2. Students will identify and explain the causes of
WWII.
Students will explain how/why the United
States entered into WWII.
3. 1) WWII was a direct effect of WWI
WHY?
Unjust treatment of the losers—Germany
Germany is in ruins—looking for a leader
2) Rise of Powerful dictators--totalitarianism
Adolf Hitler—Nazi Party /Germany
Benito Mussolini—Fascism/Italy
Josef Stalin—Communism/Soviet Union
Emperor Hirohito--Japan
4. Hitler wants to reclaim Germany for Germans
March, 1938: Takes over Austria with very little resistance
September, 1938: Munich Agreement, takes over
Czechoslovakia.
1939: Signs nonaggression pact with Stalin
Agree to divide Poland between the two countries
Germany attacks Poland
Blitzkrieg
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany—WWII
has begun
June 1941 Hitler broke the nonaggression pact with the
Soviet Union. Soviet Union joins Great Britain and France.
7. Isolationism
Europe’s war
March, 1941: Lend-
Lease Act
America’s plan to
supply weapons to
the Allied powers.
However….
8. Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl
Harbor.
America declares war on Japan; which will
cause Germany to declare war on the United
States.
America is now involved in WWII.
BIG QUESTION: Why did Japan Attack Pearl
Harbor and Was It Avoidable?
9. 1. Students will explain and analyze the role
that America’s home front played during WWII.
2. Students will identify key people and key
battles of WWII.
11. Selective Service System
Expanded the draft—10 million people
Economy
Stopping Inflation
Office of Price Administration
Increased Taxes, wage and price controls, and encouraged
the purchase of war bonds
War Production Board (WPB)
Converting peacetime industries to wartime industries
Increased job opportunity for women and minorities
Office of Scientific Research
Improved military technology and the drug penicillin
12. Led the Third Army
into Paris to liberate
the city from the
Germans
13. Forced to abandon his
troops in the
Philippines, but made
the vow, “I Shall
Return”.
Led Allied troops in
Iwo Jima and Leyte
Gulf
He was also in charge
of the American
occupation of Japan.
15. FDR
President for most of
the war
Died on April 12,
1945
Truman
FDR’s Vice President
Was president when
the war ended in
Europe and made the
decision to use the
atomic bomb
16. Battle of the Atlantic
U.S. had to gain control of the Atlantic ocean before
troops/supplies could be sent to Europe
Won the battle with the help of sonar and radar
Stalingrad
Russians began to push Germany back
Operation Torch
Allied invasion of Nazi controlled Africa
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
Allied invasion of Nazi controlled Normandy, France
Battle of the Bulge
Germany’s final offensive
17.
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21.
22. Britain and America pushing towards Germany
from the East, Soviets advancing from the
West.
July 1944: Soviets first to liberate a camp;
Majdenek in Poland
23. Battle of Midway
Americans won by intercepting and decoding
Japanese plans
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Showed the Allies that invading the main island of
Japan would be a harder task than previously
thought.
28. Students will analyze and evaluate the reasons
for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan.
Students will analyze and evaluate the
arguments for not using the atomic bomb on
Japan.
29.
30. • The development of the atomic bomb
• Led by General Leslie Groves with
research directed by Robert J.
Oppenhiemer
• Best kept secret of the war
• Creation involved over 600,000 Americans
although few people knew its real purpose
• Harry S Truman did not learn of its
existence until he became President .
31. • The first test took
place on July 16,
1945 in Aamogordao,
New Mexico.
• The bomb was a
success
32. • July 25, 1945 –
President Truman
ordered the military to
begin making plans to
drop two bombs on
Japan
• The US warned Japan
it faced “prompt and
utter destruction”
“The final decision of where and when to use the atomic bomb was up to me. Let
there be no mistake about it . I regarded the bomb as a military weapon and
never had any doubt that it should be used.” – Harry S Truman
33. August 6, 1945 – a B-29 bomber named Enola
Gay released an atomic bomb, code named
Little Boy.
34.
35.
36. • Japanese officials were warned of a
second equally devastating bomb and
given three days
• Three days later a second bomb, code
named Fat Man, was dropped on
Nagasaki
37. • The Japanese government surrendered.
The war was finally over.
38. HIROSHIMA NAGASAKI
• Over 70,000 people
died on impact
• 69,000 injured
• Approximately 67% of
the city was destroyed
• Over 39,000 people
died on impact
• 25,000 injured
• Approximately 40% of
the city was destroyed
By the end of the year an estimated 200,000 people had
dies as result of their injuries and radiation poisoning.
39.
40. USE THE BOMB NOT TO USE THE BOMB
Save both American
and Japanese lives
Japanese were not
close to unconditional
surrender
Millions of men still in
uniform
Japan close to
surrendering
The bomb was immoral
Japan already
destroyed
41.
42. G.I. Bill of Rights
Tried to help WWII Veterans
Educational opportunities and low interest loans
provided by the federal government
Increase in race tensions
African Americans
Mexican Americans
Zoot Suit Riots
44. 1. Students will review events surrounding the
Holocaust
2. Students will define the Nuremberg Trials
3. Students will explain the outcome of the
Nuremberg Trials
4. Students will gain a better understanding of the
Holocaust and how men were able to commit the
atrocities that occurred.
45. Are immoral acts justified by the reasoning of
“just following orders”?
46. • Court proceedings after World War II, in which
Nazi leaders were charged for war crimes
• After discovering the death
camps, 24 surviving Nazi
leaders were placed on trial
47. •Crimes Against the Peace – planning and
waging an aggressive war
•War Crimes – acts against the customs of
warfare, such as the killing of hostages and
prisoners, the plundering of private property, and
the destruction of towns and cities
•Crimes Against Humanity – murder,
extermination, deportation, or enslavement
of civilians
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/nuremberg/courtdiagram.HTM
48. • 12 defendants were sentenced to death
• 3 were sentenced to life in prison
• 6 were sentenced to prison time ranging
from 10 – 20 years
• 3 were acquitted
• Led to later convictions of over 200 Nazi
officials
49. • People were amazed how many Nazi officials
claimed, “I was only following orders.”
• People vowed something like the Holocaust would
happen “never again.“
• Established the principle of individual responsibility
in international law
• Led to several studies including the Stanley Milgram
obedience experiment
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Video/playerIndex?id=2769000
50. • What were the Nuremberg Trials?
• What was the outcome of the Nuremberg Trials?
• What precedent did the trials set for future wars and
atrocities?
• In your opinion, should individuals be held accountable
for their actions during war time? Why or why not?
• Could something similar to the Holocaust happen
today? Why or why not?
