America in World War II. The Shock of War Americans unified after Pearl Harbor Americans unified after Pearl Harbor Unfortunately, 110,000 Japanese- Americans.

America in World War IIAmerica in World War II

The Shock of WarThe Shock of War

Americans unified after Pearl Americans unified after Pearl HarborHarbor

Unfortunately, 110,000 Unfortunately, 110,000 Japanese-Americans were placed Japanese-Americans were placed in internment campsin internment camps

Korematsu vs. U.SKorematsu vs. U.S

Supreme Court upholds Japanese Supreme Court upholds Japanese internment internment

Says U.S. government could Says U.S. government could intern groups of people seen as a intern groups of people seen as a threat to national securitythreat to national security

Building the War MachineBuilding the War Machine

Massive military orders ended Massive military orders ended the Great Depressionthe Great Depression

Production of military essentials Production of military essentials grewgrew

Government imposed rationing Government imposed rationing and halting of manufacturing of and halting of manufacturing of non-essential itemsnon-essential items

Women Take Over the Labor Women Take Over the Labor ForceForce

Women took over the jobs of men in Women took over the jobs of men in factoriesfactories

Rosie the Riveter became their Rosie the Riveter became their symbolsymbol

Women proved equal to men in Women proved equal to men in keeping the American industrial keeping the American industrial machine rollingmachine rolling

Women Take Over the Labor Women Take Over the Labor ForceForce

Women’s Auxiliary Army CorpsWomen’s Auxiliary Army Corps

Provided jobs within the military for Provided jobs within the military for women during WWIIwomen during WWII

WAACWAAC

African Americans in the WarAfrican Americans in the War

African Americans served in combat African Americans served in combat units at the end of the warunits at the end of the war

Tuskegee Airmen: all black fighter Tuskegee Airmen: all black fighter pilot squadronpilot squadron

Japanese Americans in the WarJapanese Americans in the War

Originally not accepted, but could serve Originally not accepted, but could serve starting in 1943starting in 1943

442442ndnd became the most decorated unit in became the most decorated unit in US HistoryUS History

Native Americans in the WarNative Americans in the War

Navajo Indians were used for Navajo Indians were used for communications in the Pacificcommunications in the Pacific

Japanese were never able to break their Japanese were never able to break their codecode

Known as “Code Talkers”Known as “Code Talkers”

Douglas MacarthurDouglas Macarthur

Leader of the Leader of the American forces American forces fighting Japan in fighting Japan in the Pacificthe Pacific

The PacificThe Pacific

Early in the war Japan had Early in the war Japan had overrun the Pacific and overrun the Pacific and controlled the regioncontrolled the region

1942, Japanese overtook the 1942, Japanese overtook the Philippines from the U.S.Philippines from the U.S.

Captured soldiers were forced to Captured soldiers were forced to walk the Bataan Death Marchwalk the Bataan Death March

Chester NimitzChester Nimitz

Leader of Leader of American naval American naval forces in the forces in the PacificPacific

Island HoppingIsland Hopping

U.S. strategy in the PacificU.S. strategy in the Pacific Take Japanese held islands Take Japanese held islands

one at a time until U.S. one at a time until U.S. reached the Japanese reached the Japanese mainlandmainland

Battle of MidwayBattle of Midway

U.S. navy planes bomb and destroy U.S. navy planes bomb and destroy much of the Japanese navymuch of the Japanese navy

Became a turning point in the battle in Became a turning point in the battle in the Pacificthe Pacific

Showed that whoever owned the Showed that whoever owned the skies, owned the warskies, owned the war

War Against GermanyWar Against Germany

By 1942, the Soviets had By 1942, the Soviets had defeated Germany at Stalingraddefeated Germany at Stalingrad

The British defeated Erwin The British defeated Erwin Rommel and Germany at El Rommel and Germany at El AlameinAlamein

Casablanca ConferenceCasablanca Conference

Roosevelt and Churchill agree to Roosevelt and Churchill agree to only accept “unconditional only accept “unconditional surrender” from the Germanssurrender” from the Germans

Tehran ConferenceTehran Conference

The Big Three (Roosevelt, The Big Three (Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin) agree to Churchill, and Stalin) agree to launch simultaneous attacks launch simultaneous attacks against Germanyagainst Germany

June 6, 1944-the U.S. invades June 6, 1944-the U.S. invades FranceFrance

Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower

Leader of the Leader of the Allied forces in Allied forces in EuropeEurope

Planned the D-Planned the D-Day invasionDay invasion

Battle of the BulgeBattle of the Bulge

Facing defeat, Hitler launches Facing defeat, Hitler launches one final desperate attempt to one final desperate attempt to break through Allied linesbreak through Allied lines

Attempt failed and Allies move Attempt failed and Allies move into Germanyinto Germany

The HolocaustThe Holocaust

The HolocaustThe Holocaust

The systematic murder, or genocide, of The systematic murder, or genocide, of Jews and other groups in Europe by the Jews and other groups in Europe by the Nazis before and during WWIINazis before and during WWII

Over 6 million Jews were murderedOver 6 million Jews were murdered

Potsdam ConferencePotsdam Conference

Allied leaders discuss unconditional Allied leaders discuss unconditional surrender of Japan surrender of Japan

Soviet Union pledges to declare war Soviet Union pledges to declare war on Japanon Japan

Truman learns that the U.S. had Truman learns that the U.S. had successfully exploded an atomic successfully exploded an atomic bombbomb

V-E DayV-E Day

May 7, 1945 May 7, 1945 declared V-E declared V-E Day (Victory in Day (Victory in Europe)Europe)

Atomic BombsAtomic Bombs

August 6, 1945, the U.S. drops August 6, 1945, the U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshimaatomic bomb on Hiroshima

August 9, 1945 the U.S. drops atomic August 9, 1945 the U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasakibomb on Nagasaki

Over 250,000 people killed the two Over 250,000 people killed the two bombingsbombings

HiroshimaHiroshima

NagasakiNagasaki

September 2, 1945 V-J DaySeptember 2, 1945 V-J Day