the island was to Japan.
Why would island hopping be a good military strategy ?

8. Special American Contributions
During the war many people of other races helped out. This was one of the main reasons why U.S. won.
The Tuskegee Airmen was an all black Arial team that fought in Italy towards the end of the war. They shot down over 251 enemy planes!
Over 200 Navajo Indians were recruited into the Marine Corps as code-talkers. Their language was use as a code to send secret messages during the war.
Why would using Navajo be an advantage for the U.S.?

9. War at the Homefront
Many women worked on factory assembly lines, labor force, and Service and Manual jobs. Mostly anything but combat. 3.5 million women worked on Assembly lines by But they weren’t allowed supervisory positions and got paid less. Sadly after the war their contributions were ignored and they were forced out of the workforce.
There was also political demands of African Americans. FDR issued Executive Order 8802, stating that there should be no type of discrimination in any job.

10. War In Europe
U.S. formed an alliance with Great Britain and the Soviet union to form the “BIG THREE”. They decided that the war against Hitler was scarier than the war against Japan.
On June 6, 1944 the Allies finally invades northwestern Europe, on the beaches of Normandy, and free Belgium and France. AKA D Day.
On December 16, 1941 Hitler made a last minute attempt to get back in control in the Battle of the Bulge. But ended up loosing in January 1945.
On may 7, 1945 Germany gave up! This day is know as V-E DAY.

11. Ending the War: The Atomic Bomb
The decision of dropping the Atomic Bomb was very difficult for the U.S.
On August 6, 1945 The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. 100,000 people died.
The second bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki.
The atomic bombs burned peoples hair, disintegrated people, etc.

12. The U.S. and the U.N. U.S. became a world leader after the war.
The United Nations was established after WWII.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other national leaders formed the United Nations to protect people’s security and maintain friends between countries.
The UN’s goals are to promote peace and security throughout the world, increase friendly relationships among countries, achieve world wide cooperation, and encourage respect for human rights.