World War II

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World War II

• Test Review

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Whos the Man?

• Germany
• Hitler
• Italy
• Mussolini

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Whos the Man?

• Japan
• Hirohito Tojo
• Russia
• Stalin

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Appeasement

• Giving Hitler territory in order to avoid war

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Battles

• 1st Battle
• Invasion of Poland by Germany
• 2nd Battle
• Fall of Francesea rescue at Dunkirk
• 3rd Battle
• Battle of Britain-German Luftwaffe continually
  bombed

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Battles

• 4th Battle
• Hitler invades Soviet Union-violates
  non-aggression pact with Stalin
• What does US do?
• U.S. remained neutral, but FDR creates Lend
  Lease Act to help Britain

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Battles

• What does US get for Lend-Lease?
• Lend Lease traded supplies for bases in Caribbean
  and Bermuda
• What does FDR say Lend-Lease is like?
• Lending a garden hose to a neighbor whose house
  is on fire

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Battles

• Who does Japan invade in 1930s?
• 1930s Japan invades Manchuria China
• What does US do to Japan as a result?
• U.S. imposes an embargo on Japan stopping the
  shipment of oil, steel coal.

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Battles

• How does Japan react to US embargo?
• Dec. 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
• How does FDR describe Pearl Harbor?
• FDR declares it a date which will live in
  infamy
• What does FDR ask Congress?
• Asks Congress to declare war on JapanGermany
  declares war on U.S.

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Battles

• What happens to Germans in Soviet Union?
• 1941 tide turns on Germanystopped short of
  Moscow Stalingrad
• Why did the Germans invade Soviet Union in the
  first place?
• Prevents Germans from taking Soviet oil fields

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Battles

• What happens at El Alamein?
• In Africa Hitlers tank commander Rommel was
  defeated at El Alamein in Egyptpreventing Hitler
  from seizing the Suez Canal and Middle Eastern
  oil

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Battles

• What large battle involves the US and other
  Allies pushing Germans out of France?
• Dwight D. Eisenhower leads D-Day invasion in
  Normandy, France
• What is the US strategy in the Pacific?
• Island Hopping strategy in Pacific gets us
  closer to Japan

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Battles

• What are the turning points in the Pacific and
  who is saved from Japanese invasion?
• Turning points in Pacific are Battle of Midway
  which saves Hawaii, and Battle of the Coral Sea
  which saves Australia

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Battles

• What do the battles of Okinawa Iwo Jima prove?
• Battles of Okinawa Iwo Jima prove that Japanese
  would fight to the death
• Would the Japanese surrender?
• Japanese soldiers would commit suicide rather
  than surrender

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Battles

• What does Truman decide to use to end the war in
  the Pacific?
• President Truman decides to use the atomic bomb
  on Hiroshima Nagasaki forcing Japan to
  surrender

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Allied Strategy

• What phrase explains how America the Allies
  carry on the war after Pearl Harbor?
• America its allies (Britain Soviet Union-and
  France) followed a Defeat Hitler First plan
• Most American military resources were targeted
  for Europe

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Allied Strategy

• In the Pacific, American military strategy called
  for an Island Hopping campaign

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Axis Strategy

• Germany hoped to defeat the Soviet Union quickly
  and gain control of the Soviet oil fields
• Germany hoped to bomb Great Britain out of the
  war before America could aid themBattle of
  Britain

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Axis Strategy

• After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, where else did
  they invade or plan to invade?
• Following Pearl Harbor Japan invaded the
  Philippines and Indonesia and planned to invade
  both Australia Hawaii

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Minority Participation in the War

• What kind of units did African Americans serve
  in?
• African Americans served in segregated units in
  non-combat roles
• Who were the African American pilots?
• The Tuskegee Airmen served with distinction

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Minority Participation in the War

• What were the Asian American units known as?
• the Nisei regiments also served with distinction
• What kind of units did Mexican American units
  serve in?
• Mexican Americans served in non-segregated units
• All suffered high casualties

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Geneva Convention

• What did the Geneva Convention ensure?
• The Geneva Convention attempted to ensure humane
  treatment of POWs
• What was the Bataan Death March?
• In the Philippines, American POWs suffered
  brutal treatment by the Japanese known as the
  Bataan Death March
• Treatment of POWs in Pacific more brutal than in
  Europe

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Holocaust

• Who was killed during the Holocaust?
• During the Holocaust, Nazis killed Jews, gypsies,
  Slavs, and undesirables (homosexuals, mentally
  disabled, anti-socials)
• What is genocide?
• Genocide is the systematic and purposeful
  destruction of a racial, political, religious or
  cultural group

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Holocaust

• What was the Final Solution?
• The Final Solution was the Nazi plan to
  exterminate all of the Jews
• What happened at Nuremberg?
• The Trial at Nuremburg emphasized individual
  responsibility regardless of orders
  receivedNazis tried for genocide/war crimessome
  executed
• Where did Jews demand their homeland to be?
• Nuremberg Trial led to an increased demand for a
  Jewish homeland in Palestine

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Nationalism in America During War

• What did Americans ration during the war?
• Americans rationed fuel, food, and goods
• How did Americans finance the war?
• Americans bought war bonds and paid higher income
  tax
• Businesses retooled for war time production Ex
  car manufacturing to tank manufacturing
• Women and minorities entered the workforce
• Citizens volunteered in support of the war

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Nationalism in America During War

• What was used to provide military personnel for
  the war?
• The draft/selective service was used to provide
  military personnel for the military

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Women Minorities During War

• Who represented women in the workforce?
• Rosie the Riveter represented women in the
  workforce
• In the military, women typically participated in
  non-combat military roles
• African Americans migrated to cities in search of
  jobs in war plants and campaigned for victory at
  home

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Japanese Americans

• Where was Anti-Japanese prejudice strongest in
  the U.S.?
• Strong Anti-Japanese prejudice on West Coast
• Why were Americans especially prejudiced toward
  Japanese-Americans during the war?
• There was a false belief that Japanese Americans
  were aiding the enemy

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Japanese Americans

• How did the government react to Anti-Japanese
  prejudice?
• Japanese Americans were relocated to internment
  camps
• What did the U.S. do to make up for treatment of
  Japanese Americans?
• Later the U.S. apologized and made financial
  payments to survivors

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Media/Communication Assistance

• How did the government control what was being
  reported about the war?
• The U.S. Government maintained strict censorship
  of reporting the war
• Public morale and ad campaigns kept Americans
  focused on the war effort
• How did the entertainment industry support the
  war?
• The entertainment industry produced movies,
  plays, and shows that boosted morale and
  patriotic support for the war as well as
  portrayed the enemy in stereotypical ways