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Chapter 11
US History: Civil War to the Present
The War Begins
The Big Idea
The rise of aggressive totalitarian governments led to the start of World War II.
Main Ideas
•During the 1930s, totalitarian governments rose to power in Europe and Japan.
•German expansion led to the start of World War II in Europe in 1939.
•The United States joined the war after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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• Adolf Hitler took advantage of public anger over effects of Treaty of Versailles
to gain power.
– A member of the National Socialist Party, or Nazis
– Became chancellor in 1933 and seized all government power
–Blamed others for Germany’s problems, including Jews and
Communists
Italy • Benito Mussolini gained complete control of Italy in 1922.
– Rule based on fascism, a political system in which the “state”– or
government– is seen as more important than individuals.
– In the mid-1930s, began working to expand territory
Germany
1930s
Main Idea 1: During the 1930s, totalitarian governments rose to power in Europe
and Japan.
• Several European countries moved towards totalitarianism, a political system
in which the government controls every aspect of citizens’ lives.

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Japan • Group of military leaders slowly gained complete control of
government.
— By 1930s, had more influence than the Japanese emperor
— Wanted to build a large Japanese empire in East Asia
— Invaded China and killed hundreds of thousands
Soviet Union • Joseph Stalin became dictator of the Soviet Union by 1928.
— Communist ruler
— Terrorized those he saw as political enemies, killing or imprisoning
millions of Soviet citizens
The Soviet Union and Japan

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Main Idea 2: German expansion led to the start of World War II in Europe in 1939.
• Hitler dreamed of avenging Germany’s defeat in World War I.
— Violated the Treaty of Versailles
— Rebuilt German military
— Invaded neighboring Rhineland in 1936
• Germany signed an alliance with Italy and formed the Axis Powers.
— Japan later joined this pact.

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Hitler Sets His Sights on Sudetenland
• Hitler demanded control of Sudetenland, a region of Czechoslovakia.
• Czechs turned to allies France and Great Britain.
— Neither wanted armed conflict.
— Took appeasement approach– a policy of avoiding war with an aggressive
nation by giving in to its demands.
• Germany was given control over the Sudetenland in return for a promise not to demand
more land.
— Some, including British admiral Winston Churchill, were convinced this
would not stop Hitler.

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September 3, 1939– Britain and France, known as the Allied Powers, declare war on Germany.
Hitler uses a blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” strategy of quick and hard attacks in Poland; Allied
Powers are not prepared.
October 1939– Germany and Soviet forces control Poland.
September 1, 1939– German forces invade Poland; World War II begins.
Spring 1940– Germany quickly conquers Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the
Netherlands.
June 22, 1940– France surrenders to Germany, but French resistance continues.
Hitler Moves West
August 1939– Hitler and Stalin sign non-aggression pact.

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Battle of Britain
• Hitler prepared for invasion of Britain.
• In July 1940 the Luftwaffe, or German air force, began attacking British planes and
airfields.
• In August the Luftwaffe began bombing British cities.
• British Royal Air Force destroyed some 2,300 Luftwaffe aircraft.
— Used new technology of radar
• Hitler cancelled invasion of Britain.

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Main Idea 3: The United States joined the war after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
in 1941.
• The United States opposed Hitler’s actions, but refused to enter war.
• In 1940 President Franklin Roosevelt was reelected.
• In 1941 Roosevelt proposed and Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act, allowing the
president to aid any nations believed vital to U.S. defense.
— Began sending war supplies and assistance to Great Britain, China, and other
Allied countries
— Sent supplies to Soviet Union after Hitler invaded it in June 1941

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Attack on Pearl Harbor
• United States protested Japanese invasion of French Indochina in July 1941.
• Japanese military leaders planned large-scale attack on U.S. naval fleet at Pearl Harbor in
Hawaii.
• December 7, 1941– Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor.
— Sank or damaged all of the U.S. battleships anchored at Pearl Harbor.
— More than 2,400 Americans killed
— Almost 200 airplanes destroyed
• December 8, 1941– United States declared war on Japan.
— Germany declared war on the United States.

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The Home Front
The Big Idea
American involvement in World War II helped the U.S. economy and changed the lives of many
Americans.
Main Ideas
•Businesses, soldiers, and citizens worked to prepare the United States for war.
•The war brought new opportunities for many women and minorities.
•Japanese Americans faced internment during the war.

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• Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was nation’s first peacetime draft.
• More than 16 million Americans served during war.
• War Production Board created by government to oversee conversion of
factories to war production
• Increased taxes
• Sold war bonds
• Collected scrap metal to be used in war factories
• Learned to use less in order to supply overseas troops
Civilians
Government
Soldiers
Businesses
Main Idea 1: Businesses, soldiers, and citizens worked to prepare for war.
• Factories ran 24 hours a day.
• Agricultural production increased.
• Effort of mobilizing for war brought end to the Great Depression

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Women in Military
•About 300,000 women served in the armed
forces in non-combat positions.
•Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
•Women’s Airforce Service
•Army and navy nurses served in combat areas.
Main Idea 2: The war brought new opportunities for many women and minorities.
Women in Workforce
•New opportunities when war broke out
•Because so many men were sent to war, the
government urged women to fill their places in
the workplace.
•Women worked in factories at jobs
traditionally held only by men.

