World War II
Stages
War in Europe
Before US
-Germany invades Poland to
Involvement begin war, later invades USSR
and threatens Britain
-US remains neutral but
supports Britain:
Lend-Lease Act—gave supplies
to Britain
How US
-After the bombing of Pearl
gets
Harbor US also declares war on
involved
Germany
Strategy
Battles
Outcomes
-“Hitler First” strategy—
Germany must be defeated first
-El Alamein in North Africa—
Germany fails to capture Suez
Canal
-Stalin grad- German forces are
halted during invasion of USSR
-D-Day—Allied troops land in
Normandy, France helps to free
western Europe
-Nuremberg Trials—Nazis are
tried for war crimes
-Europe in ruins—Marshall Plan
rebuilds Western Europe
-Eastern Europe taken over by
Soviets
-Germany divided into 4 zones of
occupation
-UN created to settle disputes
War in Pacific (Japan)
-Throughout 30s Japan invades
Manchuria and China
-US criticizes actions but
remains neutral
- Japan surprise attack on Pearl
Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941
-FDR calls it a day that will live
in infamy
-US declares war
-Island hopping campaign-take
over islands in Pacific that bring
US closer to Japan
-Midway—First major American
victory, kept Hawaii safe
-Iwo Jima and Okinawa—
American victories brought US
closer to Japan
-Hiroshima and Nagasaki—ABomb drops force Japanese
surrender
-Japanese leaders are tried for
war crimes
-America occupies Japan for
several years
Questions:
1. The title of this chart is__________________________
2. Even though US remained neutral they did help Britain with supplies under
a law known as the Lend-___________________Act
3. Japan invaded___________________and
_________________throughout the 30s for natural resources
4. The Japanese bombing of____________________brought US into
World War II
5. US strategy was to defeat ___________________before Japan
6. The main strategy in defeating Japan was called_________________
which were aimed at bring American forces closer to Japan
7. German forces were stopped at__________________in the USSR
8. D-Day refers to the invasion of____________________at France
9. _____________________and Okinawa were two American victories
that brought US closer to Japan
10. Atomic bombs were used on the cities of ____________________and
Nagasaki
11. The ______________________Trials tried Nazis for war crimes
12. US occupied __________________following their defeat
13. The ____________________Plan was used to rebuild Western Europe