Transcript THE ALLIES VICTORIOUS 16.4

THE ALLIES VICTORIOUS
16.4
BY:
PATRICK NAM
JOON LEE
BEFORE WE BEGIN…
A FEW THINGS TO LOOK AT BEFORE WE
BEGIN OUR LECTURE:
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By 1942, Germany had effectively taken over
Europe and Japan had swallowed up Asia.
People’s feelings towards the war have turned
significantly negative, and they desperately want
to see the end.
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ALLIES ARE READY FOR THE
PUSH
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On December 22nd 1941, the
Allied leaders meet to decide
that EUROPE COMES FIRST.
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Stalin wants to divide
Germany by attacking from
two fronts once more.
[downfall of Germany in
WW1]
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THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN
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Africa has been a
raging battlefield
since 1941.
The Allied forces
lead by Montgomery
(Britain) fought at El
Alamein.
The Germans were
outfought in El
Alamein, and this
was Rommel’s first
setback in Africa.
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Contd.
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With the retreat of Rommel’s forces, heading
west, the Allies struck once more.
Lead by Eisenhower, 107,000 Allied soldiers
landed in Africa.
Montgomery chasing the Germans from the
east and Eisenhower heading in from the
west, the Germans were well and truly
defeated.
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BATTLE OF STALINGRAD
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Hitler ordered the
attack of Stalingrad
on the August 22nd.
Rich oil fields
Arguably the
bloodiest battle of
the war with 1.5
million casualties.
“No one was to step
backwards!”-- Stalin
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Contd.
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The Soviets put everything on the line to
defend Stalingrad.
With 90% of the city already conquered, the
odds were very against Stalin. However, the
Soviets were saved by the Russian winter.
What started out as a German offense again
ended up with the German retreat.
The Soviets has defended their 99%
destroyed city.
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The Fall of Italy
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On July 10th 1943, 180,000 British and
US forces landed on Sicily.
Italy surrenders and Mussolini is forced
out of his position as dictator.
However, Mussolini sees a disgraceful
end after serving Hitler, controlling the
German conquered Northern Italy.
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Total War
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“putting everything on
the line”—This is no
understatement.
A country pouring all
their resources into
winning the war.
Speed limits reduced
to save gasoline,
collecting little scraps
of metal to make
artillery shells…
A nation putting their
differences aside for
a bigger threat…
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Prejudice against any Japanese
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After the bombing of
Pearl Harbour, The
Americans had
become prejudiced
against the Japanese
American residing in
the USA.
Innocent JapaneseAmericans were
relocated and
imprisoned.
From 1941~46 over
30,000 were
imprisoned for being
a threat to national
security.
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D-DAY
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With 3.5 million men
waiting for an order…
Under General Eisenhower,
they were to land on
Normandy.
Took place on the 4th of
June 1944.
With the British and the
Americans from the west
and the Soviets from the
east.
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V-E DAY
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The Allies from the western front liberates
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of
the Netherlands.
The Battle of Bulges
3 million from the Southwest and 6 million
from the east surround the city of Berlin.
Hitler commits suicide
On the 7th of May 1945, Eisenhower accepted
the surrender of the Germans.
With the official signing of the surrender, the
war in Europe was over.
V-J DAY
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The Japanese were still relentless in
their fighting even after the German
surrender.
Battle of Iwo Jima
Then onto Okinawa
Invading Japanese mainland would cost
500,000 more lives… So instead he
looked to end it in a different fashion.
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Contd.
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On the 6th of August, an
atomic bomb was
dropped on Hiroshima
3 days later onto
Nagasaki
With the Soviets also
invading Manchuko,
Hirohito had no choice
but to order the
ceasefire.
On the 14th of August
1945, Japan surrendered.
This day in history was
named V-J Day.
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