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Summary of World War II
Adam Rusticus
ED 205.09
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About the Author
My name is Adam Rusticus, I am a Sophomore at Grand Valley State University. I am a Mathematics major with an emphasis in Elementary Education. I enjoy golf, history and kids. If you would like to contact me, please follow the link to my email address
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Guide to this Lesson
Who Was Involved Map of Europe Map of Pacific Why it Started Major Battles in Europe Major Battles in the Pacific The Holocaust The Atomic Bomb The Surrender Resources Concept Map
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Who Was Involved
Axis Powers Germany Italy Japan
Allied Powers United States Great Britain France Soviet Union
There were many more countries who were part of these two powers. These are the major players who invested the most money and soldiers.
Click here to see a map of control in Europe during World War 2
Click here to see a map of control in the Pacific during World War 2
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Map of Pacific Front
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Map European Front
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Why the United States Entered Click here to hear President Franklin D.
Roosevelt
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Major Battles in Europe
Normandy: This battle was known as D-day. Allied forces landed in June 6, 1944 with the United States contributing over 75,000 to this battle.
Stalingrad: It was the bloodiest battle in WWII. The city was vital to Hitler’s oil supply. This battle, won by the Allies, lasted almost a year.
Victory in Europe Day: This battle was more of a formality where the Germans surrendered, one week after Adolf Hitler committed suicide.
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Major Battles of the Pacific
Attack on Pearl Harbor: U.S. lost 5 battleships, 205 aircraft and 3,500 people died. Minimal damage to Japanese.
Battle of Midway: U.S. forces went to Midway to stop Japanese advances and to take Midway Island.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Click here to see the information about this battle
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The Atomic Bomb
The dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki signaled the certain end of the Pacific front and an Allied victory in the Pacific.
The atomic bomb was dropped in August of 1945. The 2 single bomb and its after-effects killed more that 220,000 people.
To put that into perspective, the United States lost 500,000 lives in the whole war
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The Holocaust
Click here to see actual pictures of the Holocaust
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The Surrender
Click here to hear Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, announce the surrender of Nazi Germany
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Resources
http://www.angelfire.com/ia/totalwar/ www.google.com www.youtube.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/history/worl
dwar2audioclipslibrary_clip35.shtml http://hms.ttsd.k12.or.us/curriculum/7/ww2/ba
ttles.html www.teachertube.com
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Concept Map
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