1. U.S.A. as a Supplier Neutrality Acts Began an Arms Embargo.
The US would not provide weaponry or munitions to anyone.
Cash and Carry Policy 1939
Sends aid to allies.
Finally: Lend Lease Act Passed 1941
Why?
Allies in trouble
Fear of war spreading to US

2. The Arsenal of Democracy
Detroit symbolizes the U.S. automobile industry, during World War II
Stood for all American industry’s conversion from civilian goods to war material.
The label “Arsenal of Democracy” was coined by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

3. Major Battles
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4. EUROPEAN FRONT: Before U.S. Enters the War
BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1940
Hitler knew he couldn’t defeat the British Navy
Began this battle as an air war (Luftwaffe)
Worked well at first…
British develop superior aircraft
Begin bombing German cities while Germany bombed England at night.

6. WHERE DO WE START?
EUROPE
NORTH AFRICA
ASIA (PACIFIC)

7. Hitler Was Everywhere!

8. FRONTS EUROPE: PACIFIC: ALLIES TAKE ON GERMANY: GOAL: TO DEFEAT THEM
DEFENSIVE
DEFEAT NAZIS FIRST

9. EUROPEAN FRONT: U.S. Enter the War
MAJOR BATTLES: Battle of Stalingrad
SOVIETS BATTLE GERMANS AT STALINGRAD- AUGUST
Bloodiest standoff on the war
Over one million casualties: 199 days
Allies decided to let Russia fight on their own
THIS DECISION WILL COST THE U.S. FUTURE RELATIONS WITH SOVIETS.

10. D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY
World War II
D-DAY
INVASION
OF NORMANDY

11. WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
NAZIS CONTINUE TO FIGHT THROUGH AIR ATTACKS 1943 & 1944
OPERATION OVERLORD: DRIVE THE NAZIS OUT OF FRANCE AND HEAD THEM TOWARDS DEFEAT AT HOME
JUNE 6, 1944
LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS INVASION
(INVASION BY SEA)

12. WHERE DID THIS TAKE PLACE?
60 MILE STRETCH OF NORMANDY COAST (NORTHERN FRENCH COAST)
HITLER CAUGHT UNAWARE: THOUGHT ATTACK WOULD BE FURTHER UP THE COAST AT CALAIS
326,000 SOLDIERS LAND THE FIRST WEEK, 50,000 VEHICLES, 100,000 TONS OF SUPPLIES

13. THE BEACHES
CODE NAMES:
JUNO
GOLD
OMAHA
UTAH
SWORD

14. WHO WAS INVOLVED? AMERICAN LEADER: DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
GERMAN LEADER: ROMMEL
SOLDIERS
AMERICAN
CANADIAN
BRITISH
GERMAN

16. EUROPEAN BATTLES NORMANDY, FRANCE (D-DAY) LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS INVASION
JUNE 6, 1944
*Code Breakers intercept Axis correspondence*
150,000 ALLIED SOLDIERS
600 WARSHIPS
GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER/Rommel for Germans
BY JULY: ALLIED FORCES IN FRANCE WAS OVER 1 MILLION
HITLER HESITATES TO FIGHT BACK

17. D-Day
American soldiers wading through water into Nazi machine-gun fire on the coast of France.

18. European Front Battle of the Bulge
When? – December 16, 1944
Where? – border areas near Luxembourg, France and Germany
Results? – The Germans began a counterattack against the Allies as the Allies attempted to drive the Germans completely out of France.
Importance? – Germans begin retreat signaling their defeat.
First time allies will enter Germany since war started
First time allies will see concentration camps