Transcript Turning Points

BELLWORK
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Explain the increasing tensions between Japan and the U.S.,
eventually causing America to declare war. (You may use a
flow chart to keep everything in order)
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WAR!
What was decided at the Casablanca Conference?
Who was Dwight Eisenhower?
Who was Erwin Rommel?
Why did Hitler’s invasions of Britain & the Soviet Union fail?
THINKER: Do you think WWII would have a different outcome
if Hitler never invaded the Soviet Union? Why or why not?
German Expansion by 1942
Let’s review over Japan……
• Why did Japan want to expand? Where did they
take over?
• How did Japan respond to the League of
Nations?
• How did Hideki Tojo come to power in Japan?
• What were the Neutrality Acts?
• What did President Roosevelt implement that
lead Japan to attack Pearl Harbor?
• What happened at Pearl Harbor?
• Germany broke the nonaggression pact  causing Soviet
Union to join the Allied Powers
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor 
causing U.S. to join the Allied
Powers
• Make a prediction: How do YOU
think this is going to change
WWII?
ABC Brainstorm: Turning Points
• Now that the Soviet Union and U.S. are officially on
the Allied Powers, WWII is going to see a shift in
power.
• By 1942, the war had begun to favor the Allies.
• To learn about these turning points, you are going to
do the “ABC Brainstorm” reading strategy.
• How does this work?
• C: Casablanca Conference – (1943) Allied leaders
decided to focus on defeating Europe first.
• C: Casablanca Conference
• C: Casablanca Conference – meeting of Allies
• Chapter 20, section 4 & 5: pgs. 620-626 (skip Pacific)
BELLWORK
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Explain the increasing tensions between Japan and the U.S.,
eventually causing America to declare war. (You may use a
flow chart to keep everything in order)
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WAR!
What was decided at the Casablanca Conference?
Who was Dwight Eisenhower?
Who was Erwin Rommel?
Why did Hitler’s invasions of Britain & the Soviet Union fail?
THINKER: Do you think WWII would have a different outcome
if Hitler never invaded the Soviet Union? Why or why not?
Casablanca Conference
Erwin Rommel
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Bismarck
Battle of
Stalingrad
Invasion of North Africa
Italian Surrender
• In early 1944, Allied
Powers had gained
back control of
Northern Africa and
Italy
• Fascism fell from
power
• Mussolini was
overthrown
• In June 1944, Italy
surrendered!
D-Day
• June 6, 1944
• Largest combined land-sea-air battle in history
• Allied forces landed on Normandy Beach (France) and
pushed the Germans back
• Turning point of WWII
Battle of the Bulge
• Germany’s last
offensive attack
• Invaded Belgium
and created a
“bulge” in Allied
defense lines
• Germans lost and
were pushed back
FDR’s Death
"Men will thank God on their
knees a hundred years from
now that Franklin D. Roosevelt
was in the White House”
• FDR was elected to
his 4th term in 1944;
with a new VP
• After 12 years in
office and four
presidential terms,
FDR died on April
12, 1945
• Died from a cerebral
hemorrhage (stroke)
• Replaced by VP
Harry Truman
Mussolini’s Death
• Italian government
wanted to punish
Mussolini for war crimes
• Tried to escape to
Switzerland
• He was caught by
soldiers and executed
the next day
• Shot by firing squad,
body hung in city where
civilians beat, kicked,
spat, and stoned his
dead body.
Death of Hitler
• The Allies
surrounded Germany
and it became clear
the Axis powers
would lose.
• Hitler committed
suicide in an
underground bunker
on April 30, 1945
War in Europe is over!
• Berlin fell to the
Allies on May 2,
1945
• Germany
surrenders
• May 9th: V-E Day
(Victory in
Europe)
• Who is left?
WWII Animated Map
Nazi Creed
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Nazism focused on the beliefs of Adolf Hitler.
These beliefs were outlined in his book, Mein Kampf
You will now read summaries of Hitler’s main points in this
autobiography.
Be ready to discuss the following questions:
How does Hitler view the “German Master Race?” What are
they allowed to do?
Why are Jews considered inferior?
What does Hitler think about Democracy?
How will Hitler use propaganda?
What tactics/emotions does Hitler use to control the
masses?
Kamikaze
Battles
in the
Pacific
Video: “America’s Home front”
• Now that you know what was going on in
Europe, what about America’s home
front???
• You are now going to watch the episode
“Home front” from the series “The Century:
America’s Time.”
• As you watch, answer the 14 questions.
Yalta Conference
• February 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill, and
Stalin met at Yalta (Soviet Union) to
discuss the postwar world
• Formed the United Nations
• Divide Germany and Berlin into four zones
• Stalin obtained Poland if he promised to
allow free elections
• Stalin gained Pacific islands if he
promised to declare war on Japan
KEEP IN MIND:
Stalin is gong to break these promises = COLD WAR!!!!