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THE STUDENT WILL
DEMONSTRATE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THE GLOBAL
POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND
SOCIAL IMPACT OF WORLD WAR
II.
Element A
Describe the major conflicts and outcomes; include
Pearl Harbor, El-Alamein, Stalingrad, D-Day,
Guadalcanal, the Philippines, and the end of the
war in Europe and Asia.
Essential Question
What were the major conflicts of WWII?
How would you describe the major conflicts of
WWII?
What were the outcomes of World War II?
I. Major Battles of World War II.
A.
Pearl Harbor.
1. Japan attack US bases on Hawaii in 2 waves.
a. 1st wave=180 planes, all were seen by US radar
operators 1 hour before the attack with no alarm
because they were expecting planes from
California, the opposite direction.
b. 2nd wave- 160 planes.
2. Outcome- Use removed from policy of neutrality.
a. President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war.
b. US enters war on both the Atlantic and Pacific front.
I. Major Battles of World War II.
B. Battle of El-Alamein.
1. 1st battle = a stalemate with allies suffering heavy
casualties.
2. 2nd battle= allies massive artillery on Germans.
a. Germany were outnumbered, short on supplies and
reinforcements.
b. 10 days of attacks, allies broke through enemy lines
and forced axis forces to retreat.
3. Outcomea. Allies secured N.Africa and the Suez Canal.
b. 1st major Allied victory over the Germans.
I. Major Battles of World War II.
C. Battle of Stalingrad.
1. Orders and Battle.
a. Germans advanced to gain oil fields and take city.
b. Russians ordered “not a step backwards.”
c. one of the most brutal battles involving hand to hand combat & constant
Germans by day, Soviets by night.
2. Soviets counter offensive.
a. Germans faced harsh winter with no food, ammunitions, or heat.
b. Germans forced to surrender.
3. Outcome = a complete German Army group lost.
a. 91,000 Germans taken prisoner.
b. Soviets begin march to Berlin.
retake of the city.
I. Major Battles of World War II.
D. Battle of Guadalcanal.
1. USA- Landed unopposed.
2. US Goals
a. Stop Japan from cutting off sea routes between Australia & US.
b. protect Australia from invasion.
c. Provide a springboard for assault on the Japanese.
3. Japan’s goals
a. Retreat and Consulate.
b. Build an airfield.
4. US naval forces forced to retreat leaving marines on their own to keep island.
5. Outcomea. Japanese convoys attacked with major damage.
b. Australia safe, sea route protected.
c. Another major gain by the Allies in their Island hopping mission.
I. Major Battles of World War II.
E. D-Day
1. June 6, 1944. Allied invasion of Normandy.
a. 160,000 Allies landed, with support from 5,000 ships, &
13,000 aircraft.
2. Outcome
a. 100,000 soldiers begin the invasion of France and
Germany.
b. Allies gained hold of Europe to start destruction of
Germany.
I. Major Battles of World War II.
F. Battle of the Philippines.
1. Allied major assault through Central Pacific & Japanese
defenses.
2. A series of bloody battles through the islands in which
Japan’s fleet was heavily damaged.
3. Outcome
a. Japan had very few aircrew left.
b. Victory for the Allies/American in the move to Japan.
II. Victory In Europe
1. May 8, 1945.
2. After the battle of the Bulge Germany was weakened to
the point of surrender.
3. Germany surrender after Allies and the Soviets meet at the
city of Berlin, and Hitler commits suicide.
III. Victory In Japan
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August 6th, 1945- Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
killing 80,000.
August 8th- Truman threatens more devastation on
Japan. - Soviet union declares war on Japan.
August 9th – Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki.
August 11th- Japan surrenders, with conditional
sovereignty of emperor. Surrendered rejected.
August 13th- Hirohito orders Japanese surrender.
September 2nd- Formal surrender signed aboard the
USS.Missouri.
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