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Title: America Enters WWII


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America Enters WWII
  • Modern World History

2
Before entering the war
  • Neutrality Acts The United States staying out
    of European affairs
  • Cash and Carry Countries in war can buy
    supplies from America but must transport them
  • Lend Lease Countries were given war materials
    in exchange for money later or rental of military
    bases
  • September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland,
    England and France declare war, WWII begins

3
America Officially Enters
  • December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii US Naval
    base attacked by Japanese
  • December 8 United States declares war on Japan
    Germany and Italy then declare war on the United
    States

Pearl Harbor - The Attack
4
Island Hopping
  • United States begins pushing Japan back to
    mainland.
  • Midway
  • Guadalcanal
  • Iwo Jima

5
Meanwhile, in the Atlantic
  • The United States invades Africa
  • Pushes Axis forces back to Europe
  • September, 1943 United States invades Italy
  • June 6, 1944 Allied forces invade France,
    pushes Germany back again
  • France occupied by Nazi Germany
  • Invasion near the French city of Normandy

6
The End is Near
  • The Soviet Union is pushing Germany back from the
    east
  • Allies push Germany back from the west
  • May 8, 1945 Germany surrenders to allies in
    Europe

7
To Bomb or Not To Bomb
  • To Bomb
  • Should bring quick end to the war
  • Few if any allied casualties
  • Kills many innocent Japanese people
  • Will bring about age of nuclear fear in the world
  • To Not Bomb
  • Minimize civilian casualties
  • Will prolong war many years
  • Unimaginable atrocities
  • Numerous American casualties

8
To Bomb
  • America chooses to use nuclear weapons on
    Japanese cities
  • Hiroshima August 6, 1945
  • Nagasaki August 9, 1945
  • August 15, 1945 Japan surrenders. WWII is over
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