wwii part ii powerpoint 3
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Japan’s Conquests in 1942
December 7, 1941-Philippines
Bataan Death March
Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary
Doolittle’s Raid
Battle of Coral Sea
Chester Nimitz
Battle of Midway
Guadalcanal
Battle of Leyte Gulf
MacArthur’s Return to the Philippines
Iwo Jima
6,821 US Deaths at Iwo Jima
Raising Flag on Mt. Suribachi
General Leslie Groves
J Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer and Groves
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Trinity
Enola Gay
Paul Tibbits
Hiroshima Bombing
• “Little Boy”
Before
After
The Atomic Shadow
Radiation Sickness
Nagasaki Bombing
• “Fat Man”
• Bockscar
Before
After
VJ Day
• August 14, 1945 • Japan surrendered thus
ending WWII
Yalta ConferenceCompromise
• Germany would be broken into four occupation zones(US, GB, France, USSR)
• Stalin promised free elections in Eastern Europe
• Stalin promised to join the war against Japan after war with Germany was over
• Have a conference at San Francisco to set up the United Nations
Nuremberg Trials
GI Bill of Rights
GI Bill of RightsTo help the members of the Armed Forces adjust to civilian life after
separation from service
To give those who cannot afford a higher education the chance to get one
To restore lost educational opportunities and vocational readjustment
to service members who lost these opportunities as the result of their active military duty
To aid in the retention of personnel in the Armed Forces
To enhance our Nation's competitiveness through the development of a more highly educated and productive work force
Japanese Internment Camps