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World War II

World War II. 1938 - 1945. Italy Benito Mussolini Fascism Nationalism Invaded other countries. The War Begins. Germany Adolph Hitler Met an unmet need Nazi Party Invaded other countries. The War Begins. Japan Hideki Tojo “American interference” Wanted more power

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World War II

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  1. World War II 1938 - 1945

  2. Italy Benito Mussolini Fascism Nationalism Invaded other countries The War Begins

  3. Germany Adolph Hitler Met an unmet need Nazi Party Invaded other countries The War Begins

  4. Japan Hideki Tojo “American interference” Wanted more power Invaded other countries The War Begins

  5. Who were the Axis Powers? • The Axis were a group who planned on ruling the world, and having the world be populated entirely by their “perfect race.” • They formed an alliance (there’s that word again!) to strengthen each country’s own desire for more power and control (imperialism, militarism, nationalism – again!)

  6. Who were the Allied Powers? • The Allied Powers were a group of countries who planned to stop the Axis Power’s attempt to take over the world.

  7. The United States Reacts National Defense at any Expense but Keep Our Boys at Home

  8. The United States Reacts • Neutrality Acts • No passage on ships belonging to warring nations • No loans or credit to warring nations • Lend-Lease Act • Federal gov’t power • Lend or rent military goods • $50 billion

  9. Pearl Harbor

  10. F.D.R. (1882-1945) 32nd President of the United States longer than any other, also was the President during World War Two. Died eighty- three days after being elected for the fourth time. The War Begins

  11. D-Day • June 6, 1944 • Omaha Beach, Normandy, France • 600 ships • 175,000 Allied soldiers • 11,000 airplanes

  12. Concentration Camps

  13. V – E Day

  14. The Pacific Theater Iwo Jima Midway

  15. Atomic Bomb

  16. V – J Day • Victory in Japan • August 14, 194520 million killed worldwide • 400,000 Americans • 21 million victims • Orphans • Prisoners • Survivors of Nazi concentration camps • Refugees from war-torn areas

  17. 300,000 Georgia men and women 7,000 died Women served as nurses, clerks, and pilots Georgia’s Contribution to the War

  18. Bell Aircraft Marietta, GA 28,000 jobs 6,000 women B-29s

  19. 447-foot long Brunswick 16,000 jobs Savannah 200 ships built Liberty Ships

  20. Military Training • Camp Stewart (Fort Stewart) • Camp Gordon • (Fort Gordon) • Fort Benning • Warner Robins Air Force Base

  21. The Impact of the War at Home • German attacks at St. Simons Island • Victory Gardens

  22. The Impact of the War at Home • Ration cards • Racial tension

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