1. World War II Chapter 18 Section One-The War Begins Pages 393-398

2. EQ: How did fascism contribute to WWII?  Those who disagreed that the fascist government should control everything were oppressed  Benito Mussolini, Italy  Adolph Hitler, Germany  Hideki Tojo, Japan All ran militaristic governments that had a supreme ruler whose extreme nationalism led to racism All ran militaristic governments that had a supreme ruler whose extreme nationalism led to racism

3. EQ: Why did Great Britain and France enter WWII?  Had promised to come to the defense of Poland if it was attacked, so they declared war on Germany starting WWII  Stalin, leader of the USSR, had made a secret agreement with Hitler to divide Poland between them

4. EQ: How did Hitler start his blitzkrieg (lightning war)?  1939-Hitler invaded the Rhineland (area between France and Germany) and declared it his  1939-Attacked Poland-had promised to come to the defense of Poland if it was attacked, so they declared war on Germany starting WWII  1940-Conquered Denmark  1940-Conquered Norway

5.  1940-Next came Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands  1940-Invaded France-they surrendered Started bombing Great Britain  1941-Hitler invades his ally, USSR Almost one million deaths, mostly starvation Almost one million deaths, mostly starvation Deadly winter Deadly winter 2 years 2 years They fight the rest of the war on the side of the Allied Forces They fight the rest of the war on the side of the Allied Forces

6. EQ: How did the Lend-Lease Act help the US enter the war?  1941-Congress gave Roosevelt the power to lend military goods to any country he thought was important to our interests  By war’s end, we had lent $50 billion in materials  German subs (u-boats) sank American ships filled with supplies, making us “unofficially” at war with Germany

7. EQ: What event propelled the US into WWII?  Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii  December 7, 1941-a date that will live in infamy- Roosevelt declares war! Killed over 2300 military personnel and civilians Killed over 2300 military personnel and civilians Destroyed 19 ships Destroyed 19 ships Damaged many warplanes Damaged many warplanes

8. Main Idea Question #3 a. b. c. page 398 a. Why did fascism gain a hold in Europe? b. What was so important about the outcome of the Battle of Britain? c. What was America’s reaction to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

9. WWII Fighting the War Section Two Pages 399-403

10. EQ: Why did the US decide to strike North Africa first?  1942-They wanted to secure an easy victory over Germany-able to drive German and Italian forces out  1943-Allied forces invade Italy and they surrender  Allied forces bomb German targets in Germany and Central Europe

11. EQ: What occurred on D-Day?  June 6, 1944-600 ships (Allied Armada) carrying 175,000 Allied soldiers landed on Omaha Beach at Normandy, France  11,000 planes were used in the assault  Paratroopers landed many miles inland  Liberated Paris, France on August 25

12. Did Germany fight back?  Germans pushed back in the Battle of the Bulge  Allied goal was to reach Berlin, Germany from the west  Soviet Allied forces advanced from the east-they entered Berlin first

13. What happened on April 12, 1945?  FDR died of a brain hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia  Harry S. Truman, Vice-President, became President  Allied troops were within reach of Hitler

14. April 30, 1945  Hitler committed suicide to avoid capture

15. May 8, 1945  Germany surrendered  V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day)  Truman now turned attention to the Pacific

16. EQ: What was Hitler’s Final Solution?  “Purify” the German race by erasing all Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, anyone with perceived abnormalities  First imprison them in concentration camps  Then kill them  11 million people were exterminated

17. EQ: What was “island hopping”?  The method US forces used to retake the islands in the Pacific  Move across the Pacific, then take Japan

18. EQ: What event ended the war almost immediately?  August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay bomber dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan  Truman asked for a surrender, they refused  Truman dropped a second bomb three days later on Nagasaki, Japan  Over 110,000 died immediately  100,000 later from radiation poisoning

19. EQ: What is VJ Day?  Victory in Japan Day  August 14, 1945  Japan stopped fighting  They officially surrendered on September 2

20. Main Idea Questions page 403 #3 a.b.c. a. Why was US industrial power so important to winning WWII? b. Why did the US enter the war in the European theater and wait to fight in the Pacific till later? c. Why did the US decide to use the atomic bomb against Japan?

21. Sections Three and Four Georgia’s Contribution and The Impact of the War at Home Pages 404-415

22. Georgia’s Contribution  We built airplanes Bell Aircraft in Marietta built the B-29 Bell Aircraft in Marietta built the B-29 Employed more than 6,000 womenEmployed more than 6,000 women  We built ships Ports in Savannah and Brunswick built Liberty ships 16,000 men and women worked in Brunswick

23.  Blimps Glynco Naval Air Station Glynco Naval Air Station Now FLETCNow FLETC Housed blimps, jets, planes, helicopters: largest blimp base in the world (pg 406) Housed blimps, jets, planes, helicopters: largest blimp base in the world (pg 406)  Agriculture We grew crops other than cotton to feed soldiers at home and overseas We grew crops other than cotton to feed soldiers at home and overseas FoodFood DairyDairy MeatMeat Peanuts for oilPeanuts for oil

24. Georgia’s Training Facilities  Camp Stewart: near Savannah, trained antiaircraft squads  Camp (Fort) Gordon: used for infantry and tank training, and housed German and Italian POWs (worked mostly as field hands)  Fort Benning: Airborne training and Officer Candidate School  Warner Robbins Air Force Base: trained soldiers in airplane maintenance

25. EQ: How did people help the war effort? “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”  Planted Victory Gardens  Federal government saved resources through ration cards  Collected and donated items to be used to make weapons Scrap metal Scrap metal Rubber Rubber Newspaper Newspaper Cooking oil Cooking oil

26. Coca-Cola  Won a government contract with the military  Set up bottling factories in Europe and the Pacific  Taste reminded soldiers of home

27. Carl Vinson and Richard Russell  Congressmen who helped attract defense contracts and military facilities to the state  This increased the economy and population in many cities

28. Posttest Question December 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy” is significant because a. Germany surrendered b. Hitler conquered Denmark and Norway c. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor d. The Japanese surrendered

29. Posttest Question What did the Lend-Lease program involve? a. The British were allowed to purchase arms from the US if they paid cash for them b. The British were allowed to use US military bases for their planes c. Congress allowed the President to lend arms, ships, supplies, and food to the British d. The Germans were allowed to borrow money from US banks

30. Posttest Question Which is NOT a reason Georgia had many military bases located on it during WWII? a. We had the influence of Carl Vinson and Richard Russell in Congress. b. We had textile mills and farms to clothe and feed soldiers. c. We had the largest US population to provide soldiers and workers. d. None of the above.

31. Posttest Question Why did Roosevelt spend so much time in Georgia? a. The waters of Warm Springs helped his polio. b. Roosevelt was a native of Georgia. c. Roosevelt had been a farmer and loved farm life. d. All of the above.