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Quick FactsA. War Costs

1. US Debt ____________ - ______________ billionUS Debt ____________ - ______________ billion

• The war cost _____________ billion -- __________ times the cost of WWI & as much as all previous federal spending since _______________

Quick FactsAmericans Rush to Enlist

After Pearl Harbor ______________ million Americans enlisted to fight in the warThe _______________________________ expanded the draft and eventually provided an additional

Quick Facts:B. Human Costs

1. ______________________________ people died (compared to ______________ million in WWI)

• 21.3 million Russians (7.7 million civilians)• _____________________________ died as a result of the HOLOCAUST

(_____________________________ Jews + 5 million others)

When?• _____________________ Length of World War 2• US involvement in World War 2

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Why? A. Why was the U.S. isolationist? 1. _______________________________

caused economic problems in the U.S.

2. Perceptions of WWI:a. WWI did not seem to solve much and cost too much in money and lives.

3. People thought that the U.S. got into WWI for the wrong reasons (greedy businessmen!).

B. This led to “_______________________.”1. Appeasement: give dictators what they want and hope that they won’t want anything else.2. Appeasements included allowing the Japanese invasion of _________________, the Italian invasion of _______________, and Germany’s invasion of taking of part of Czechoslovakia called the ___________________________.

4. Appeasement and Isolationism

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Roosevelt provided aid to the Allies:

London Firefighter Tackles an Air Raid Blaze

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• US “lent” war materials to cash-strapped Great Britain

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• US secretly meets with England to commit to defeating Germany

The Atlantic Charter was an agreement between _______________________ and _______________________l, which set goals for the postwar world – but was ____________________________________________________________. It states that US & UK (and any nation that signs the agreement) will seek no territorial gain from any war & that war was only justified to safeguard "the rights of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they will live", and the signers of the charter (US & UK) agree to promote "a permanent system of general security“… later called the United Nations

US Assistance

FDR agrees to “Atlantic Charter” August – 1941 – Triumph of Internationalism

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Pearl Harbor: “a date which will live in infamy”

__________________________ sinking in Pearl Harbor

What?• ___________________________ by the

Japanese on American forces in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Effect?• __________________________________

on Japan & other Axis powers

Attack Pearl Harbor, HI. EffectsAfter the attack, President Roosevelt asks Congress to _____________________________. ________________________________________________________Over __________________________________________. America suffered more than __________________________________. The ____________________________________________________.

Pearl Harbor MemorialUSS Arizona

Meanwhile … in the Pacific

Meanwhile … in the Pacific

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Days after Pearl Harbor, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived at the White House and spent _________________________ working out war plans with FDR

They decided to focus on _____________________________________ and then turn their attention to _______________________________

_______________________________-After the invasion of Poland and the British Army’s defeat trying to defend France, Germany decided to use its _________________ to _____________________________ into _________________________. The British people suffered months of bombing and large amounts of civilian causalities. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill rallied the British people during this time and kept their hopes up. Eventually, with the use of __________________, the Royal Air Force they beat back the Germany air assault.

War in Africa and Europe

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THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC

The power of the German submarines was great, and in two months' time almost ___________________________ tons of Allied ships were resting on the ocean floor. Efforts were soon made to ________________ German subs' activities.

After America’s entry into the war, Hitler was determined to prevent ______________ ____________________ from reaching __________ and the ______________ from America’s east coastHe ordered ___________________ raids on U.S. ships on the AtlanticDuring the first four months of _____________ Germany sank _______________ U.S. ships

In the first seven months of 1942, German U-boats sank ___________________ ships in the AtlanticSomething had to be done or the war at sea would be lostFirst, Allies used _______________ of ships & airplanes to transport suppliesDestroyers used _______________ to track U-boats___________________ were used to track the U-boats ocean surfacesWith this improved tracking, Allies inflicted huge __________________ on German U-boats

ALLIES CONTROL ______________________

U-426 sinks after attack from the air, January 1944. Almost ______________________ of

all U-boat sailors died during the Battle of the Atlantic.

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U.S. invades North Africa

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill thought the Allies were ___________________ for an invasion of __________________________. By taking North Africa the Allies would gain control of the ______________________________________, which would make an invasion of Europe _______________________. Taking North Africa would also give the Allies control of the _________________________ in ___________________. Allies (British) won a major turning point battle ay _________________________

The Battle of El Alamein, fought in the deserts of ____________________, is seen as one of the decisive victories of World War Two. The Battle of

_____________________________ was primarily fought between two of the outstanding commanders of World War Two, _________________________, who succeeded the dismissed Auchinleck, and _______________________. The Allied

victory at ____________________________ lead to the retreat of the Afrika Korps and the German surrender in North Africa in ________________________.

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Timeline Event

1- 27 July 1942 The ________________________________________________.__________________________________ (Germany) attacks the Allies with huge losses for Germany.

August & September 1942

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill placed _____________________________________ as 8th commander and the leader for El Alamein to try and motivate his soldiers. Monty added __________________________ to his team.

October 23 – November 5 1942

The second battle of El Alamein.Monty started “_______________________________________” – a two pronged attack using North and South forces attacking in parallel._____________________________ ordered a general __________________.

Four reasons why was this battle was important?

1. Seen as a __________________________ in World War Two and so improved morale.

2. When the Allies _______________ they had ___________________________ of the _______________________________ (supply channel) and the _______________________________ oil field (power).

3. The battle ______________________ the African campaign.

4. It allowed the Allies navy easy ______________________________to Italy.

The Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in the war

The Russian Army __________________________ the German advance into the Soviet Union. The German Army got _________________________ in the Soviet Union during the ___________________ and were forced to -_________________________.

Soviet soldiers lead German POWs past the Stalingrad grain silo in February 1943.

The D-Day invasion put German on the defensive

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On _______________________ American, British and Canadian forces invaded Europe at ___________________________, France. The invasion at __________________________ caught the Germans by _______________________ and now they would have to fight on ________________________ (Russia in the East and the U.S. and British in the West).

D-Day Invasion

“Do you realize that by the time you wake up in the morning, twenty thousand men may have been killed?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwBkQy9CpS0

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After the _______________________ Invasion, the Germans tried to ___________________________ the Allies at the ________________________________. American forces led by General ________________________________ were able to stop the counter attack. At this point Germany is all but ______________________. The Allies will proceed to move into Germany, and within _______________ Germany will _______________________.

Battle of The Bugle General Patton