Bell-RingerBell-Ringer
Take 7 minutes to continue working on your WWIItimeline. By this point, you should be approaching“Italian Campaign.” This timeline will be collected forpoints on test day.Take 7 minutes to continue working on your WWIItimeline. By this point, you should be approaching“Italian Campaign.” This timeline will be collected forpoints on test day.
Test will be Tuesday.Test will be Tuesday.
Agenda:
––Allied Victory (today)
––Atomic Bombs/Aftermath (tomorrow)
––Aftermath, human cost of war, study guide worktime/review (Friday)
––Review day, review game (Monday)
––Test (Tuesday)
––Begin Cold War unit (Weds.)
WWII – Victory VocabWWII – Victory Vocab
•D-Day•D-Day
•Battle of the Bulge•Battle of the Bulge
•Kamikaze•Kamikaze
•Iwo Jima•Iwo Jima
•Okinawa•Okinawa
•Island Hopping•Island Hopping
•Atomic Bombs•Atomic Bombs
•V-E Day•V-E Day
•V-J Day•V-J Day
Holocaust Speaker ReflectionHolocaust Speaker Reflection
Think: can you remember the three thingsMagda wants you to remember?Think: can you remember the three thingsMagda wants you to remember?
Pair: discuss your impressions of thespeaker’s story and Magda’s three points(if you remember)Pair: discuss your impressions of thespeaker’s story and Magda’s three points(if you remember)
Share: we’ll share as a whole class!Share: we’ll share as a whole class!
Holocaust Speaker ReflectionHolocaust Speaker Reflection
On a clean sheet of paper, please recordMagda’s three points.On a clean sheet of paper, please recordMagda’s three points.
Write: what did you learn? (3-4 sentences)Write: what did you learn? (3-4 sentences)
Write: what surprised you? (2-3sentences)Write: what surprised you? (2-3sentences)
BackgroundBackground
North African CampaignNorth African Campaign
–1942 Operation Torch–1942 Operation Torch
StalingradStalingrad
–Germans attack Soviets–Germans attack Soviets
–Soviets finally start pushing Germans back–Soviets finally start pushing Germans back
Invasion of ItalyInvasion of Italy
–British and Americans attack Italy first (June 1943)–British and Americans attack Italy first (June 1943)
–Italy Surrenders, Mussolini is arrested, Germans gain controlagain and put him back in power, Italian resistance find him andhang him–Italy Surrenders, Mussolini is arrested, Germans gain controlagain and put him back in power, Italian resistance find him andhang him
Operation Torch/North AfricanTheatre (1942-43)Operation Torch/North AfricanTheatre (1942-43)
Battle of Stalingrad (winter 1942-43)Battle of Stalingrad (winter 1942-43)
Battle of Kursk (summer 1943)Battle of Kursk (summer 1943)
D-Day (Designated Day)June 6, 1944D-Day (Designated Day)June 6, 1944
Eisenhower and Allied troops (British,French, American, Canadian) land onNormandy beach (NW France) from G.B.Eisenhower and Allied troops (British,French, American, Canadian) land onNormandy beach (NW France) from G.B.
–Operation Overlord – greatest land and seaattack in history–Operation Overlord – greatest land and seaattack in history
General Patton and forces of tanks makeGermans retreatGeneral Patton and forces of tanks makeGermans retreat
Liberated France, Belgium, Luxembourg,NetherlandsLiberated France, Belgium, Luxembourg,Netherlands
D-DayLanding on Normandy BeachD-DayLanding on Normandy Beach
Battle of the BulgeDecember 16, 1944Battle of the BulgeDecember 16, 1944
Allies moving toward Germany from West,Soviets advancing from EastAllies moving toward Germany from West,Soviets advancing from East
Germans attack West and broke throughAmerican defensesGermans attack West and broke throughAmerican defenses
Allies push back and Nazis retreatAllies push back and Nazis retreat
Battle of the BulgeBattle of the Bulge
Victory over GermanyVictory over Germany
German forces trapped and surroundedGerman forces trapped and surrounded
Hitler and wife commit suicide in a Berlinunderground headquarters (April 30, 1945)Hitler and wife commit suicide in a Berlinunderground headquarters (April 30, 1945)
–Blamed Jews for starting war and Generalsfor losing it–Blamed Jews for starting war and Generalsfor losing it
May 7, 1945 – Unconditional surrender ofGerman militaryMay 7, 1945 – Unconditional surrender ofGerman military
May 8, 1945 – Signed, V-E Day (Victory inEurope Day)May 8, 1945 – Signed, V-E Day (Victory inEurope Day)
Victory in PacificVictory in Pacific
Japanese on retreat after GuadalcanalJapanese on retreat after Guadalcanal
Allies land on island of Leyte in Philippines –Japanese fleet losesAllies land on island of Leyte in Philippines –Japanese fleet loses
–All left – Japanese army and kamikazes–All left – Japanese army and kamikazes
Allies take Iwo Jima and Okinawa (bloodiestbattle of war)Allies take Iwo Jima and Okinawa (bloodiestbattle of war)
Kamikaze: suicide pilotsKamikaze: suicide pilots
Victory in Pacific (cont.)Victory in Pacific (cont.)
Next is Japan – Truman warns tosurrender or expect “a rain of ruin from theair”Next is Japan – Truman warns tosurrender or expect “a rain of ruin from theair”
August 6, 1945 – Atomic bomb droppedon Hiroshima (73,000 died) – Little BoyAugust 6, 1945 – Atomic bomb droppedon Hiroshima (73,000 died) – Little Boy
August 9, 1945 – Nagasaki (37,500 died,radiation killed more) – Fat ManAugust 9, 1945 – Nagasaki (37,500 died,radiation killed more) – Fat Man
Japanese surrender on Sept 2, 1945 – V-JDay – WAR OVER!!Japanese surrender on Sept 2, 1945 – V-JDay – WAR OVER!!
EffectsEffects
55 million dead55 million dead
Nuremburg Trials – Nazi leaders tried forwar crimes (12/22 hanged, burned)Nuremburg Trials – Nazi leaders tried forwar crimes (12/22 hanged, burned)
Homeless, hunger, land destroyedHomeless, hunger, land destroyed
February, 1945 – FDR, Churchill, Stalinmeet at Yalta (Russia) to discuss postwarissuesFebruary, 1945 – FDR, Churchill, Stalinmeet at Yalta (Russia) to discuss postwarissues
–Divide Germany as well as Berlin into 4 zonesthat GB, France, US, and Soviets will occupy–Divide Germany as well as Berlin into 4 zonesthat GB, France, US, and Soviets will occupy
EffectsEffects
U.N. formed – permanent int’l organizationto maintain peaceU.N. formed – permanent int’l organizationto maintain peace
Governments changed – communists onrise – promised changeGovernments changed – communists onrise – promised change
Potsdam – Allies meet againPotsdam – Allies meet again
–Different leaders, more tension (U.S. andSoviets have different goals)–Different leaders, more tension (U.S. andSoviets have different goals)
–Stalin wants to punish Germany – Trumansays no!–Stalin wants to punish Germany – Trumansays no!