wwii: the early battles
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WWII: The Early Battles. Ch 12.2. Friday, April 20, 2012. Daily goal: Understand how Midway and Stalingrad are turning points in the war. Doolittle Raid. FDR ordered the Doolittle Raid to get revenge for Pearl Harbor and improve morale. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WWII: The Early Battles
Ch 12.2
Friday, April 20, 2012
• Daily goal: • Understand how Midway and Stalingrad are
turning points in the war.
Doolittle Raid
• FDR ordered the Doolittle Raid to get revenge for Pearl Harbor and improve morale.
• It was a political victory, but insignificant militarily.
Fall of the Philippines
• The Japanese captured and took over 100k American prisoners.
• General MacArthur promised “I shall return” after retreating from the Philippines.
Bata’an Death March
• The Japanese murdered over 5,000 American prisoners while they were forced to march 60 miles in the Summer heat.
Battle of Midway
• Admiral Nimitz Navy ambushed the Japanese at Midway island and sank all their Aircraft carriers.
• Huge U.S. victory – Japan would never recover from this defeat and it was a turning point, America was now on the offensive.
Turning point in Europe
• The Soviets defeated the Nazis at the Battle of Stalingrad. Hitler’s first major loss and his army would never recover.
Military LeadersPerson Significance
Admiral Nimitz
General MacArthur
General Patton