Transcript End of War in Europe

End of War in Europe
SIN #24
SWBAT: Analyze the effect of WWII on Europe.
Skim pages 609-614.
-Battle of the Bulge (why was it significant?):
-V-E day (definition):
- What happens to Hitler?
-Death Charts (leave space for info):
-Truman (who?):
-Napalm (what is it? How is it used?):
-Unconditional surrender (what does this mean
for Japan?)
Battle of the Bulge- Dec 1944
Last German
offensive attack,
fought in middle of
winter
 German troops
were bulging
outward
 Allies won,
Germany begins
retreat
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V-E day
Victory in Europe
day, end of war in
Europe (May 8, 1945)
 Hitler commits
suicide in bunker
rather then be caught
by Allies
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Death charts pg 611
Which country had the most military
deaths?
 Which country had the most civilian
deaths?
 Why did more civilians die in WWII then
WWI?
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Truman
US president after
FDR
 FDR dies at
beginning of his 4th
term, Truman as vice
pres. takes over
 Decides to drop
atomic bombs on
Japan
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napalm
Jellied gasoline,
flammable, used in
bombs
 When bomb exploded,
fired jelly would go
everywhere and catch
things on fire
 Used on Japanese
factories and later in
Vietnam
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Unconditional surrender
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US needed Japan to have no
input in how their country
would be run after the war
Seen as payback for Pearl
Harbor
Japan refused to give up,
though defeat was inevitable
Caused war in Pacific to last
longer
Truman realized may need to
force Japan to do so
Guided Reading Sec 4 & 5
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SIN #24 cont- Sec 5 is extra credit
towards notebook check Friday
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Notebook check #1-25: due Friday (100
points)
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Ch 12 quiz Thursday (definitions +
crossword due)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guhn
Gbkvu8o v-e day
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a8fq
GpHgsk battle of the bulge