1. D-Day – Invasion on Normandy Project Overlord – Allied invasion of France – Dwight Eisenhower – Supreme Commander – Struck the beaches of Normandy Why were the German’s underprepared for the attack at Normandy? General Patton – English Channel/Calais – Omaha Beach

2. Push to Victory Hitler was losing his control over his territories and followers Battle of the Bulge – Attempted counter attack by Germany – Ended as a victory for the Allied Hitler commits suicide Allies focus attention back to Japan – Island Hopping in the Pacific – The atomic bomb

3. Atomic Bomb Debate As you are reading your assigned article, take notes in your notebooks on the following: – Main theme and ideas of the article – Weaknesses of the argument – Strengths of the argument – Possible Bias of the author – Be prepared to argue both sides of the argument, for you will eventually debate with a classmate