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Monday 10/22/12. Essential Question : What role did the United States play in fighting in Europe during World War II?. From 1939 to 1942, the Axis Powers dominated Europe, North Africa, & Asia. Germany used blitzkrieg tactics to dominate Eastern & Western Europe.

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  1. Monday 10/22/12 • Essential Question: • What role did the United States play in fighting in Europe during World War II?

  2. From 1939 to 1942, the Axis Powers dominated Europe, North Africa, & Asia

  3. Germany used blitzkrieg tactics to dominate Eastern & Western Europe England was wounded from German attacks in the Battle of Britain Hitler broke the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact & marched into Russia

  4. The German & Italian armies dominated Northern Africa, threatened the Suez Canal & the oil fields in the Middle East

  5. The Japanese dominated Asia, crippled the U.S. navy after the Pearl Harbor attack, & seized most Western colonies in the Pacific

  6. However, U.S. entrance into the war in 1941 helped the Allies turn the tide and defeat the Axis by 1945 FDR & Churchill agreed that defeating Hitler was the top priority, but American troops would be deployed to fight Japan at the same time

  7. To win in Europe, the U.S. had to secure the trans-Atlantic supply lines against German submarines The Allies won the Battle of the Atlantic by breaking Germany’s coded communications

  8. American & British troops invaded Italy, took Sicily in 1943, seized Rome in 1944 The Allies defeated Germany at the Battle of El Alamein in 1942 & then pushed the Axis Powers out of Africa When the USA entered WWII, Stalin wanted the Allies to open a Western Front & divide German army Instead, Britain & USA agreed to fight the Axis Powers in North Africa (Stalin was angry ) In 1945, Mussolini was captured & executed by the Italian resistance

  9. Meanwhile, the Soviet army stopped the German attack at Moscow & Leningrad in 1942 The Soviets defeated the German army at the Battle of Stalingrad The Soviet victory at Stalingrad was a turning point in World War II because the Russians began pushing towards Germany from the East by 1943

  10. By 1944, the Allies decided to open a Western Front by invading Nazi-occupied France Operation Overlord (called D-Day) in June 1944 was the largest land & sea attack in history

  11. The Normandy invasion was deadly, but the Allied victory created a Western Front… America: Story of Us: D-Day

  12. …and allowed the Allies to push towards Germany from the West At the same time, the Soviet army pushed from the East Forced to fight a two-front war, Hitler ordered a massive counter-attack at the Battle of the Bulge...but lost By March 1945, the Allies were fighting in Germany & pushing towards Berlin

  13. In February 1945, the “Big Three” met at the Yalta Conference to create a plan for Europe after the war was over Stalin agreed to send troops to help the U.S. invade Japan They agreed to allow self-determination (free elections) in nations freed from Nazi rule They agreed to occupy Germany after the war They agreed to create & join a United Nations

  14. As the Allies pushed into Germany & Poland, troops discovered & liberated concentration & death camps Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps (2.16)

  15. In April 1945, the Soviet army captured Berlin On April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide On May 9, 1945, the German government signed an unconditional surrender to the Allies The world celebrated V-E Day (Victory in Europe)

  16. The United States & the Holocaust • Examine the timeline “Stages of the Holocaust” & read “Response to the Holocaust from the U.S.” • With a partner, answer the 3 discussion questions & prepare for a class discussion

  17. 1. During World War II, women and minorities made economic gains mainly because • a shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workplace • more educational opportunities increased the number of skilled workers in these groups • labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups • new civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices

  18. 2. A violation of civil rights that occurred in the United States during World War II was the • arrests made as a result of the Palmer raids • passage of an open immi-gration law • internment of Japanese Americans • forced removal of Native American Indians from their reservation

  19. 3. The United States became involved in World War II primarily because • Germany refused to pay its debts from World War I • European democracies supported United States policies toward Germany and Japan • President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not enforce the Neutrality Acts • Germany and Japan achieved important military successes in Europe and Asia

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