1. World War II: The War Fronts US History: Spiconardi

2. Wartime Diplomacy  Atlantic Charter Meeting (1941) FDR and Churchill meet to discuss goals for the war  Tehran Conference (1943) FDR, Churchill, Stalin meet to discuss strategy. Stalin wants second front open on Germany  Yalta (1945) FDR, Churchill, and Stalin agree to split Germany into 4 zones, each controlled by one of the allies Stalin would see creation of governments in Eastern Europe Agreed to create United Nations  Potsdam (1945) Truman informs Stalin of Atomic Bomb Ultimatum given to Japan: “Surrender or else…”

3. D-Day June 6, 1944  Invasion of the beaches of Normandy to liberate France from German Occupation  Led by Gen. Dwight Eisenhower

6. Battle of Iwo Jima  Battle of Iwo Jima 22 day battle 5,900 Marines killed 1,000 Navy killed 19,000 wounded All but a few of 21,000 Japanese killed  Island Hopping

7. The Manhattan Project  In August 1942 scientists begin work on a top secret atomic research project Many scientists German  Create the atomic bomb & test it in July 1945 in a desert in New Mexico

8. Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki  Truman’s Options Invasion of Japan  Would cost 1 million American Lives Continue incendiary bombings of Japan  War could go on for another 6-8 months Atomic Bomb  End war immediately  No loss of American life

9. Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki  The Atomic Bomb Hiroshima bombed 8/6/1945  70,000 killed Nagasaki bombed 8/9/1945  40,000 killed Hundreds of thousands die later from radiation & cancer

14. Impact of Atomic Bomb Droppings  Demonstrates that US is premier military power in the world  Sets up Cold War and arms race