World War II Events

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World War II Events

• SS5H6- The student will explain the reasons For
  Americas involvement in World War II. B.
  Describe major events in the war in both Europe
  and the Pacific include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima,
  D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust. C.
  Discuss President Trumans decision to drop the
  atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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• Allied troops
• D-day Operation
  Overlord
• June 6, 1944
• Normandy, France
• Invasion of Europe to recapture European lands
  from the Germans
• Crossing the English Channel and landing on the
  beaches

• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Why?
• How?

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• Adolf Hitler and
• the Nazi Party and Jews
• Holocaust
• World War II 1939-1945
• Europe
• Blamed Jew for trouble after WWI Part of
  Hitlers Final Solution
• Concentration Camps, gas chambers

• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Why?
• How?

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• Europe and America
• V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day)
• May 8, 1945
• Europe and US
• To celebrate the end of the war in Europe
• Germany surrenders to Allies after Hitlers death

• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Why?
• How?

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• Japanese and American Navies
• Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor naval base
• December 7, 1941
• Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• To damage U.S. Pacific fleet and be able to gain
  territory before U.S. recovered
• Flying over the Pacific Ocean and attacking U.S.
  ships

• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Why?
• How?

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• Allied troops vs.
• Japanese troops
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• February 19,1945 March 16,
  1945
• Island of Iwo Jima
• To stop bombing of Allied ships, to cut off the
  airfields use by Japanese
• Bombing by air and sea and attacking beach

• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Why?
• How?

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• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Why?
• How?

• United States and Japan
• V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day)
• August 15, 1945
• United States
• To celebrate the end of bloodshed
• Dropped two atomic bombs Japan surrenders

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• Crew of Enola Gay
• Dropping of atomic bomb
• August 6, 1945
• Hiroshima, Japan
• To force Japan to surrender
• Flying over Hiroshima in the U.S. bomber Enola Gay

• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Why?
• How?