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Mussolini’s Execution

Mussolini’s Execution. Mussolini was taken prisoner by the partisans and was joined by his mistress, Clara Petacci . A few days later they were shot to death. In April of 1945, their bodies were hung at an Esso gas station along with the bodies of other fascist leaders .

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Mussolini’s Execution

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  1. Mussolini’s Execution Mussolini was taken prisoner by the partisans and was joined by his mistress, Clara Petacci. A few days later they were shot to death. In April of 1945, their bodies were hung at an Esso gas station along with the bodies of other fascist leaders. (2)Italy was the soft unberbelly Took over (6)300,000 men to capture Italy Mussolini and his mistress www.hfcsd.org/ww2/WW%202%20Timeline/Road%20to%20War/The%20Rise%20of%20Mussolini%20in%20Italy.ppt

  2. The Yalta and Potsdam Conferences -(7)TEHRAN, IRAN - HOW TO SPLIT UP EUROPE AND TAKE CONTROL OF WORLD

  3. Chapter 14 part 3 Strategic Bombing • In 1942, Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and the U.S. Air Force started dropping an average of 3,500 tons of explosives on Germany per month. • By May of 1945, they were averaging (3)53,000 tons of explosives per month. • (4)The Air was now controlled by allies due to these bombings • With air control Allies took back Paris on (20)Aug.25th 1944 • This caused an oil shortage, destroyed the railroad system, and destroyed aircraft factories in Germany.

  4. Operation OverlordSlide 2 of 8 • This was the code name for the allied invasion of France. • General Dwight D. Eisenhower was chosen as the commander of this operation. • 1.5 million soldiers, 12,000 airplanes, and 5 million tons of equipment were sent to England to be used. • This invasion was nicknamed D-Day. • The date for the allied invasion was (9)June 6th 1944. • The landing was going to happen on the French beaches of (8)Normandy.

  5. Gen. Eisenhower Gives the Orders for D-Day [“Operation Overlord”]

  6. D-Day (June 6, 1944)

  7. Normandy Landing (June 6, 1944) German Prisoners Higgins Landing Crafts

  8. Taking Back the PacificSlide 3 of 8 • Many famous battles took place between the U.S. and Japan between 1942-1945. 1. Midway 4. Marshall Islands 2. Coral Sea 5. Guam 3. Guadalcanal 6. Okinawa • General Douglas MacArthur was responsible for capturing Japanese strongholds in the Pacific. • The battle of (16)Leyte Gulf was the longest naval battle in history.

  9. LEYTE GULF

  10. Battle of The BulgeSlide 4 of 8 • Hitler tried to cut off Allied supplies coming through Antwerp Belgium. • The attack began on (21)December 16th 1944. • Weather during the battle was cold with six inches of snow. • Many soldiers fought in Hedgerows or (19)giant dirt walls • This attack put a bulge in the allied defense lines. • Bastonge was a key city in the battle due to the roads that intersected there. • Finally after heavy fighting the Germans began to withdraw on Jan. 8th 1945.

  11. The Battle of the Bulge:Hitler’s Last Offensive Dec. 16, 1944toJan. 28, 1945

  12. Truman Becomes PresidentSlide 5 of 8 • On (25)April 12th 1945 while vacationing in Warm Springs Georgia, FDR died of a stroke. • Vice President (26)Harry S. Truman became the 33rd President of the U.S. • Truman was from the state of Missouri.

  13. V-E DaySlide 6 of 8 • Soviet forces raced toward Berlin from the east. • U.S. forces raced toward Berlin from the west. • April 30th 1945, (22)Hitler committed suicide. • May 7th 1945 Germany surrendered. • (24)May 8th 1945 was declared V-E day which stood for Victory in Europe Day.

  14. V-E Day (May 8, 1945) General Keitel

  15. Hitler Commits Suicide April 30, 1945 Cyanide & Pistols The Führer’s Bunker Mr. & Mrs. Hitler

  16. The Manhattan Project • Japanese would become so desperate to win that they started to become Kamikaze or (18)Divine Wind pilots which was their code for (17)suicide bombers • 32)The American program to build an atomic bomb was code named the Manhattan Project. It was headed by Leslie R. Groves. • The nuclear reactor was built at the University of Chicago. • The bomb was built in Los Alamos New Mexico. • J. Robert Oppenheimer led the team in the bombs construction. • Also had world’s best physicist (31)Leo Szilard on board as well • Uranium for the bomb was purified at the Oak Ridge National Lab in TN. • The world’s (33)first atomic bomb was tested on July 16th 1945.

