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World War II
Adv. American Studies
Lend Lease Act
Dec. 5th, 1941
Pearl HarborDec. 7th, 1941
Dec. 8th, 1941
Allied Strategy
• “Defeat Hitler First”– Most American military
resources were targeted for Europe
– US in the Pacific: “Island-hopping”
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of Stalingrad
El Alamein
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Victory in Europe
Meanwhile, in the Pacific…
Bataan Death March
Island-Hopping
Midway
Midway
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Writing Prompt
• What 3 major factors (provide description) do you believe were the most important in determining the outcome of WW2? Why?
– *Can be specific events and/or social, political, and economic changes on the U.S. home-front*
– *Graded*
