World War II

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World War II

• Chapters 16,17

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Rise of Nazi Germany

• Hitler wrote Mein Kampf where he outlined his
  beliefs on a master race, the faults of democracy
  and Christianity, and the Jewish people.
• He formed the Nazi party and swiftly took Germany
  over by force.

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Fascist Italy

• Benito Mussolini led Italian expansion to create
  a new Roman Empire.
• In 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia and declared
  themselves allies with Germany

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Japan

• Hoping to exercise influence across Asia, Japan
  took over Manchuria in 1935.
• Most nations disliked Japanese aggression but
  would not risk going to war.
• Japan eventually became allied with Germany and
  Italy.

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Russia

• Joseph Stalin also sent dissenters to labor
  camps.
• In the hopes of expanding, Russia signed a
  non-aggression pact with Germany in 1939.

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War in Europe

• In 1939, Hitler invades Poland and controlled the
  western borders.
• Stalin took over the Eastern half.
• England and France declared war on Germany.

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Blitzkrieg

• The German Air Force began quick, but devastating
  bombing attacks in major allied cities.
• Believing that the Blitzkrieg was unstoppable,
  Hitler invaded Russia in 1941.

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Attack on Pearl Harbor

• December 7th, 1941
• Over 300 Japanese fighters and bombers destroyed
  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• 8 Battleships, 3 Cruisers, and 3 destroyers were
  sunk
• One day later, FDR asked congress to enter WWII

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Axis Powers
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Control of North Africa

• The Allies felt that control of Africa was
  critical
• The British and the US consolidated forces to
  break through Erwin Rommels Afrika Korps
• OPERATION TORCH

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El Alamein
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Pacific Theatre

• The US firebombed Tokyo in symbolic retribution
  to the Pearl Harbor attack
• Battle of the Coral Sea-
• Both the US and Japan lost a carrier.
• Battle of Midway- The US defeated Japans navy
  for the first time.
• Battle of Guadalcanal- The Allies won a brutal
  naval and hand to hand conflict

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Guadalcanal
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War in Italy- AVALANCHE

• July 1943, 250,000 US and British troops landed
  in Sicily in the greatest amphibious operation in
  history.
• 70,000 US troops were killed as the Allies
  conquered Italy

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Invasion of Normandy

• In June 1944, Allied troops crossed the English
  Channel and invaded the French coast.
• Led by Eisenhower, the Allies fought through
  stiff resistance to secure the beach.

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Fall of Germany

• Battle of the Bulge- German forces were forced to
  retreat and lost 120,000 troops.
• As Russian troops entered Berlin, Hitler
  committed suicide

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Russians take Berlin
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Victory in the Pacific

• President Truman took over when FDR died.
• The Manhattan Project had secretly developed and
  tested atomic weaponry.

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Fat Man and Little Boy

• Aug. 6th, 1945- a B29 dropped an atom bomb on
  Hiroshima killing 75,000
• Days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
• Japan surrendered on Sep 2nd

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The Holocaust

• American troops saw the brutality of
  concentration camps for the first time.
• 6 million Jews were tortured, gassed, and killed
  overall along with 5 Million others.

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