WORLD WAR IIReadings: Smith, et al., 950-955, 959-985

JAPANESE BOMB PEARL HARBOR►Sneak Attack on

U.S Naval Base►Destroys planes

and battleships►Aircraft carriers

out on maneuvers

►Roosevelt: Day of Infamy

►Admiral Yamamoto: “We have awakened a sleeping tiger”

THE U.S. ENTERS WORLD WAR II► December 7: Pearl

Harbor Bombed► December 8: U.S.

Declares War on Japan► December 10: Britain

Declares War on Japan► December 11: Hitler

Declares War on the U.S.

► Italy Declares War on the United States

WORLD WAR II COMBATTANTS► EUROPE: ► ALLIES:

ENGLAND, THE SOVIET UNION, AND THE UNITED STATES

► AXIS:► GERMANY AND

ITALY

WORLD WAR II COMBATTANTS►ASIA:►ALLIES:►UNITED

STATES, GREAT BRITAIN

►AXIS:► JAPAN AND

GERMANY

PROBLEM – SOVIET UNION► Stalin Creating 2nd

Superpower► 5 Year Plans – Rapid

Industrialization►Collectivization of

Agriculture – Increase Productivity to Feed Workers

►Great Terror – Forced Migration to

► Siberia Does it make it

possible to do things not possible in Democracy

► U.S. – Fight war in Europe First Stakes Highest Hitler Dominating Europe

► Much of War Fought in North Africa (September 1940-May 1943) Mussolini wanted to

reconstruct Roman Empire, invades Egypt

Germany bales out Mussolini

U.S. contributes tank force under Gen. George Patton► Patton defeats German

General Erwin Rommel

►U.S. Britain, Canada invade Italy (July 10, 1943)

►Mussolini forced to resign (July 25, 1943) Rescued by Hitler

September 15, 1943►Creates Salo Republic

in Northern Italy►Much of European

fighting in Italy

BATTLE OF BRITAIN

►Massive Bombing Germans Target

London Britain Targets

German Cities►Civilian Casualties

High Firebombing of

Dresden►Radar►Enigma Machines

Hitler invades Soviet Union (June 22, 1941)

Germans Decide on “Final Solution”

Winter Threatens German Troops in Russia

Siege of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad

►Gen. Zhukov stops Germans advance (November 1942) – major turning point of war in Europe

War in the Pacific

► Japan invades Philippines (January 2, 1942) Conquers most of

Southeast Asia, Many Islands

U.S., allies, have to fight back island by island

MAKING PEACE OUT OF WAR► Moscow Conference

(October 19-November 1, 1943) U.S., Britain, Soviet

Union agree to form United Nations

► Tehran Conference (November 28-December 1, 1943) Open up Second Front

► Europe’s Soft Underbelly: Eastern Europe (Churchill)

► France Ultimately – Normandy

Landing – D-Day June 6, 1944

WORLD WAR II COMBATTANTS► EUROPE: ► ALLIES:

ENGLAND, THE SOVIET UNION, AND THE UNITED STATES

► AXIS:► GERMANY AND

ITALY

MAKING PEACE OUT OF WAR► Yalta Conference

(February 1945) Germany to be Disarmed

and Denazified German Leaders to be

Tried as War Criminals Each power would

occupy part of Germany Soviet Union could

collect Reparations United Nations would be

formed Agreed Soviets could

supervise elections in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary

Agreed to divide Korea at 38th Parallel – if Soviets declared war on Japan

END OF WAR IN EUROPE► Roosevelt dies (April

12, 1945) Harry Truman becomes

U.S. President► German Divisions in

Italy Resign (April 28, 1945)

► Mussolini and Mistress Killed by Anti-Fascists

► Battle of Berlin (May 1, 1945) Hitler and new wife Eva

Braun commit suicide

V-E Day in Europe (May 8, 1945)

POTSDAM CONFERENCE (JULY 17-AUGUST 2, 1945)

►Truman, Churchill/Atlee, Stalin confirm Yalta Agreement

►Truman announces U.S. secret weapon

Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)

SOVIETS DECLARE WAR ON JAPAN (AUGUST 8, 1945)

►Soviets invade Korea, Manchuria

U.S. DROPS ATOMIC BOMB ON NAGASAKI (AUGUST 9, 1945)

JAPAN SURRENDERS (AUGUST 10, 1945)

WORLD WAR II ENDS/COLD WAR BEGINS (SEPTEMBER 2, 1945)

►Korea Divided at 38th Parallel

►Germany Divided► “Iron Curtain”

Descending Upon Europe

►Nuclear Arms Race