Transcript World War II Outcomes - Revere Local Schools

Causes Review
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________________________- Britain and France allowed Hitler to break the Treaty
of Versailles to hoping that he would not attack surrounding territories.
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_________________________-economic crisis opened doors for dictators to take
control in Europe. Ex. Hitler, Mussolini
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________________________-unfair terms create resentment from Germany
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________________________- Did not have the force to stop Japan and Hitler.
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_________________________- build up of army. Maginot Line
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_________________________--Italy, Germany, Japan unite to control the world
around their Axis. (Axis Powers) Britain, France, Russia and the U.S. become the
Allies. (Allied Powers)
________________________-expanding empires. Ex. Mussolini wanted to recreate
the Roman empire. Fighting all over the world due to territorial disputes.
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________________________--belief that your Nation is supreme and should take
control of surrounding territories.
WWII Review Battles
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_____________- furthest point the Axis got into Soviet territory. Goal was for
the Axis to gain control of Caucasus oil fields. The city was
under siege for months; part of the time in the bitter cold.
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______________- secured trade lines from the US to Europe.
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_______________ -last big German offensive that failed for the Axis.
_______________- first land victory in the Pacific. “The Island of Death”
_______________- bloodiest battle in the Pacific that occurred closest to
Japanese mainland
6. _______________ -major Allied offensive on June 6, 1944.
7. _______________ -this battle stopped the Japanese advance on Australia
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_______________ -Largest sea rescue in history involving Britain and France.
9.
_______________ -Battle where Douglas MacArthur returned to the
Philippines to take the island back from the Japanese.
10. ________________- battle where US Marines secured the island and raised
the American flag.
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WWII Outcomes Review
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_____________- when every part of a nations resources go towards warcitizens, economy and political system.
2. ______________- organization created to maintain peace, lend humanitarian
aid and has a 15 member Security Council for decision making.
3. _______________ -Which two countries specifically supported the founding of
Israel? What year was Israel founded? _____________________
4. _______________- What two countries emerged as superpowers post WWII?
5. _______________- name of the trials conducted for Nazi war criminals.
6. _______________-two major areas most destructed after WWII.
Anagrams
• Biker Glitz
• Herbal or par
• Addy
• O Irish ham
WWII Video Clips-open in
Google Chrome
WWII in HD: Darkness falls-gives you
overview of WWII. This will be a good
review!!!!
http://www.history.com/shows/wwii-inhd/videos/wwii-in-hd-darkness-falls
• Clip on Stalingrad
http://www.history.com/topics/world-warii/world-war-ii-history/videos/world-war-iibattle-of-stalingrad
World War II and its Aftermath
Chapter 17 Section 5
Facts of World War Two
• Total War—fought by armed forces,
civilians, and factories.
• Global War—involved almost 60 nations7 on the side of the Axis.
• Scientific Progress—new inventions—
RADAR, guided missiles, jet-propelled
planes, magnetic mines, atom bombs.
First use of blood plasma, penicillin, and
sulfa drugs.
• Major role of the Airplane
Results of World War Two
Political, Social and
Economic
Economic
• Military cost of $1.1 billion. Property
damage over $230 billion. U.S. alone
spent $330 billion.
• Europe and Japan ravaged by military
action, face difficult economic
recovery.
• Communism spread to eastern and
central Europe and several Asian
countries.
Social
• Close to 50-60 million dead and over
34 million wounded. U.S.—over one
million dead or wounded.
• Many displaced persons
• The ground war destroyed much of
the countryside and cities
• Some people lived in partially
destroyed homes with no water,
electricity, and little food. Others
wandered Europe hoping to find
family members.
Political
• Fascist governments of Germany, Italy, and
Japan were overthrown.
• U.S. and Russia emerge as world leaders
and soon come in conflict (Cold War)
• Russia acquires an empire of Communist
satellite nations.
• Britain and France decline as world powers.
• The atomic age brings about new problems.
• The United Nations is formed.
Political
• The United Nations is a peace keeping
and humanitarian organization that is
still in operation today.
• U.N member nations supply troops and
money to keep the operation running
making it stronger than the League of
Nations
• U.N headquarters are in New York City.
• There are almost 200 member nations
U.N. Headquarters in NYC
Political/Social
• After WWII the surviving Jews of the
Holocaust needed a place to return.
• 1948 the State of Israel was created by
the U.N. with heavy support from Britain
and the United States.
• Since this time there has been much
conflict between the Jews and
Palestinians. This conflict is in the news
practically everyday.
The State
of Israel
http://www.globalsecurity.o
rg/military/world/israel/ma
ps-evolution.htm
The Holocaust
• Holocaust—the systematic murder of
Jews carried out by Nazis.
• Six million Jews died.
• 1935—Jews forced to wear a yellow star
of David on their clothing so they could
be identified.
• Nuremburg Trials-conducted in Germany
• 24 Nazi war criminals tried 12 were
executed and cremated in the same
ovens as those during the Holocaust.
Japanese Interment
• No one was found to be a spy for Japan
• Thousands of Japanese had lost their homes
• Japanese American Citizens League-pushed
government to compensate the people for their
losses
• 1965 Congress authorized 38 millionfor the losses
(still only less than a tenth of their actual losses)
• JACL pushed further and a bill was passed in
1978 another bill awarded 20,000 to every
American sent to a relocation camp.
• Checks were awarded in 1990 with a letter from
then President George Bush apologizing for the
wrongs
Chapter 17 Section 4
American Adjustment from war
time to peace time.
Economic Adjustment
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Jobs available to returning veterans
People had money to spend
Economy strong
Unemployment fell to 1.2%
Farmers prospered
Population shifted to California, Midwest
cities and Northeastern cities
Social Adjustments
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Women struggled to raise children alone
Teenagers drifted into juvenile delinquency
Marriages were on the rise after war
Baby Boom-1945-1964
GI BILL-provided education and training for
returning veterans-7.8 mill. attended college
• Discrimination continued after the war-African
Americans moved north and gained jobs
• Increased discrimination, protests and riots in
the North due to population shift