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Do Now. 1) What do you think it would take to get the Germans to surrender? 2) How do you think Americans might react to the end of the war?. Reminders. News Article Analysis due FRIDAY!. 9.9- Victory in Europe. Defeating Germany.

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  1. Do Now 1) What do you think it would take to get the Germans to surrender? 2) How do you think Americans might react to the end of the war?

  2. Reminders • News Article Analysis due FRIDAY!

  3. 9.9- Victory in Europe

  4. Defeating Germany • President Roosevelt and other Allied leaders promised to punish the Nazis after the war. • Roosevelt felt destroying the Nazi regime would put an end to the concentration camps. • Americans began advancing across Europe after the D-Day invasion.

  5. Battles Across Europe • The Germans used hedgerows to defend their positions in Normandy, France. • American bombers eventually blew a hole in the German battle lines. • This allowed American tanks through. • The Americans liberated Paris on August 25, 1944. • Three weeks later- they were just 20 miles from the German border.

  6. Battle of the Bulge • Hitler attempted one last offensive to cut off Allied supplies coming through the port of Antwerp, Belgium. • The Battle of the Bulge- December 16, 1944 • The Germans raced west, their lines “bulged” outward • The US won the battle and on January 8 Germans withdrew into Germany.

  7. Germany Retreats • The Americans crossed the Rhine River into Germany- forcing the Germans back. • Adolf Hitler- realizing the end was near- killed himself. • His successor- Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz unconditionally surrendered on May 7, 1945. • The next day was proclaimed V-E Day- Victory in Europe.

  8. Death of Hitler • Video Clip

  9. Independent Activity • 1) Read the primary source from the soldiers that experiences the Battle of the Bulge and complete the questions. • 2) Complete Choice Board Activities

  10. Homework • News Article Analysis Due FRIDAY

  11. Exit Ticket • 1) What was the Battle of the Bulge? • 2) Why didn’t World War II end when Germany surrendered?

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