  17. The Manhattan Project:Los Alamos, NM I have become death, the shatterer of worlds! Major GeneralLesley R. Groves Dr. Robert Oppenheimer

  18. Dropping The BombSlide 8 of 8 • August 6th 1945 a B-29 bomber named the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of (34)Hiroshima. • The bomb was code named Little Boy. • August 9th a second bomb was dropped on the city of (35)Nagasaki. • September 2nd, 1945 Japan signed the official surrender papers on the American battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

  19. Tinian Island, 1945 Little Boy Fat Man Enola Gay Crew

  20. Col. Paul Tibbets & the A-Bomb

  21. Hiroshima – August 6, 1945 • 70,000 killed immediately. • 48,000 buildings. destroyed. • 100,000s died of radiation poisoning & cancer later.

  22. Nagasaki – August 9, 1945 • 40,000 killed immediately. • 60,000 injured. • 100,000s died ofradiation poisoning& cancer later.

  23. Japanese A-Bomb Survivors

  24. Shadows left – nothing more What do you see???

  25. V-J Day in Times Square,NYC

  26. While Europe rebuilt itself, the surviving (39)22 members of the Nazi leadership was put on trial by an international military tribunal for “crimes against humanity.” Hitler, Heinrich Himmler (architect of the Holocaust), and several others had already committed suicide and cheated the hangman. Started first (38)International Military Tribunal The Nuremberg Trials

  27. Much like Europe, Japan was in shambles as well, having been firebombedrepeatedly, let alone the results of the two atomic bombs. Postwar Japan

  28. The greatest change to impact Japan was in regards to the Emperor himself. During WWII, he was God on earth, and over one million Japanese sacrificed their lives for his sake, as an honorable death for the emperor was a direct pass to heaven. Despite this fact, after WWII, Emperor Hirohito was no longer a divine (God-sent) ruler and his power was reduced sharply. (40)25 japanese leaders would be convicted or war crimes and put to death Occupation Brings Deep Changes

  29. Results of World War II

  30. WW II Casualties: Europe Each symbol indicates 100,000 dead in the appropriate theater of operations

  31. WW II Casualties: Asia Each symbol indicates 100,000 dead in the appropriate theater of operations

  32. WW II Casualties • Civilians only. • Army and navy figures. • Figures cover period July 7, 1937 to Sept. 2, 1945, and concern only Chinese regular troops. They do not include casualties suffered by guerrillas and local military corps. • Deaths from all causes. • Against Soviet Russia; 385,847 against Nazi Germany. • Against Soviet Russia; 169,822against Nazi Germany. • National Defense Ctr., CanadianForces Hq., Director of History.

  33. 7 Future American Presidents Served in World War II

  34. The U.S. & the U.S.S.R. Emerged as the Two Superpowers of the later 20c United Nations was reduced to 5 permanent members : (37) England France China USSR USA All future world meetings would now be held in (36)WASHINGTON D.C.

  35. The World We Live in Today Was Formed by the Events of World War II & its immediate aftermath!

  36. FOOD FOR THOUGHT? • Did we do the right thing in using the atomic bomb to end the war; or should we have continued fighting knowing that many thousands more American soldiers would have died? • Explain your answer / position in no less than 3 sentences.

  37. Ch 14 sec 4&5 – Tech Time- be sure to put your name on your e-mail 1- African Invasion 26- Harry Truman 2- Italy 27- Terrain & Tunnels 3- 53,000 28- Napalm 4- The Air 29- Base Near Japan 5- Victor Emmanuel 30- European in power 6- 300,000 31- Leo Szilard 7- Tehran . Iran 32- Project to build Atom Bomb 8- Normandy 33- 1st atom bomb test 9- June 6th, 1945 34- Hiroshima 10- Utah , Omaha, Gold, Sword, Juno 35- Nagasaki 11- American Forces in D-day 36- Washington DC 12- Getting off boats & into position 37- Britain, France, China, USSR , USA 13- Amphibious tractor 38- International Military Tribunal 14- Fly farther with more weapons 39- Prosecuted & Executed 15- Philippine Islands 40- 25 Japanese leaders tried & executed 16- Leyte gulf 17- Dive bomb/ suicide 18- Divine Wind 19- Dirt Walls 20- August 25th,1944 21-December 16th, 1944 22- Hitler committed suicide 23- Karl Doenitz 24- May 8th,1945 25- April 12th, 1945 warm springs GA

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