World War II

1. World War II

4. WWII “Players” VS.

6. Hitler • Nazism- German government under Hitler • Chancellor of Germany in 1933 • Totalitarian- Government that controls all aspects of life

7. Hitler Cont… • Broke the Treaty of Versailles

8. Benito Mussolini • Italian leader in WWII • Government called FASCISM- A government in which people give up their rights for their country

9. Emperor Hirohito • Ruled Japan from 1929-1986 • Government by military rule • Military Code (Bushido) “NO SURRENDER”

10. Joseph Stalin • Soviet Union Dictator (USSR) • Communism-Government that controls all economic activity of a nation • Soviet-Nazi Pact- Agreement by Germany & USSR to not invade each other

11. Winston Churchill • Prime Minister of England in WWII • Democracy- Government run by the people

14. German Imperialism

16. The Battle of Britain

26. FDR Cartoon • The two events in the cartoon are WWII and the New Deal • WWII ended the Great Depression • The U.S. policy at the start of WWII was neutrality • The United States entered WWII after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

27. Dr. Seuss • Birds- Represent the U.S. and Nazi Germany Trees- Represent countries in Europe taken by the Nazi’s • Germany Conquered Greece, Norway, and France • The Allies and the Axis powers fought in WWII • Germany broke the Versailles treaty by re-arming the country and taking lands.

29. Japan

30. US Steps into WWII

31. The U.S. Steps to WWII • Neutrality Acts- Prohibited sale of goods & travel of U.S. citizens to aggressor nations (1936-1939)

33. 2. “Cash and Carry” Nations fighting aggression must buy goods from America’s shores

34. 3. Lend-Lease Act- $50 billion in war goods were sent to allied nations

35. Aircraft.............................14,795 Tanks.................................7,056 Jeeps................................51,503 Guns..................................8,218 Machine guns........................ 131,633 Explosives..........................345,735 tons Cotton..........................106,893,000 tons Leather..............................49,860 tons Tires.............................3,786,000 Army boots.......................15,417,000 pairs

36. 4. The U.S. gov’t establishes a peacetime draft, preparing for war

37. 5. Atlantic Charter- FDR and Churchill post-war discussion (United Nations)

38. 6. Pearl Harbor Attack Dec. 7, 1941 Brings the U.S. into WWII “A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY”

40. France Surrenders The Battle of Midway German Forces invade Russia Battle for the Atlantic Pearl Harbor German troops reach Stalingrad Battle of Britain Operation Torch Allies land in Italy Germans surrender at Stalingrad D-Day Lend-Lease approved WWII Events 1939-1944

41. GERMAN CAMPS • Concentration Camps killing over 6 million jews • Most concentration camps located in Poland • Dachau (labor camp) and Auschwitz (death camp) • Dr. Mengele was Hitler’s “Angel of Death” • Holocaust- Systematic killings of Jews and other “inferior” people.

42. Soviet Camps • Labor camps for Stalin’s political enemies • Camps located in Siberia • Purges- Stalin’s plan that starved between 9-10 million people

43. American Camps • Internment Camps- Holding camps for Japanese-Americans during WWII • Japanese seen as a threat and as possible spies • Camps located in the West • 1942-1945

44. France Surrenders The Battle of Midway German Forces invade Russia Battle for the Atlantic Pearl Harbor German troops reach Stalingrad Battle of Britain Operation Torch Allies land in Italy Germans surrender at Stalingrad D-Day Lend-Lease approved WWII Events 1939-1944

45. 1933-1945