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Winning World War II

Winning World War II. Alliance: Great Britain, U.S., Soviets. Big Three alliance uneasy due to idealogical differences Created out of necessity of war Defeat Hitler first, then Japan Stalin wants allies to take pressure off of Soviet Union and launch attack on Western Front

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Winning World War II

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  1. Winning World War II

  2. Alliance: Great Britain, U.S., Soviets • Big Three alliance uneasy due to idealogical differences • Created out of necessity of war • Defeat Hitler first, then Japan • Stalin wants allies to take pressure off of Soviet Union and launch attack on Western Front • U.S. and Britain attack North Africa and Italy instead, war takes toll on Soviets

  3. Allied invasion of Northwestern Europe • Amphibious attack on Normandy nicknamed Operation Overlord or D-Day • Began June 6, 1944 from sea • High casualty rates • By fall of 1944, allies defeat the Germans at coast, push inland, and liberate Paris and Belgium

  4. Battle of the Bulge • By Dec. 1944, Hitler’s armies pinched by Soviets to the East….British and Americans to the West • Allies killed thousands of civilians in air raids on Germany • Hitler launches a surprise offensive • American troops hold Germans 8 days waiting on reinforcements and push Germans back • Allies cross bridge at Remagen over the Rhine River into Germany

  5. Allied Victory in Europe • After Battle of the Bulge, Allied forces close in on Berlin from East and West • Terms of German Surrender discussed at Yalta Conference • Eisenhower stops allied advance 50 miles from Berlin to ensure Soviet control • Soviets meet British and Americans at Elbe River • Hitler commits suicide, Karl Donitz surrenders Germany on May 7, 1945 • Discovery of Nazi death camps

  6. Pacific War • Launched by Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 1941 • Thousands of Americans die in Bataan Death March in Philippines • Island hopping strategy • Doolittle Raids in April 1942 bomb key Japanese cities

  7. Turning point in the Pacific War • Battle of Coral Sea fought with aircraft carriers, fighters, bombers, in May 1942 • US decodes plan to attack island of Midway and forces japan to retreat, turning point of war for Allies

  8. Battle for Iwo Jima • In 1943 and 44, US captures islands: Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Marshall Islands, and Mariana Islands • Fighting for Iwo Jima causes great casualties for both sides • Americans take Iwo Jima, then Okinawa placing them in strong position to launch air attacks on Japan

  9. End of WWII • US bombs Japan relentlessly with traditional bombs • US blockades Japanese supply lines • Japanese use kamikaze missions • Atomic bomb successfully tested in July 1945 • Aug. 6 1945-1st atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima • Aug. 9-2nd atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki • Over 170,000 people killed from blast alone • Japan surrenders Aug. 14, 1945

  10. Casualties of War • Over 400,000 Americans killed in WWII • Over 50 million died world wide

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