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Military • About 1 million African Americans served in World War II, mostly in
segregated units.
• The Tuskegee Airmen were African American pilots.
— Led by Benjamin O. Davis, who later became the first African
American general in the U.S. Air Force
— Flew thousands of successful combat missions
Civilians • African American labor leader A. Philip Randolph fought for fair
treatment of African Americans in workplace.
• Roosevelt issued an order prohibiting racial discrimination in the
government and companies producing war goods.
African Americans in World War II

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Mexican Americans in World War II
•About 300,000 served in the military
•Many found wartime jobs on West Coast and in Midwest.
•Government brought in farm workers from Mexico, called braceros.
— To make up for shortage of farm workers
— About 200,000 Mexicans worked in this program.
•Mexican American youth culture grew.
— Blended different music styles and clothing styles
— Some wore zoot suits– fancy, loose-fitting outfits with oversized hats.
•Many faced discrimination.
— June 1943– in Los Angeles zoot-suit riots, sailors attacked Mexican
Americans wearing zoot suits.

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Main Idea 3: Japanese Americans faced internment during the war.
• After Pearl Harbor, some Americans began to look at Japanese Americans with fear and
suspicion.
• Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066.
— Allowed government to begin process of internment, or forced relocation and
imprisonment, of Japanese Americans
— 115,000 Japanese Americans evacuated from homes and held in isolated
internment camps.
• Government initially banned Japanese Americans from serving in military.
— Policy reversed in 1943.
— 33,000 U.S.-born citizens of Japanese descent, or Nisei, served in World War
II.

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War in Europe and North Africa
The Big Idea
After fierce fighting in North Africa and Europe, the Allies stopped the German advance and slowly
began driving back German forces.
Main Ideas
•The Allies fought back against the Axis Powers in North Africa and Europe.
•Key Allied victories halted the German advance.
•In the D-Day invasion, Allied forces attacked German-controlled France.

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Allies Join Forces
•Roosevelt and Churchill meet to develop Allied plan.
•Priority: defeat the Germans
New Technologies
•Sonar– uses sound waves to detect objects underwater
•Long-range aircraft– allowed Allies to drop bombs on German factories, railroads and cities
Main Idea 1: The Allies fought back against the Axis Powers in North Africa and
Europe.

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Italy
•July 1943– Allied forces invaded Sicily and
headed to mainland Italy.
•Slowly moved northward along western coast
•June 1944– Allied forces captured Rome.
•1945– Germans driven out of Italy and
Mussolini executed by Italian freedom fighters.
Main Idea 2: Key Allied victories halted the German advance.
North Africa
•1942– German Afrika Korps began North
Africa offensive against Egypt.
•British stopped them at Battle of El Alamein.
•U.S. and British troops led by Dwight D.
Eisenhower advanced from Morocco and
Algeria to defeat Germans.

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Eastern Front
• Massive German and Soviet armies battled on eastern front.
• By mid-1942, Axis armies had driven deep into Soviet Union.
• German forces advanced to fight Battle of Stalingrad.
— Savage street fighting continued for months.
— German supplies began to run low.
— Winter set in and thousands of Germans froze or starved to death.
• In January 1943 the German commander surrendered.
• Soviet victory came at an enormous cost.
— More than 1 million Soviet soldiers dead
— About 800,000 Axis soldiers killed

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Main Idea 3: In the D-Day invasion, Allied forces attacked German-controlled
France.
Invasion of German-occupied France
•First step toward liberating Europe and forcing Hitler to surrender
•Dwight Eisenhower spent months in planning.
•June 6, 1944– D-Day, or “designated day”
— American, British, and Canadian troops invade France from Great Britain.
— Americans landed on two beaches, codenamed Utah and Omaha.
— Fierce fighting
— Almost 3,000 killed or wounded at Omaha Beach alone.
— By end of day, all five Normandy beaches secured.
•Allies began moving east toward Germany.

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War in the Pacific
The Big Idea
Allied forces reversed Japan’s expansion in the Pacific and battled toward the main Japanese islands.
Main Ideas
•The Japanese continued advancing across the Pacific in 1942.
•The Allies stopped Japan’s advance with key victories over the Japanese navy.
•The Allies began battling toward Japan.

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Main Idea 1: The Japanese continued advancing across the Pacific in 1942.
• Attack on Pearl Harbor left U.S. Pacific fleet weakened.
• Japan advanced and conquered Thailand, Burma, the British colonies of Hong Kong
and Singapore, and the U.S. territories of Guam and Wake Island.
• Japanese then attacked U.S. controlled Philippines.
— American and Filipino forces under command of American general
Douglas MacArthur
• March 1942– Allied forces surrender Philippines to Japan.
— Japanese march more than 70,000 captured soldiers to prison camps.
— More than 600 Americans and 10,000 Filipinos died in the Bataan Death
March.

