1. A series of American propaganda posters during World War II appealed to servicemen's patriotism to protect themselves from venereal disease. The text at the bottom of the poster reads, "You can't beat the Axis if you get VD". U.S. Propaganda from World War II, Depicting Hitler as foolish.Hitler From Wikipedia.com

2. US Office for War Information, propaganda message: working less helps our enemies.

3. Defeating the Axis Powers D-Day (June 6, 1944) Battle of the Bulge (December, 1944) FDR ’ s Death (April 12, 1945) V-E Day (May 8, 1945) Potsdam Ultimatum— “ Japan: surrender, or else! ” August 6, 1945—Hiroshima August 9, 1945—Nagasaki V-J Day (September 2, 1945) Nuremburg War Crimes Trials

4. U.S. World War II Production Planes = 300,000 Tanks = 61,000 Trucks = 87,000 Firearms = 17,900,000 Heavy artillery = 2,400,000 Shells, bombs, etc. = millions of tons

5. Profile of U.S. Servicemen 39% were volunteers 61% were draftees Combat survivability: (out of 1,000) 8.6 were killed in action, 3 died from other causes, and 17.7 received non-mortal combat wounds. Average base pay: enlisted, $71.33 per month; officers, $203.50 per month Total number in all military branches: 4 million Number of World War II veterans dying per day since 2002—one thousand

8. WWII Info Defeating the Axis Powers

10. Japanese Kamikaze Pilots.asf Kamikaze attack on USS St. Louis Island Hopping US Pacific Campaign Strategy

11. The_Manhattan_Project_and_the_Atomic_Bomb_Attacks_on_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki.asf Truman_Drops_A_Bomb_Japan_Surrenders.asf The_Manhattan_Project_and_the_Atomic_Bomb_Attacks_on_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki.asf Truman_Drops_A_Bomb_Japan_Surrenders.asf 10. Hiroshima – August 6, 1945 ~ killed 80,000 people & level 42 square miles

13. Nagasaki – August 9, 1945 ~ killed 40,000

14. Three Options to End War (1) Use Nuclear Bomb (2) Invade Mainland Japan (3) Blockade Japan Cold War Positioning  End war before Soviets invade  Minimize Soviet influence in peace treaty

15. Enola Gay landing after bombing of Hiroshima. (Smithsonian Institution)

17. Lasting effects of WWII The Yalta Conference The Big 3 – Stalin – Churchill – Roosevelt The Cold War Who is left???