1. Do Now Have something to write with and review your notes quietly and individually

2. Finishing Ch. 26 section 2 And Ch. 26 Section 3 The New order and Holocaust

3. The End is Near in Europe 1.After liberating France The allied forces closed in on Germany from the West. 2.The Battle of the Bulge was Germans final offensive, hoping to break through the Allied lines Hitler sent all his forces to attack, their ultimately failed. Significance: It was only a matter of time before all allies would meet in Germany

4. 1.From the East Soviets quickly swept through Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria & the Balkans 2.In 1945 the Soviets entered Germany and met US and British forces at the Elbe river Significance: Europe is know completely liberated (VE day)

5. Our Fearless Leaders Hitler moved into a bunker under Berlin, where he committed suicide on April 30th Two days before Hitler committed suicide Mussolini was shot by Partisans Partisans: resistance fighters Significance: Europe is free of the Fascists dictators

6. The End is Near in the Pacific 1. After the Victory at Midway, American forces targeted Japanese held islands. Using a system of Island hopping a. Island hopping was strategy of only attacking certain key islands to reach Japan quicker Significance: The US was closing in on the mainland of Japan

7. 2.After two long and costly battles against Japan (Iwo Jima & Okinawa) The US leaders knew that the war in the Pacific would last a long time and cost many American lives Significance: leads to the decision to use the Atomic Bomb

8. 3.Harry Truman, replaces FDR after his sudden death and makes the decision to drop not one but two Atomic Bombs a.First on Hiroshima b.Second on Nagasaki c.Millions died on impact and millions died from radiation later Significance: VJ day Japan Unconditionally surrendered on Aug. 14

9. Ch. 26 section 3 Read and then answer the following questions Pg. 879 Question 1 and 4. What is the Einsatzgruppen and what did they do?

10. I will be going deeper in the Holocaust The Death toll: The Nazi’s killed more than 6 million Jews, with over 3 million in Death camps alone. Nazi’s also killed about 9 to 10 million non- Jewish people. Including gypsies, Slavic's, homosexuals, the mentally and physically disabled and more.