Transcript WW2x

World War Two
&
It’s Aftermath
Starter
• Directions: Which ONE of the following statements
do you most agree with & why? Explain.
A.Civilians should expect to be attacked if their
country goes to war.
B.Civilians should expect to be attacked away from
the battlefield only if they are aiding the war effort.
C.Civilians should expect to be attacked only if they
are supporting troops at the battlefront.
D.Civilians should expect to be free from deliberate
attacks even at the battlefront.
Aggressive Acts
• Aggressive actions of dictators in Japan,
Germany, and Italy went unchecked, these
regimes grew bolder.
• Western Democracies adopted a policy of
Appeasement- giving in to prevent war.
• Reasons for Appeasement: Pacifism,
Avoidance of War at all cost.
Essay
• The Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI
crippled Germany. Was the Treaty fair? Why
were the German people angry about the
treaty? How did the treaty create tension
between Germany and other countries in
Europe? Was Hitler justified in his defiance of
the treaty?
Starter
• What blatant acts of aggression went
unchecked?
• Why did France finally declare war on
Germany?
France Falls
• As good and honorably as the French fought
during World War One they were no match
during WWII
• Hitler invades on May 10, 1940 in less than a
month 2/3rds of France belongs to Germany.
• In a show of disrespect Hitler orders the block
engraved at the end of WW1 blown up
France
• Hitler orders the Army to be disbanded
• He allows the citizens of Paris to evacuate
• He orders the beaches to be fortified
The Blitz
• Newly acquired French territory allows Hitler
to launch his Blitz on London
• From Sept. 7, 1940- May 10, 1941 German
bombers dropped bombs on London and
surrounding British cities
• One span brought 57 straight nights of
bombing
Britain Survives
• The goal of Germany to bomb Britain into
submission was not achieved
• The opposite happened it made them angry
and ready to fight
• Thanks in part to the R.A.F. Britain survived
and began fighting the Germans again.
Starter
• Why did Germany feel justified in taking the
land they took before WWII started?
• What convinces Britain and France to end
their policy of appeasement? Why?
USA Attacked
• America once again eager to remain out of
war did not join in at the beginning
• However America was not neutral in that we
did not give money to the Germans or
weapons
• America also cut off oil trade with the
Japanese
USA Attacked
• December 7, 1941 7:00 a.m. Pearl Harbor,
Hawai'i Japanese began bombing U.S. naval
ships
• We were caught off guard and lost a large
portion of our Naval Fleet and fighter air
planes
• USS Arizona sank with the majority of its crew
trapped on board
US Entry in the War
• The next day President Roosevelt asked
congress to declare war
• USA neutrality ended and we entered the war
on the side of the Allies
• Also the draft was once again instituted to fill
up the Ranks
• Volunteers came out in droves
Starter
• Think as if you were an American citizen
hearing about Pearl Harbor being attacked.
How would you feel? Would that make you
want to volunteer for the Army, Navy,
Marines?
• Would you have gone to fight in WWII if
needed?
War Time Production
• All-Out War
• The U.S. and Great Britain directed economic
resources into the war effort and limited the
rights of citizens and freedom of the press.
• Japanese Americans and German refugees in
Britain suffered for their heritage.
• Women filled many war industry jobs as men
joined the military.
Women of WWII
• Women played a huge role in WWII
• They filled factory jobs left by men who went
to war and to boot camp
• They became Nurses and battle field medics
• Women were especially wanted for delicate
jobs such as loading ballistic rounds which
could exploded if not handled correctly
War at Home
• Ration books were issued to every house hold
• Restrictions were placed on the amount of gas
you could purchase each week
• Tires were recycled and reused because
buying new tires was almost impossible
• People were encouraged to buy war bonds
War at Home
• Boy scouts would collect scrap metal to send
to factories
• Schools practiced Air Raid drills
• People were encouraged to plant victory
gardens and grow their own vegetables and
send extra to the troops
War at Home
• The government sponsored things like
Meatless Mondays, Wheat less Wednesdays
to make sure they had extra to send overseas
to the troops
Examples of war ration stamp books. Ration stamps were issued to everyone, no matter how
well off they were. This was done to prevent someone with money from hording certain retail
items made scarce by the war, such as sugar, shoes, rubber items, nylon, etc. To purchase
something, the buyer had to have the money and the stamp.
Starter
• Why did Women play such an important role
in WWII?
• How did regular people help the war effort?
The Allies Push Toward Germany
• D-Day-June 6, 1944 Allies Invaded coast of
Normandy
• The Germans retreated and France was soon
free.
• An intensive bombing campaign crippled
Germany’s industries
Concrete emplacement for mobile 150-mm gun used by the Germans in their coastal defenses
at Equerdreville, France.
The crater adjacement to this German pillbox is 40 feet in width and 16 feet long. The pillbox is
one of the many German fortifications along Utah Beach, France.
