Transcript Battle of the Bulge

EQ: How much did the U.S.
contribute to the victory in Europe?
D-Day – June 6, 1944
• What difficulties did
the soldiers experience
during the invasion?
• How would you feel if
you were a soldier
storming the beach on
D-day?
• What were the effects
of D-day? (military,
political, and social)
Battle of the Bulge
• Dec. 16, 1944
• Last major German
offensive
Early 1945
Firebombing of
German cities
• Advantages?
• Disadvantages?
Diagram showing the effects
of strategic bombing on
German morale in 1945. From
the United States Strategic
Bombing Survey
Bombing of City of Dresden
(Feb 13-15, 1945)
Civilian casualties in Dresden
US Strategic
Bombing Survey:
Statistical
Appendix to
Overall report
(European War)
(Feb 1947)
March 1945
American forces
cross the Rhine
Truman becomes President
• April 12th, 1945 FDR
dies
• VP Truman comes to
office
Germany surrenders
• April 30th, 1945
Hitler’s suicide
• May 8th, 1945
– V-E day
EQ: How much did the U.S.
contribute to the victory in Europe?