the global conflict
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“ALLIED” SUCCESSES. THE GLOBAL CONFLICT. ?? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ??. 1.) What is Hitler’s goal in occupying lands throughout Europe? 2.) Name and explain 2 turning points of World War II. 3.) How would the ALLIES stop German control of France?. OCCUPIED LANDS. Germany conquering Europe. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE GLOBAL CONFLICT“ALLIED” SUCCESSES
?? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ?? 1.) What is Hitler’s goal in occupying
lands throughout Europe?
2.) Name and explain 2 turning points of World War II.
3.) How would the ALLIES stop German control of France?
OCCUPIED LANDS Germany conquering Europe.
Japan taking up Asia and the Pacific. Hitler sets up “puppet
governments”.Ruled by AryansSLAVS considered inferior.Countries stripped of all
culture/resources. “Living Space for Germans” Policy to kill all peoples
judged “racially inferior”.Slavs, Gypsies, mentally ill, and
JEWS.
The Final Solution By 1941, Hitler and the Nazi’s
had developed a plan to eliminate the Jewish problem.Ordered the deliberate murder of
all European Jews. -- GENOCIDE
“Death Camps” in Poland (7 in total)Jewish are shipped to campsNazi’s devise most effective
means of killing Auschwitz -- 2,100,000 killed
“Work makes you free.” Arbeit Macht Frei
THE CO-PROSPERITY SPHERE “Asia for Asians” ---- Anti-Imperialism
Treated conquered people w/ brutality.Chinese, Filipinos, &
Malaysians. Real Goal: Japanese
empire in Asia.
THE “ALLIED” WAR EFFORT The BIG THREEFDR, Stalin, Churchill
Agreed to finish war in Europe first.Each distrusted the otherStalin begs for help!
1944, USA and Britain open a western front to help Soviets.
TOTAL WAR Each side totally committed. Factories make war
supplies.Ends unemployment from
Depression. USA restricts certain citizen
rights.Japanese Americans treated
unfairly.Many lose jobs, place into
“INTERNMENT CAMPS”. Women serving in war.
TURNING POINTS The tide turns to the Allies in
1942-1943. Battle of El Alamein
British stop Nazi’s in EgyptErwin Rommel “Desert Fox”
AXIS forces driven into Tunisia. This allowed ALLIES to leap into
Italy.Forces overwhelm Italy in a month.
1943 -- Mussolini is overthrown!!
THE RED ARMY RESISTS The Soviets were able to stall Nazi’s outside out
Leningrad. Hitler looks to advance from the South and take
StalingradThis city is named after whom…?
STALINGRAD One of the costliest battles of
WWII. Nazi’s surrounded the city.
Soviets then surrounded them. Street-by-street conflict Germans were trapped and
surrendered in 1943.300,000 killed or wounded.SOVIETS go on offensive.
INVASION OF FRANCE 1944, ALLIES are
ready to open a second front in Europe.Invasion of FranceMust organize troops &
supplies The ALLIES would
choose June 6, 1944 to begin the operation.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
D-Day June 6, 1944 ---- “Day of Days” ALLIED paratroopers were
dropped behind enemy lines.
In the Dawn, 176,000 troops were carries by boat to the shores of Normandy.Germans occupied the beach
and hills.Machine gun fire and
underwater mines greeted the ALLIES.
Slow crawl through the enemy forces.
Omaha Beach The ALLIES suffered great
losses. Broke through German
forces!! Moved towards Paris to end
Hitler’s reign. By August 25th, ALLIES had
retaken Paris. “FRANCE IS FREE!”
Attention focused on defeating Germany and Japan
?? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ?? 1.) What is Hitler’s goal in occupying
lands throughout Europe?
2.) Name and explain 2 turning points of World War II.
3.) How would the ALLIES stop German control of France?