Beginnings Germany and Italy turned to

1. World War II • Beginnings • Germany and Italy turned to • _________, which features a strong government headed by an individual. • Under fascism the • NATION or PEOPLE • are more important. • Fascist Leaders • ________________ leader of Germany • ________________leader of Italy • America Attacked! • On December 7, 1941, _________ launched a surprise attack on……. • _________________ • The following day the United States declared war on Japan. • Three days later _________declared war on the U.S. • Outbreak • German forces invaded ____________ • which caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany. • In Asia _________ built up its military strength and invaded China in 1937. • Japan feared that _______________ would stop their aggressive expansion. • Allies v. Axis Powers • Allies • 1) • 2) • 3) • Axis • 1) • 2) • 3) • Texans Serving with Honor • ________________-nations most decorated soldier • ________________-served as commander of all Allied forces • ________________-commanded the U.S. naval fleet in the Pacific • ________________-organized the WAAC

2. Texas Home Front • ________soldiers • Trained in TX • ________pilots • _______U.S. Army camps • _______Airfields • Effect on Texas • ________ of new jobs were created • Which industries expanded to meet the war effort? • People moved from _________ to • __________ to find new jobs. • Victory in the Pacific • As the war ended in Europe, Allied forces moved steadily toward….. • ___________. • They used a strategy called……. • _________ ___________, which involved capturing important islands in the Pacific. • The Allies had moved into position to invade Japan, but such an invasion would have been bloody and very costly. • On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiromshima and Nagasaki. • These desastaing attacked cause Japan to surrender on Sept. 2, 1945. • World War II was over • Victory in Europe • In 1942 and 1943 Texas soldiers fought in • ___________ and _____________ • The U.S. invasion of Europe is called….. • _______________ -June 6, 1944. • Allied forces were able to drive out the Germans from France. • Germany finally surrendered on • _________________. • After the war Allied forces discovered death camps in which millions of people had been killed. • Some ________ Jews died in the Holocaust.