Transcript WWII - Spokane Public Schools

WWII
D-DAY
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June 6, 1944
Directed by American General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Invasion of France in attempt to liberate
the country from Germany
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330,000 troops
50,000 vehicles
100,000 tons of supplies
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Military Deaths WWII
 Soviet
Union – 8 to 10 million
 Germany – 3.5 million
 United Kingdom – 350,000
 France – 250,000
 US – 463,000
Civilian Deaths WWII
 Soviet
Union – 10 million est.
 Germany – 700,000
 United Kingdom – 65,000
 France – 350,000
 US – 0
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Soviet Union lost estimated 20 million
people during WWII
Soviet Union
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The tremendous death toll helped produce
culture of defense in USSR
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High amounts of $ spent on security and
military in order to prevent any future
attack from outsiders COLD WAR
Yalta Conference
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Yalta was Russian resort on Black Sea
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Conference where FDR, Churchill, Stalin decide how to
“divide” winnings amongst
Allies in Feb 1945 (just prior to FDR death)
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Technically Yalta is the beginning of
The Cold War (next unit)
Yalta Settlements
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Germany will be divided into 4 zones to be occupied by
US, USSR, Britain, France
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Reparations to be paid by Axis powers would be finalized
later by US agreed to figure of $20,000,000 - 50 % of
$ to USSR
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USSR agreed to enter war against Japan in 3 months
after war in Europe ended if in return the
USSR would have claim to some of Far East
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A temporary govt would be established to rule Poland
and Stalin to allow Poland, Czechoslavakia, Hungary,
Romania, Bulgaria to elect their own govts
“I Shall Return”
Speaker was General Douglas MacArthur
 1942 quote
 Promise he made to the Philippines after FDR
ordered him to go to Australia while Filipino
troops attempted to defend against Japanese
 Returned in 1945 after defeat of Japanese
Navy and declared islands were
a democracy in the East
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Irony in that US had gained control of Islands by
defeating those seeking to govern themselves
during Spanish-American War
Contributions to WWII
Effort
 US Industry
 25,000 planes
 75,000 tanks
 100,000 armored cars
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Women
250,000 women served in the US armed forces
Over 1000 flew in Women’s Air Force
Thousands employed in manufacturing
positions – asked to return to the home
following the war
Contributions (Cont)
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African Americans – estimated 1 million of
15 million US troops
first time black marines
17,000 participated in
WWII
Air Force trained black
officers/pilots
80 received
Distinguished
Flying Cross Medal
Rationing and WWII
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Rationing by US govt. controlled scarce
items to public
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Public had enough but a majority of scarce
items were distributed to military
Gas, Coffee, Heating Oil, Shoes, Meat,
Rubber (tires)
Japanese Atrocities in WWII
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Bataan Death March
est 76,000 Filipino / US troops became
Prisoners of War 6 to 12 day march
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Japanese split them into groups of 500 – 1000
and marched them 60 miles to a railroad
* Those who survived were shipped to prison
camps where 10,000 died due to weakened
conditions without food / medicine
WWII Ends in Europe
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Germany defeated as Soviets
capture Berlin and Allies defeat from western
front
VE Day May 1945
Hitler commits suicide in Berlin bunker with
fiance (Soviets released dental records in
late 1960s to verify it was Hitler)
Ike’s decision to wait and not move troops into
Berlin and Prague changes next 50 years because
the West and freedom of govt eludes these
Countries (COLD WAR)