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Wet Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Wet Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Take your seat Take out your notebook Open to your study guide Warm-Up Start review questions 7-22, if they are not answered then start answering them. I will be calling on students to answer questions Questions will be asked out of order. Today’s Agenda.

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Wet Wednesday, March 26, 2014

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  1. Wet Wednesday, March 26, 2014 • Take your seat • Take out your notebook • Open to your study guide Warm-Up Start review questions 7-22, if they are not answered then start answering them. I will be calling on students to answer questions Questions will be asked out of order.

  2. Today’s Agenda • Review study guide • FN: The Allies Turn the Tide • Homework – • Finish vocabulary – quiz Friday • Study guide questions 23-25

  3. Chapter 14, Section 2&3 The Allies Turn the Tides

  4. Today’s Standard 10.8Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II. Standard 10.8.3, we are analyzing WWII to understand the pacific theater, the causes for U.S. entry into WWII, and the strategic battle decisions made by the Axis and Alied powers. Essential Question Why did Japan attack the United States, and how did this effect the U.S. at home and Allies in Europe?

  5. Japan Seeks a Pacific Empire • Japan was overcrowded needs more resources • Military leaders encourage nationalism and begin building a Pacific empire • General Togo – Lead Nation through Emp. Hirohito • General Yamamoto – planned major Japanese invasions – Pearl Harbor • Japan makes plans to take Southeast Asia Isoroku Yamamoto

  6. U.S. Responds Based off this information do you feel the United States was acting in a neutral fashion? Why or why not? – talk about this in your groups, 30 seconds. U.S. wants to protect colonies: • Sends aid to China • Cuts off oil shipments to Japan in July 1941 • Lend-Lease Act: allowed the us to lend war materials to any country whose defense is of interest to U.S. safety • Yamamoto fears U.S. presence in Pacific

  7. Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941 • Japanese surprise attack • Nearly whole Pacific fleet damaged • 2,348 Americans killed • More than 1,000 wounded • Roosevelt: “a date which will live in infamy.” • On Dec. 8 Congress declares war

  8. Japan’s Pacific Victories • Battle for the Philippines (Jan. 1942) • Bataan Death March (Jan. 1942) - The transfer of over 90,000 American POW’s, resulting in death due to their brutal treatment by the Japanese • Conquers 1 million square miles of land (in pacific) about 150 million people (1942) • Brutal treatment for 150,000 POW’s

  9. Story Time • In your groups put the information from your notes into a story that you can tell to the class. • Use the book, pages 473-474 for more details • Start your story of with something like • One tragic day…

  10. Friday, March 15th • Take your seat • Take out and pass forward your warm-ups • Begin Warm-Up Warm-Up SILENTLY read over the project handout When finished work on Precious time Add questions, answer eq’s, highlight info.

  11. Today’s Agenda • Warm-Up Discussion • Focus Notes: “Allies Turn the Tides” • Homework – • Study Guide Ques. 26-30 • Work on your notebook

  12. Today’s Standard 10.8Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II. Standard 10.8.3, we are analyzing WWII to understand the pacific theater, the causes for U.S. entry into WWII, and the strategic battle decisions made by the Axis and Alied powers. Essential Question How did the Allies turn the tide of war during World War II?

  13. Japan’s Pacific Victories • Battle for the Philippines (Jan. 1942) • Bataan Death March (Jan. 1942) - The transfer of over 90,000 American POW’s, resulting in death due to their brutal treatment by the Japanese • Conquers 1 million square miles of land (in pacific) about 150 million people (1942) • Brutal treatment for 150,000 POW’s

  14. The Tides Turn for the Allies • Germany is winning, until the battle of Stalingrad 1942 • USSR = only country on continent fighting Nazi’s • They want Allies to launch an invasion into W. Europe. • U.S., Britain and Soviet Union, begin to talk about what peace process • Yalta Conference • Allies begin dividing Germany into occupation zones • 4 zones, American, Soviet, British and Frnch

  15. Victory in North Africa • Allies capture N. Africa (May 1943) • Operation Torch American General Eisenhower lands in NE Africa • Important turning point – gives Allies upper hand in Mediterranean

  16. Eastern Front • Germans suffer heavy losses = Moscow, Leningrad, Russian Winter • Battle of Stalingrad August 1942 Germans take 90% • Soviets take offensive – Germans retreat • Turning Point – Hitler on the defensive

  17. Wrap - Up In your groups discuss the essential question” How did the Allies turn the tide of World War II? On your Map’s put a star on all of the areas that the Axis Powers lost to the Allies (the ones we just discussed.) Use the Map on page 479. Answer Critical Thinking Questions on Map

  18. Invasion of Italy • July 10, 1943 – Allies invade Sicily and capture it. • Mussolini loses power • September 3, 1943 – Italy surrenders • Germans still occupy parts of Italy • Soviets are no longer alone on Continent

  19. Today’s Standard 10.8Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II. Standard 10.8.3, we are analyzing WWII to understand the pacific theater, the causes for U.S. entry into WWII, and the strategic battle decisions made by the Axis and Alied powers. Essential Question How did the Allies turn the tide of war during World War II? Identify the important Turning points on your maps

  20. Thursday, March 29, 2012 • Take your seat • Begin Warm-Up CST Prep Handout Do the next question

  21. Today’s Agenda • Warm-Up Discussion • Focus Notes: “Allies Turn the Tides” • Homework – • Study Guide Ques. 31-35 • Work on your notebook – it is Due Friday (table of contents, title page, vocab, map assignment, etc….)

  22. Today’s Standard 10.8Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II. Standard 10.8.3, we are analyzing WWII to understand the pacific theater, the causes for U.S. entry into WWII, and the strategic battle decisions made by the Axis and Alied powers. Essential Question What impact did World War II have on the home front? (think about all countries, not just the U.S.

  23. Life on the Home Front • Total War  Factories converted for wartime production • Rationing & Propaganda

  24. Life on the Home Front • Women join work force

  25. Life on the Home Front • Feb. 1942: Internment & property loss for Japanese Americans • 2/3 interned were native-born American citizens • Sent to away from coast to Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Wyoming

  26. Today’s Standard 10.8Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II. Standard 10.8.3, we are analyzing WWII to understand the pacific theater, the causes for U.S. entry into WWII, and the strategic battle decisions made by the Axis and Alied powers. Essential Question What impact did World War II have on the home front? (think about all countries, not just the U.S.

  27. Today’s Standard 10.8Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II. Standard 10.8.3, we are analyzing WWII to understand the pacific theater, the causes for U.S. entry into WWII, and the strategic battle decisions made by the Axis and Alied powers. Essential Question What was the significance of D-Day and the Yalta Conference? Explain how they would impact the War Effort

  28. D-Day Invasion • D-Day Invasion: June 6, 1944 • Eisenhower strikes Normandy • American, British, French, Canadian troops • 6,603 Americans die • Aug. 25 Paris is freed from German control • Sept. 1944 France, Belgium, Luxembourg Liberated

  29. The Yalta Conference Feb. 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet at Yalta Stalin wants control of Eastern Europe to create a buffer zone between U.S.S.R. and Europe US and England wanted self-determination for Eastern European countries End agreement – Stalin would enter war against Japan Soviet gets certain lands Germany will be divided into 4 zones – British, French, U.S. and Soviet Stalin agreed to hold free elections in Eastern European nations….. But he won’t

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