Transcript Aim: How were the Allied Powers able to defeat the Axis

Do Now: Copy the chart into your notebook
Allied Powers Vs. Axis Powers
U.S.A. =
Germany =
Franklin D. Roosevelt &
Harry S. Truman
Adolf Hitler
England (Great Britain) =
Italy =
Neville Chamberlain &
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Soviet Union =
Japan =
Joseph Stalin
Emperor Hirohito &
General Tojo
A: Total War:
-means not just armies but whole
countries fought in this war.
-All factories, people & wealth of
nations went toward the war effort
C: Scientific War:
B: Global War:
-60 nations were involved & up to
40 million people died.
D: The Holocaust:
-new inventions like radar, guided -the murder of 6 million Jews in
missiles, jet airplanes & the Atomic German Concentration Camps.
Bomb changed war forever.
-War against Japan ended in
August 1945 when the Atomic
Bombs were dropped on
Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
 Examine the handout – The Allied victory in WWII
 Underline or highlight the important information
 Answer questions 1 – 3 in your notebooks using FULL
SENTENCES
 Was the dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan
justified?