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Do Now: 1. Define Island-Hopping 2. Answer the two geography questions on page 760

Do Now: 1. Define Island-Hopping 2. Answer the two geography questions on page 760. Objective: Students will be able to..(1) describe battle in the Pacific Theater (2) analyze a video for key information Homework: Notes on Chapter 25, Section 4 by FRIDAY. Island Hopping. Two Pronged Attack

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Do Now: 1. Define Island-Hopping 2. Answer the two geography questions on page 760

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  1. Do Now: 1. Define Island-Hopping2. Answer the two geography questions on page 760 Objective: Students will be able to..(1) describe battle in the Pacific Theater (2) analyze a video for key information Homework: Notes on Chapter 25, Section 4 by FRIDAY

  2. Island Hopping • Two Pronged Attack • Required beach landings (High Casualties) • Amphtrac Helped – “Alligator”, LVT, Amphibious Tractor

  3. Return to Philippines • US assembled enormous invasion force • MacArthur makes triumphant return • Battle of Leyte Gulf – Largest in Naval History • Kamikaze Attacks – “Divide Wind” – Deliberately crash planes into ships

  4. Victory in the Pacific • We will watch a video that shows footage of two major battles in the Pacific: • Iwo Jima • Okinawa • In addition, this video will give you an insight into US and Japanese tactics of that theater • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kky8K2p44Jc

  5. Do Now: Read the “An American Story” on page 755 and summarize Objectives: Students will be able to...(1) explain the events surrounding D-Day and the events on that day Homework: Finish Notes on Chapter 25, Section 4 (Be sure to Read Nat. Geo. Insert on Pg 262/263)

  6. Italy • Americans land in Sicily & creates crisis • King arrests Mussolini: • “ My dear duce, it’s no longer any good. Italy has gone to bits. The soldiers don’t want to fight anymore. At this moment, you are the most hated man in Italy.”

  7. US and StalinMeeting at Tehran • Stalin agrees to: • attack Germany if US invades in 1944 • break up Germany after the War • help US with Japan

  8. D-Day • Operation Overlord – Code name for invasion of French beaches • Germans knew an invasion would come eventually and fortified • US had element of surprise on location

  9. What had to happen… • Invasion beginning at night • Arrive at low tide • Low tide come in the AM so gunners bombarding coast could see targets • Paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines ahead of time • Moonlit night to see land • Good weather….

  10. The Longest Day (June 6th, 1944) • 7,000 ships, 100,000 soldiers, 23,000 paratroopers • 5 Beaches – Code-named “Utah”, “Omaha”, “Gold”, “Sword”, and “Juno”

  11. Operation Overlord • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx6n-mw0wu4

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