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Write A Letter

Write A Letter. I would like you to write a letter to a survivor of Pearl Harbor. The letter should be one page in length Letter should include: Proper letter heading (Dear,…) Who you are (I’m Mrs. G a student teacher)

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Write A Letter

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  1. Write A Letter • I would like you to write a letter to a survivor of Pearl Harbor. • The letter should be one page in length • Letter should include: • Proper letter heading (Dear,…) • Who you are (I’m Mrs. G a student teacher) • At least three questions you would like to know about the survivor or ask how they survived. • A summary of your knowledge regarding Pearl Harbor. • qw2r Why you think they are a significant part of history.

  2. The Allies Turn the Tide All-Out-War

  3. As a result of the Japanese Attacks on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. declared war on the Japanese. • The Japanese were allied with the Nazi party of Germany and the Fascist party of Italy. As a result, Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. • U.S. forces had already been allied with the British and French forces but had yet to fight. • Great Britain and France were already at war against the Nazi’s and Italy so the U.S. joined forces with the British. • WWII was now at full strength.

  4. Four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle commanded a raid on Tokyo Japan. • This was to be the first attack on the Japanese home islands. • This was only a small raid, but it was at the heart of the Japanese industrial center. • This small raid crippled the Japanese forces just as the attack on Pearl crippled the U.S. B-25B bombers on the deck of the USS Hornet, prepared to take off, 18 April 1942.

  5. The Big Three • Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin • Agreed to focus on fighting the war in Europe before trying to end the war in Asia. • Allied Victory in North Africa • Allies Advance through Italy • Germans defeated at Stalingrad • D-Day Assault, Paris is liberated from Nazi Rule • Battle of the Bulge • Allies cross the Rhine and move in on Germany • Soviet army advances on Berlin

  6. June 6th, 1944 D-Day • 3 divisions invaded German lines • U.S., British, Canadian • 156,000 troops, 4,000 landing crafts, 600 warships, & 11,000 planes • The largest land-sea-air operation in HISTORY

  7. Battle of the Bulge: • When? – December 16, 1944 • Where? – border areas near Luxembourg, France and Germany • Results? – The Germans began a counterattack against the Allies as the Allies attempted to drive the Germans completely out of France. • Importance? – This battle showed the desperation of the German forces. While the Germans were able to slow down the Allied advance, they could not stop it completely.

  8. Victory In Europe • By April of 1945, American and Soviet troops were closing in on Berlin. • Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, and Germany officially surrendered on May 7th, 1945. • In Italy, Mussolini is shot and his body is hung for public display. The endless procession of German prisoners marching through the ruined city streets to captivity.

  9. Red army soldiers raising the Soviet flag on the roof of the Reichstag (German Parliament) in Berlin, Germany.

  10. V-E Day • Victory in Europe Day!!! • May 8, 1945 • General Eisenhower accepted unconditional surrender of the Third Reich

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