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World War II Part 2

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Lesson Essential Question #1 How did Lend Lease and Pearl Harbor bring about American involvement in World War II?

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American Military Forces Millions of Americans enlisted after the attack on Pearl Harbor. 330,000 women joined, could not serve in combat roles Segregation in the military kept African-American and white service men in different units. Tuskegee Airmen: famous African-American flyers of the Army Air Force Code-Talkers: Navajo Native Americans that served as communication specialists in the Marines. They sent information through their native language. It was a code that was not broken during the war.

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The War in Europe 1942-1943: British and American troops won control of North Africa. 1943: Mussolini was overthrown and Italy joined the Allies. American general Dwight D. Eisenhower coordinated a plan to recapture Europe. D-Day: June 6, 1944 Allied forces land in northern France http://www.history.com/topics/ world-war-ii/d-day/videos/d- days http://www.history.com/topics/ world-war-ii/d-day/videos/d- days http://www.history.com/topics/ world-war-ii/d-day/videos/d- day-allied-invasion-at- normandy http://www.history.com/topics/ world-war-ii/d-day/videos/d- day-allied-invasion-at- normandy

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The War in Europe Early 1945: Germany pushed out of France. April 1945: Soviet and American troops meet and Germany surrenders Hitler commits suicide VE Day: Victory in Europe Day May 8, 1945

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Manhattan Project

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The War in the Pacific Early 1942: Japan expands its territory throughout the Asian Pacific region. 1945: Allied forces began to retake Japanese controlled lands. Japan refuses to surrender. President Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs to force Japans surrender. http://www.history.com/topics/worl d-war-ii/world-war-ii- history/videos/atomic-bomb-ends- wwII http://www.history.com/topics/worl d-war-ii/world-war-ii- history/videos/atomic-bomb-ends- wwII Enola Gay: plane that dropped first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Japan surrendered after a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Over 50 million people died in the war.

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The War in the Pacific Early 1942: Japan expands its territory throughout the Asian Pacific region. 1945: Allied forces began to retake Japanese controlled lands. Japan refuses to surrender. President Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs to force Japans surrender. http://www.history.com/topics/worl d-war-ii/world-war-ii- history/videos/atomic-bomb-ends- wwII http://www.history.com/topics/worl d-war-ii/world-war-ii- history/videos/atomic-bomb-ends- wwII Enola Gay: plane that dropped first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Japan surrendered after a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Over 50 million people died in the war.

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1. List three Allied Powers. 2. List three Axis Powers. 3. What legislation allowed the U.S. to provide supplies to Britain and her allies? 4. What country attacked ships in the North Atlantic in 1941? 5. Where is Pearl Harbor? 6. On what date was Pearl Harbor attacked? 7. What country attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor? 8. Who was president when Pearl Harbor was attacked? 9. On what date did the United States declare war on Japan? 10. Who won WWI: the Allied Powers or Axis Powers? Formative Assessment: Short Answer