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Turning Points of WWII
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Daily Objective Identify the major turning points of WWII
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Japanese Empire prior to Pearl Harbor Why did the Japanese want to expand their empire?
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Dec. 7 th Pearl Harbor U.S had placed economic sanctions on Japan Japanese attack was intended to destroy the U.S. Pacific fleet America declares war on Japan on 12/8/1941*
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The Japanese attacked with 6 aircraft carriers and 423 planes!
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Battle Ship row December 7 th 1941
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USS Arizona memorial
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June 1942-Battle of Midway Admiral Nimitz had cracked the Japanese code Turning point in the Pacific* Japanese casualties- 4 aircraft carriers, 2500 pilots American casualties- 1 aircraft carrier, 307 KIA’s
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Douglass Dauntless Dive bombers-Sank the Akagi&Hiryu
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Aircraft Carrier, Akagi ( 1 of 4 Japanese carriers sunk @ Midway)
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Stalin ”Not a Step Backward!”
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1942-1943 Stalingrad City named after Stalin Both dictators were determined to control Stalingrad Germans lost the entire 6 th army Turning point in the battle for Europe*
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500,000 Nazi’s were taken prisoner
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- Most of the fighting occurred in the rubble of what was Stalingrad
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Battle of Stalingrad-the 1 st time Hitler had been defeated
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The Road to Berlin
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June 1944- D-Day Largest invasion in history Operation Overlord Freed Europe from Nazi occupation
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June 6, 1944- Over 175000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of France
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Americans storming Normandy Beach
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General Eisenhower addresses the troops before D-Day
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German General Rommel inspects the Atlantic Wall
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Atlantic Wall-Designed to prevent an Allied invasion!
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Atlantic Wall under construction
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August 6 th and 9 th 1945- U.S. drops the bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki Manhattan project Hiroshima 150,000 dead, Nagasaki 75,000 people dead September 2, 1945=VJ Day atomic weapons mankind atomic bomb
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September 2, 1945 WWII is finally over
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VJ Day
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Hiroshima: Day of Fire Impact of the Bombing Ground temperatures7,000 F Hurricane force winds980 miles per hour Energy released20,000 tons of TNT Buildings destroyed62,000 buildings Killed immediately70,000 people
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Victims of the Hiroshima bombing
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Fat Man (Nagasaki)
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Japan signs the surrender documents on the U.S.S Missouri
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Discussion Question Why is the Battle of Stalingrad considered a turning point in WWII? Answer- The entire 6 th army was eliminated, and from this point on the Nazis were on the defensive.
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Discussion Question Do you feel the U.S. was justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan? Answer- Opinions may vary, make sure to have evidence to support your answer
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Discussion Question Why did the Japanese attack the U.S. at Pearl harbor? Answer- The Japanese wanted to destroy the U.S. Pacific fleet in order establish an empire in the Pacific region.
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Discussion Question? Why was the Battle of Midway strategically significant? Answer- The battle of Midway was important because the Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers and 2500 experienced pilots. It was clearly the turning point in the Pacific theatre.
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Discussion Question What strategies did the Allies use to fool the Nazi’s on D-Day? Answer- 1. Fake army 2. False radio messages
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