A Higgins C Raft ferrying an ambulance to the beach during the Allied invasion of southern
France
An aerial photo shows a small landing craft (Higgins boat), one of a number that moved back
and forth from ships to beach as Allies invaded southern France.
COAST GUARDSMEN BRING OUT WOUNDED SHIPMATE - Wounded by Nazi machine gun fire
Nazis Defeated
• The war in Europe neared its end by the spring of
1945.
• The Axis powers were defeated for several
reasons:
• They could not wage war successfully on several
fronts
• Hitler underestimated the Soviet army
• U.S. was able to produce more than the
combined Axis powers
• Oil became too scarce to feed Luftwaffe planes
End of War in Europe
• Germany and Berlin were divided into Zones
of occupation controlled by each of the Allied
Countries
• The government was disbanded
• A new government was set up modeled after
the US Constitution
Holocaust
• During the Nazi reign 6 million Jews were
murdered
• Concentration Camps forced people to work
for the government for no pay
• People were starved to death
• Medical experiments were also conducted on
people
Starter
• Name one reason the Axis powers lost.
• Describe the Holocaust in your own words in
at least 2 sentences or more
War in the Pacific
• After V-E Day the War in the Pacific still had to
be finished.
• The U.S. began its Island-Hopping campaign
• Japan used Kamikaze pilots to damage
warships
• Manhattan Project- Development of the
Atomic Bomb.
Defeat for Japan
• The USA had taken control of the Pacific away
from Japan
• Last point was to take Japan itself
• Japanese soldiers fight to the death (no
surrender)
• President Truman had to make a difficult
decision
• 1. Invade 2. Drop an Atomic Bomb
Defeat for Japan
• Truman decided to Drop the bombs
• Hiroshima first then Nagasaki
• Japan then Surrendered
Pros and Cons of the Atomic Bomb
Pro for Dropping the Bomb
Cons against dropping the Atomic
Bomb
• Potentially could end
the war
• Japanese are dug in and
have miles of tunnels
• An invasion would costs
thousands of soldiers
• Radiation poisoning
• Loss of Civilian lives
would be horrible
• Innocent people will die
• Poison in ground for
years to come
• On the ground moments before the blast it was a calm and sunny Monday
morning. An air raid alert from earlier that morning had been called off after only a
solitary aircraft was seen and by 8:15 the city was alive with activity -- soldiers
doing their morning calisthenics, commuters on foot or on bicycles, groups of
women and children working outside to clear firebreaks. Those closest to the
explosion died instantly, their bodies turned to black char. Nearby birds burst into
flames in mid-air, and dry, combustible materials such as paper instantly ignited as
far away as 6,400 feet from ground zero. The white light acted as a giant flashbulb,
burning the dark patterns of clothing onto and the shadows of bodies onto
walls. Survivors outdoors close to the blast generally describe a literally blinding
light combined with a sudden and overwhelming wave of heat. (The effects of
radiation are usually not immediately apparent.) The blast wave followed almost
instantly for those close-in, often knocking them from their feet. Those that were
indoors were usually spared the flash burns, but flying glass from broken windows
filled most rooms, and all but the very strongest structures collapsed. One boy was
blown through the windows of his house and across the street as the house
collapsed behind him. Within minutes 9 out of 10 people half a mile or less from
ground zero were dead.
Some victims were permanently sterilized of radiation. The explosion generated a
heat which fused tiles with a melting point of 1300*C as far as 600 yards away.
Pregnant women were aborted and could not conceive again. Others were reduced
by wasting diseases. The corpuscles of blood diminished drastically. Hair suddenly
fell for no reason after the incident. A minor burn took many months to heal. Fever
accompanied by a dysentery (like diarrhea) sent temperatures rocketing up as high
as 106*F. Then nearly a month later, came bleeding from the gums for no reason.
little boy -uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped
fat man -plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Warm Up
• When did the War in Europe end?
• What was the Manhattan Project?
• Why did Truman decided to drop the atomic
Bombs?
• What two cities were the atomic bombs
dropped on?
Messing Ending
• Mistrust between allies leads to the Cold War
• Germany and its capital Berlin is Divided
• Roosevelt and Churchill wanted Stalin to allow
free election in his section
• Stalin took this as aggression
Questions
• What does Blitzkrieg mean?
• Germany set up a puppet Government in what French
City?
• Who did Germany launch the Blitz on?
• Who was the commanding General nicknames “the
desert fox” in North Africa?
• Germany’s Army stalled because of the winter just like
what other army?
• In the siege of Leningrad what did citizens boil and eat?
• In Hitler’s New Order where did he have Jews sent to?
• The Massacre of over 6 million Jews became known as
what?
• What was the Lend-Lease Act?
• On What date did Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?