THE GLOBAL CONFLICT“ALLIED” SUCCESSES

?? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ?? 1.) What is Hitler’s goal in occupying

lands throughout Europe?

2.) Name and explain 2 turning points of World War II.

3.) How would the ALLIES stop German control of France?

OCCUPIED LANDS Germany conquering Europe.

Japan taking up Asia and the Pacific. Hitler sets up “puppet

governments”.Ruled by AryansSLAVS considered inferior.Countries stripped of all

culture/resources. “Living Space for Germans” Policy to kill all peoples

judged “racially inferior”.Slavs, Gypsies, mentally ill, and

JEWS.

The Final Solution By 1941, Hitler and the Nazi’s

had developed a plan to eliminate the Jewish problem.Ordered the deliberate murder of

all European Jews. -- GENOCIDE

“Death Camps” in Poland (7 in total)Jewish are shipped to campsNazi’s devise most effective

means of killing Auschwitz -- 2,100,000 killed

“Work makes you free.” Arbeit Macht Frei

THE CO-PROSPERITY SPHERE “Asia for Asians” ---- Anti-Imperialism

Treated conquered people w/ brutality.Chinese, Filipinos, &

Malaysians. Real Goal: Japanese

empire in Asia.

THE “ALLIED” WAR EFFORT The BIG THREEFDR, Stalin, Churchill

Agreed to finish war in Europe first.Each distrusted the otherStalin begs for help!

1944, USA and Britain open a western front to help Soviets.

TOTAL WAR Each side totally committed. Factories make war

supplies.Ends unemployment from

Depression. USA restricts certain citizen

rights.Japanese Americans treated

unfairly.Many lose jobs, place into

“INTERNMENT CAMPS”. Women serving in war.

TURNING POINTS The tide turns to the Allies in

1942-1943. Battle of El Alamein

British stop Nazi’s in EgyptErwin Rommel “Desert Fox”

AXIS forces driven into Tunisia. This allowed ALLIES to leap into

Italy.Forces overwhelm Italy in a month.

1943 -- Mussolini is overthrown!!

THE RED ARMY RESISTS The Soviets were able to stall Nazi’s outside out

Leningrad. Hitler looks to advance from the South and take

StalingradThis city is named after whom…?

STALINGRAD One of the costliest battles of

WWII. Nazi’s surrounded the city.

Soviets then surrounded them. Street-by-street conflict Germans were trapped and

surrendered in 1943.300,000 killed or wounded.SOVIETS go on offensive.

INVASION OF FRANCE 1944, ALLIES are

ready to open a second front in Europe.Invasion of FranceMust organize troops &

supplies The ALLIES would

choose June 6, 1944 to begin the operation.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

D-Day June 6, 1944 ---- “Day of Days” ALLIED paratroopers were

dropped behind enemy lines.

In the Dawn, 176,000 troops were carries by boat to the shores of Normandy.Germans occupied the beach

and hills.Machine gun fire and

underwater mines greeted the ALLIES.

Slow crawl through the enemy forces.

Omaha Beach The ALLIES suffered great

losses. Broke through German

forces!! Moved towards Paris to end

Hitler’s reign. By August 25th, ALLIES had

retaken Paris. “FRANCE IS FREE!”

Attention focused on defeating Germany and Japan

?? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ?? 1.) What is Hitler’s goal in occupying

lands throughout Europe?

2.) Name and explain 2 turning points of World War II.

3.) How would the ALLIES stop German control of France?