Label the following places on your map France De Gaulle (fr) Bradley (us) Eisenhower (us) Patton (us) Germany Hitler Great Britain Churchill Tunisia (N. Africa) Patton (us) Rommel (ge) Label these people on your map! Pacific Theater THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR II AMERICA TURNS THE TIDE Treaty Of Versailles Russia Leaves WWI because of a Communist overthrow of their govt Germany Severe punishment Italy Did not get land promised Japan Not invited, felt disrespected US Feels a League of nations would restrict ability to declare war France & GB Left solo to police Germany June 1919 Benito Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy Fear of Communism Italy becomes a Fascist State OCT 1922 E Japan Invades Manchuria Start of WWII in Asia Military takes control of government. Sept 1931 P Hitler becomes Dictator/Fuher Democracy in Germany over Hitler has full control of Nazi Germany Mar 1933 E US Isolationism Neutrality Act 1935 Neutrality Act 1936 Neutrality Act 1937 Quarantine Speech 1937 Cash & Carry Destroyer Base Deal Lend Lease Nye Committee Investigated the "Blood Business" & the U.S' reason to enter WWI Found that munitions companies made profit on war. Promoted neutrality Apr 1934 H Nazi & Appeasement Built up military I am going to slowly start building an army even though Im not supposed to Sweet nobody is going to stop me. Neutrality Act of 1935 Prohibits trade of munitions to Belligerents Aug 1935 H Neutrality Act of 1936 No Loans or Credits to belligerent nations Feb 1936 H Nazi & Appeasement Remilitarized the Rhineland Look at this, I put troops in the Rhineland and France did nothing. Das Awesome Mar 1936 Neutrality Act of 1937 US citizens can no longer travel aboard foreign ships Jan 1937 H Japan invades China Japan seeking resources to expand into the pacific US places oil embargo in defense of China. July 1937 P Roosevelts Quarantine Speech Roosevelt asked all nations to place embargo against all "aggressive nations" Oct 1937 H Nazi & Appeasement Hitler Annexes Austria They use to be Germany so I killed their leader and took them. They were happy! France & England do nothing AGAIN. Mar 1938 E Nazi & Appeasement Takes Sudetenland This is important because I make a peace agreement in Munich to stop taking over other countries!!! Sept 1938 E Nazi & Appeasement Takes Czechoslovakia HEHI lied whatever I do what I want!! Appeasement is OVER..so scary! Mar 1939 E Nazi-Soviet Pact Germany Russia form an alliance Secret deal to divide Poland Appeasement over May 1939 Pact of Steel Germany Italy form an alliance Axis Powers begins May 1939 E Nazi & Appeasement Invades Poland = Start of WWII in Europe (Sept 1939) Appeasement over HA!!!!!! France & England waited too long. My army and my allies are beast mode Sep 1939 H Cash and Carry allowed the sale of munitions to belligerents, transport using their own ships and pay cash Sept 1939 H Battle of Dunkirk German forces push French & Brit troops to beaches. Became evident that France & GB could not defeat Germany France Surrenders June 1940 E Axis Powers Tripartite Pact Japan Italy Germany others Sept 1940 E-P Destroyer for Base deal US trades 50 destroyers for British bases in Caribbean Sept 1940 H Selective Service Act 1st peace time draft US secretly mobilizing an army during isolationism Sept 1940 H Lend Lease Act 50 billion dollars worth of munitions LENT to Britain & and later USSR May 1941 H Germany Invades USSR Operation Barbarossa Why? Needed Natural Resources USSR switches from Axis to Allied powers June 1941 Atlantic Charter Churchill & Roosevelt meet to discuss freedom of the sea Prelude to the United Nations Aug 1941 Pearl Harbor US citizens immediately support US in war. Dec 8 US declares war on Japan DEC. 7, 1941 Japan needs oil. Needs time to conquer S. Pacific Majority of US Pearl Harbor Doolittle Raids Long range bombing of Tokyo Lifted US morale because it was the first strike against Japan. April 1942 Japanese Internment FDR declares U.S. militarized zone Japanese-American placed in prison like work camps. Feb 1942 Fall of the Philippines 1942 Hours after Pearl Harbor US holds off Japan until May 1942 Roosevelt orders MacArthur to evacuate to Australia Bataan Death March 60 mile march 75,000 march Thousands die I Shall Return Battle of the Coral Sea Japan planned cut U.S. supply lines to Australia. US code breakers learned of the attack Japan expansion south foiled. US does significant damage. May 1942 Battle of Midway Japan attempt to destroy U.S. fleet US breaks Japanese code. US serves Japan fist naval defeat Turning point of the War in Asia/Pacific June 1942 Invasion of Guadalcanal Start of MacArthurs attempt to reclaim the Philippines. US victory = Defense to Offense Sept 1942 Operation Torch Allied amphibious invasion of N. Africa Led by Gen. George Patton Take Algeria with little resistance Nov 1942 Battle of Stalingrad USSR- turning point Eastern Front. Germany suffered heavy losses to cold & starvation Feb 1943 Tuskegee Airmen First African American squadron to fight in WWII Did not lose a single bomber. Apr 1943 Germany Surrenders in Tunisia Northern Africa Erwin Rommel the desert fox surrounded Britain in East, USA in West Allowed the invasion of Italy begin May 1943 Italy Surrenders Allies (Patton) invade from Africa Mussolini overthrown Italy out of the war July Sept 1943 Operation Overlord: D-Day Amphibious Invasion of Normandy beaches in France Omaha Utah Juno Sword Gold Dwight Eisenhower Successful Invasion opened a 2 front war for Germany June Battle of Leyte Gulf Largest Naval battle in history Japan uses Kamikaze Japan gives up on expansion MacArthur recaptures the Philippines Oct 1944 I have returned! Korematsu V. United States Korematsu sued US for violation of civil rights US Supreme Court declared Internment constitutional because it was a military urgency DEC 1944 Battle of the Bulge Last German push on western front U.S. stops huge German offensive and force Germany out of France. Gen. PATTON Dec 1944 Iwo Jima U.S. take pivotal islands from Japanese Get much closer to Japan for more strategic bombings Feb 1945 Okinawa US lose 12,000 troops Japan loses 100,000 US capture an island of the coast of Japan in preparation for mainland Invasion Apr 1945 Apr 1945 FDR dies of brain hemorrhage. Harry Truman becomes president Hitler commits suicide. German Generals initiate terms for surrender Germany left leaderless Apr 1945 V-E Day (Victory in Europe) USSR captures Berlin May 7 Germany surrenders May 8 V-E Day May 1945 Manhattan Project Los Alamos, NM Robert Oppenheimer Secret government research project to develop the worlds first Atomic Bomb First detonation in New Mexico Later regretted his research. Trumans Decision Japan Invasion would cost U.S. millions and lives. Japan given warning. Bomb would: force Japan to unconditional surrender Show the world the U.S. might Force Stalin to agree with U.S. terms of German surrender. Hiroshima Little Boy 100,000 killed 75,000 buildings Japan response War brings destruction and death. We will not surrender. Aug 6, 1945 Nagasaki 2nd bomb dropped fat man 75,000 killed Japan surrenders Aug 12 V-J day Victory in Japan Aug, V-J Day After two Atomic Blasts Japan issues unconditional surrender to Allied Forces Meaning Japan under heavy sanctions End to Militarism End of the Emperor Set up a democracy US bases in japan Aug-Sep 1945