BELLWORK

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BELLWORK

1. Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
2. What was Japanese internment? Why did this
   happen?
3. Who were the code talkers?
4. What were the Zoot Suit Riots?
5. How did America prepare for war on the home
   front? (List 3 ways!)
6. THINKER Why did Hitler agree to the
   German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact? Why do you
   think Hitler breaks this pact?

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German Expansion by 1942
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• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor ? causing U.S. to
  join the Allied Powers
• Germany broke the non-aggression pact ? causing
  Soviet Union to join the Allied Powers
• Make a prediction How do YOU think this is going
  to change WWII?

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ABC Brainstorm

• Now that the Soviet Union and U.S. are officially
  on the Allied Powers, WWII is going to see a
  shift in power.
• By 1942, the war had begun to favor the Allies.
• To learn about these turning points, you are
  going to do the ABC Brainstorm reading
  strategy.
• Get out a blank sheet of notebook paper.
• Label each line with the letters of the alphabet
  A-Z
• While reading the section, you are going to try
  and come up with an important term, idea, concept
  or person that matches with each letter.
• You will then describe it, or write a sentence.

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ABC Brainstorm

• Try and get all 26 letters! Follow guidelines on
  board
• The person with the best answers and most letters
  gets extra credit!
• GOOD example
• C Casablanca Conference Allied powers decided
  to focus on war in Europe first.
• BAD example
• C Casablanca Conference
• T The Allied Powers were winning
• I Invasion of the Soviet Union was a bad idea.
• Chapter 15, Section 3, pages 508-513.
• Stop at The Pacific Front

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Casablanca Conference

• Defeating Germany is top priority
• Attack in Europe first
• Force an unconditional surrender

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Break of the Non-Aggression Pact

• Germany invades the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941
• Nazi soldiers surrounded Moscow and starved the
  citizens
• Extremely harsh weather conditions
• Battle of Stalingrad Germany surrendered and
  stopped Nazis eastern advance
• 250,000 dead

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Stalingrad
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Erwin Rommel
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Invasion of North Africa
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Invasion of Italy
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Italy Surrenders

• Mussolini overthrown
• No more Fascism!
• Allies had the country surrounded
• Italy officially surrenders in September 1943

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Mussolinis Death

• Italian government wanted to punish Mussolini for
  war crimes
• Tried to escape to Switzerland
• He was caught by soldiers and executed the next
  day
• Shot by firing squad, body hung in city where
  civilians beat, kicked, spat, and stoned his dead
  body.
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vhXUNXOqpwiE

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D-Day

• June 6, 1944
• Largest combined land-sea-air battle in history
• Allied forces landed on Normandy Beach (France)
  and pushed the Germans back
• Turning point of WWII

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Battle of the Bulge

• Germanys last offensive attack
• Invaded Belgium and created a bulge in Allied
  defense lines
• Germans lost and were pushed back

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FDRs Death

• After 12 years in office and four presidential
  terms, FDR died on April 12, 1945
• Died from a cerebral hemorrhage (stroke)
• Replaced by VP Harry Truman

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Death of Hitler

• The Allies surrounded Germany and it became clear
  the Axis powers would lose.
• Hitler committed suicide in an underground bunker
  on April 30, 1945

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War in Europe is over!

• Berlin fell to the Allies on May 2, 1945
• Germany surrenders
• May 8th V-E Day (Victory in Europe)
• Who is left?

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Battles in the Pacific
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WWII Animated Map
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Yalta Conference

• February 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
  met at Yalta (Soviet Union) to discuss the
  postwar world
• Formed the United Nations
• Divide Germany and Berlin into four zones
• Stalin obtained Poland if he promised to allow
  free elections
• Stalin gained Pacific islands if he promised to
  declare war on Japan

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KEEP IN MIND Stalin is gong to break these
promises COLD WAR!!!!
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WWII Radio Broadcast

• Many Americans knew about Europes war from
  various radio broadcasts.
• With a partner, you are going to create your own
  radio broadcast about a WWII event.
• The broadcast needs to explain the entire event
  and its impact on WWII.
• You may choose to read yours to the class for
  extra credit.
• Put yourself in character! How do radio
  journalists draw in the listener?

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WWII Radio Broadcast

• Hitler invades Soviet Union
• Battle of Stalingrad
• Casablanca Conference
• Battle of the Bulge
• D-day

• Invasion of North Africa
• Mussolinis death
• Hitlers death
• FDRs death
• Germany surrenders