World HistoryWorld HistoryMay 19, 2011May 19, 2011

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Study Guide (DUE TOMORROW)

SWBAT analyze the effects of WWII.

D-Day, Video•On D-Day, the Allied Powers stormed the beaches of Normandy in France, overwhelming German forces and helping end the war on the European Front.

The Allied forces attacked Berlin in 1945 with Soviet forces advancing from the East while other Allied forces came in from the West,

defeating Germany.

European Theater

On 28 April, Mussolini was executed in Giulino (a civil parish of Mezzegra); the other Fascists captured with him were taken to Dongo and executed.

Germany•On 30 April, German dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker along with Eva Braun, his long-term mistress whom he had married just hours before their joint suicide.

•Because of these incidents, fighting in Europe ended in May of 1945.

Pacific Theater•Two atomic bombs were dropped in Japan, one in Hiroshima and one in Nagasaki. 

•President Harry Truman dropped the atomic in order to prevent excessive casualties. Video

Pacific Theater, Video Things that happened in the Pacific Theater:

island-hopping

atomic bomb

Bataan Death March.

Emperor Hirohito

The defeat of the Japanese in World War II caused the Emperor to announce that he was “only human after all.”

“From as early as I can remember, the Emperor was an important presence even in our remote

home. He was a descendant of the gods from thousands of years

before, never to be looked at or listened to by mere mortals, a

presence to be revered and protected and obeyed…Finally…,

my family and neighbors gathered around the radio and listened in stunned silence to the voice that

had never before been heard, saying he was only human after

all. Everyone was crying. I was sad and confused…” 

The Effects of WWII, VideoEurope and Japan were in ruins after the large bombings. World War II is a turning point, as Europe lost its dominance in the world, as its colonies began to demand independence.

DeathsWWI

35 million

WWII

60 Million

After WWII

Two superpowers emerged after WWII, the USA and the Soviet Union.

US Involvement, Video

•Marshall Plan– Plan for the USA to help Western Europe recover economically.

•Truman Doctrine– U.S. declared support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere.   

Containment, Video The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

were ways for the US to “contain” communism (keep it from spreading).

As World War II was ending, the United States decided to join the United Nations in an effort to create peace.

DBQ Answer documents first.

On note card, you are writing your introduction paragraph: A hook

The thesis

Three facts that support your thesis