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Americans and a World in Crisis, 1933 – 1945 Chapter 25
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2 E: 1: a Describe the circumstances at home and abroad prior to US involvement in WWII E: 1: b Identify the significant military and political aspects of WWII E: 1: c Analyze dimensions of the Holocaust and the Allies response to the Holocaust and war crimes E: 1: d Evaluate the social, political, and economic impacts of WWII on the home front E:1: e Identify and evaluate the scientific and technological developments in America during and after WWII E:1: f Analyze the social, cultural, and economic changes at the onset of the Cold War era Core Standards
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3 Readings Read the entire chapter. Expect reading quiz each day. Pp. 764-774 Pp. 774-782 Pp. 782-794 Even the German soldiers knew to do their readings!
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4 Introduction Eugene Bondurant Sledge With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Read his book, you’ll love his colorful language When I knew Dr. Sledge he looked like this.
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5 The United States in a Menacing World, 1933-1939 Italy Germany Japan World toward a precipice Neutrality
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6 Nationalism and the Good Neighbor “Good Neighbor Policy” FDR Aid to Cuba –Fulgencio Batista –Overthrown by Castro in 1959
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7 The Rise of Aggressive States in Europe and Asia Adolf Hitler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q-6H4xOUrs&skipcontrinter=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS-nQgLehpE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MDUfLX0mTA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK-Xryw_hKA Appeasement
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8 German Propaganda Joseph Goebbels
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9 Luftwaffe
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10 Map 25.1: European Aggression Before World War II
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11 The American Mood: NO MORE WAR Neutrality Acts
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12 Map 25.2: Japanese Expansion Before World War II
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13 The Gathering Storm Joseph Stalin Nonaggression pact Mussolini: “FDR’s paralysis must have reached his brain!” FDR takes action: –300 million for military –20,000 planes per year –1.3 Billion Defense Plan –“two Madmen” who only respect force Stalin’s Kemlin
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14 America and the Jewish Refugees Kristallnacht (Night of Broken glass) June 1939 St Louis 950 Jews turned away on ship in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (most died in Concentration Camps)
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15 Into the Storm, 1939-1941 Rome-Berlin-Toyko Axis America is getting pushed to help
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16 British Monarchy George V Edward VIII –Abdicated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBn06A-sdok –George VI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opkMyKGx7TQ Elizabeth –Charles William Harry
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17 The European War Poland Blitzkrieg Wehrmacht Winston Churchill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkTw3_PmKtc
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18 Dunkirk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF8q45vwf-0&feature=related
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19 From Isolation to Intervention Draft Lend-Lease Atlantic Charter
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20 Pearl Harbor and the Coming of War December 7, 1941 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufoUtoQLGQY Pentagon
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21 Organizing for Victory War Production Board (WPB) Office of Price Administration (OPA)
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22 The War Economy
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23 Figure 25.1A: U.S. Wartime Production
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24 Figure 25.1A: U.S. Wartime Production (cont’d)
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25 Figure 25.1A: U.S. Wartime Production (cont’d)
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26 “A Wizard War” Winston Churchill Office of Scientific Research Development Manhattan Project
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27 Propaganda and Politics Office of War Information
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28 The Battlefront, 1942-1944
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29 Map 25.3: World War II in Europe and Africa
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30 Liberating Europe French resistance
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31 North Africa George Smith Patton, Jr. Bernard Montgomery Erwin Rommel Dwight D. Eisenhower landed troops in Morocco and Algeria
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32 Battle of Stalingrad Stalin wanted two fronts Soviet Snipers at Stalingrad
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33 Battle of Leningrad (St. Petersburg)
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34 Invasion of Sicily
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35 D-Day, June 6, 1944 Omaha Sword Juno Utah Gold
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36 Break Out from Normandy
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37 Battle of the Bulge Bastogne “Nuts!”
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38 Atrocities Against Americans During WWII
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39 Abuse of Americans by Japanese Bataan Death March http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnNf57112nI&featur e=endscreen
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40 War in the Pacific Philippines fall in May 1942 MacArthur “I shall return!” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEbwuehH35I
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41 Bill Grant Sting of the Wasp
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42 Map 25.4: World War II in the Pacific
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43 Battle of Coral Sea Admiral Thomas Kinkaid Admiral Nimitz
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44 Battle of Midway US Signal Corps breaks Japanese codes 4 Japanese destroyers sunk Hundreds of Japanese planes lost
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45 Guadalcanal
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46 Solomon Islands
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47 British move from India to retake Burma
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48 US Begins Two-Pronged Advance June 1943 Retake of Philippines
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49 Battle of Leyte Gulf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Mjbw0GBog
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50 Okinawa and Possible Invasion of Japan “Give ‘em the hot seat!”
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51 The Grand Alliance Roosevelt Churchill Giraud De Gaulle Casablanca January 1943 First president to travel abroad by plane while in office!
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52 Invasion of Italy Battle of Anzio Tuskegee Airmen –Red Tails
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53 Grand Alliance in Cairo Roosevelt Churchill Chiang Kai-shek –Anti-communist –Return Manchuria –Return Taiwan –“Free and Independent Korea from USSR
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54 Grand Alliance in Tehran, Iran Roosevelt Churchill Stalin –Invasion of France in June 1944 –Divide Germany into 4 military zones
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55 Domestic Issues Henry Wallace Harry S. Truman –Moderate Missouri 1944 election Thomas E. Dewey
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56 War and American Society 15 million Americans served Women
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57 The GIs’ War “KILLROY WAS HERE!”
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58 War Bonds “Buy a war bond, Darling…..”
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59 Map 25.5: The Home Front
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60 The Home Front Rosie the Riveter Victory Gardens
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61 Racism and New Opportunities A. Philip Randolph
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62 War and Diversity
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63 Interment of Japanese-Americans
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64 Triumph and Tragedy, 1945 Yalta Conference “accords” –Russia declares war on Japan –FDR “gives away eastern Europe –Roosevelt very tired
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65 Roosevelt DEAD!
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66 Victory in Europe
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67 Holocaust Jews Concentration Camps
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68 Atomic Bombs Truman Potsdam Declaration
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69 USS Indianapolis
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70 Final Victory V-E Day V-J Day
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71 The War’s Toll on America
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72 Conclusion
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