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Main Idea 2: The Allies stopped Japan’s advance with key victories over the
Japanese navy.
• Allies feared continued Japanese advance.
• Americans were able to break Japanese codes and discovered battle plans.
• American admiral Chester Nimitz led the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Allied response.

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Guadalcanal
•Allies began recapturing
Japanese territory.
•August 1942– American
Marines invade Guadalcanal.
•Six months of intense fighting
•February 1943– Allied victory
Key Victories in the Pacific
Battle of Midway
•Japanese planned surprise
attack on Midway Islands.
•June 4, 1942– Japanese
attack and American fighters
launch
•American bombers destroy
four carriers and severely
weaken Japanese naval power.
•Allied victory
Battle of the Coral Sea
•Japanese planned assault on
Port Moresby, New Guinea.
•American and Japanese
aircraft carriers and fighter
planes clashed.
•No clear victor, but Japanese
advance halted

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Main Idea 3: The Allies began battling toward Japan.
• Allies go on offensive
— Develop island hopping strategy, where Allied forces took only the most
strategically important islands.
— Win victories in Gilbert, Marshall, Mariana, Volcano, and Bonin Islands.
• October 1944– General MacArthur leads mission to retake Philippines.
— Confrontation at Battle of Leyte Gulf– largest naval battle in history
— Allies crush Japanese fleet.
— Allied forces drive out all Japanese forces by summer 1945.
• Allied planes begin bombing targets in Japan.
— Japanese refused to surrender.

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• February 1945– U.S. Marines storm beaches of Iwo Jima
• Month of bloody fighting
– Of 20,000 Japanese defenders, about a thousand were taken
prisoner, the rest were killed or wounded in battle.
– Around 6,800 Americans killed
• April 1945– U.S. forces attack Okinawa.
• Fighting lasts three months
• Japanese planes use kamikaze tactic– purposely crashing piloted planes
into enemy ships.
• Severe casualties
— Allies: 12,000 dead, 36,000 wounded
— Japan: 110,00 troops and 80,000 civilians dead
Iwo Jima
Final Battles
Okinawa

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Victory and Consequences
The Big Idea
The Allies won World War II, the most devastating war in world history.
Main Ideas
•The Allies gained victory in Europe with Germany’s surrender.
•Nazis murdered millions of Jews and other people in the Holocaust.
•Victory in the Pacific came after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan.

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Main Idea 1: The Allies gained victory in Europe with Germany’s surrender.
• After D-Day invasion, hundreds of thousands of Allied troops land
• Allies begin moving toward Germany.
— July 1944– Allied forces break western front.
— August 1944– Paris is liberated.
— Allies push through Belgium and Luxembourg.
• Germans plan desperate attack.
— Push Allied forces back about 65 miles in the Battle of the Bulge
— Allies recover quickly and stop German advance.

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Allied Push Toward Germany
• January 1945– Germans began to retreat.
— Losses heavy– between 70,000 and 81,000 American casualties and even
greater German loss
• Allied bombing raids devastate major German cities.
• April 1945– Soviet troops enter Berlin.
• April 12, 1945– U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of stroke.
• May 8, 1945– V-E (Victory in Europe) Day
• New United States president Harry S. Truman faces challenge of winning war in Pacific.

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• Nazi’s attempted to exterminate the entire Jewish population in a
program of mass murder known as the Holocaust.
• January 1942– Nazi officials met to plan their “final solution to the
Jewish question,” which was genocide, or the extermination of an entire
group of people.
Final Solution
Main Idea 2: Nazis murdered millions of Jews and other people in the Holocaust.
• Nazis forced Jews and others, including Gypsies, Slavs, and political
opponents, into concentration camps.
• Camps were equipped with gas chambers designed to kill large numbers
of people, and furnaces to cremate victims’ bodies.
• More than 6 million Jews were killed as well as millions of others.
The Death
Camps

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Main Idea 3: Victory in the Pacific came after the United States dropped atomic
bombs on Japan.
• Allied scientists developed the atomic bomb, a weapon that produces tremendous power
by splitting atoms, in a secret program known as the Manhattan Project.
• When Japanese leaders refused to surrender, President Truman ordered use of the bomb.
• August 6, 1945– the B-29 bomber Enola Gay drops an atomic bomb on the city of
Hiroshima.
— Explosion killed almost 80,000 people instantly.
— Thousands more died from burns and radiation poisoning.
• Japanese leaders still refused to surrender.

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End of World War II
• August 9, 1945– U.S. forces drop a second atomic bomb on city of Nagasaki.
— One-third of the city destroyed
— 22,000 people killed instantly
• August 15, 1945– Japanese announce their surrender thus ending World War II.
• The war took a harsh toll.
— 50 million people killed
— National economies in Europe and Asia devastated
— Millions of people left without food, water, or shelter

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