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World War II

World War II. -Global Depression -Fascist Dictators -Weak Foreign Policy -Appeasement -Treaty of Versailles -Power Imbalance. Operation Avalanche. Operation Torch. Who was G.I. Joe?. k. Pacific Timeline. Create an info card for your given topic

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World War II

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  1. World War II -Global Depression -Fascist Dictators -Weak Foreign Policy -Appeasement -Treaty of Versailles -Power Imbalance

  2. Operation Avalanche Operation Torch

  3. Who was G.I. Joe?

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  5. Pacific Timeline Create an info card for your given topic Use chromebooks/textbooks for research Complete these sections -name/date -who was involved/leaders? (how many people/tanks/planes/boats etc) -summary (2-3 sentences) -human cost -significance (outcome/impact on the war) -A photo/map -Sources used

  6. Operation Torch At first the Vichy French resisted, but eventually surrendered Hitler began rushing troops to Tunis before the Allies could get there Hitler was successful in winning “the race to Tunis” and therefore denying the Mediterranean to Allied shipping However, he did so at a great price, committing Italian and German troops to an ultimately hopeless fight when they could have been better used elsewhere Admiral Francois Darlan surrendered the Vichy forces in North Africa

  7. North African Campaign -First Allied land offensive against Germany. -Secures Britain's colonies in Africa, oil -Capture 275,000 Axis soldiers -Much needed moral victory -Valuable training in amphibious warfare.

  8. British Approach

  9. American Approach

  10. Operation Overlord June 6th 1944

  11. The Players • . • Eisenhower • Rommel • Montgomery • Von Rundstedt

  12. The Allies spent 18 months planning and training for D-Day. • Most troops green.

  13. New Technology Paratroopers were used for the 1st time. Higgins boats Temporary harbors

  14. A decoy operation in Calais, kept the Germans “in the dark”

  15. Normandy • The Allies planned to land the invasion force on the beaches of Normandy, France.

  16. The Atlantic Wall • Under Rommel’s command the Nazi’s built the Atlantic Wall to stop an Allied invasion

  17. Belgian Gates, Teller mines and ramps were built along the beach to keep the Allies from invading.

  18. The Beaches • US: Utah/Omaha • GB: Gold/Sword • Canada: Juno

  19. Breaking through the Atlantic Wall • The night before 20,000 Paratroopers landed behind enemy lines to secure bridges and roads

  20. D-Day June 6th • Pre dawn bombardment of Nazi guns to “soften of the Wall”

  21. But, • Paratroopers did not land in the desired locations. • Heavy clouds prevented aerial bombardment to “soften up” the shore

  22. The Armada The Allies hit the shores with: 150,000 men (11 divisions) 1500 tanks 5300 ships 12,000 planes 355 gliders Causalities: 10%

  23. Allied troops came ashore in Higgins boats. (LCVP)

  24. The Germans were caught off guard. • Rommel had returned to Germany to see his wife. • None of the German officers wanted to call the High Command with news of the attack. • The High command did not learn of the attack until 11am.

  25. Within 24 hours, the Allies were on the beaches. It took Hitler 4 years to build the Atlantic Wall.

  26. Within 7 days the Allies controlled 80 miles of the coast.

  27. 4,900 American soldiers were killed on D-Day • 2000 at Omaha Beach

  28. August 25, 1944 Paris Liberated 4 years of occupation were over

  29. September 1944, all of France is liberated.

  30. NEW TECHNOLOGY 1- Penicillin 2- Synthetic Rubber/Oil 3- Radar 4- The V-2 5- Jet Engines 6- Atomic Bomb 7- Air Craft Carriers 8- Computers Answer these Questions -What was it? -Who invented it? -How was it used? -How did it impact the war? -How is it used today?

  31. Group Timeline 1- Penicillin- Nanking Massacre 2- Synthetic Rubber/Oil- Bataan Death March 3- Radar- Leyte Gulf 4- The V-2- Iwo Jima 5- Jet Engines- Okinawa 6- Atomic Bomb- Hiroshima/Nagasaki 7- Air Craft Carriers- Midway 8- Computers (Colossus)- Pearl Harbor

  32. Journal 4 How did your specific technology impact World War II? -What was it? -Who invented it? -How was it used? -How is it used today?

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