Slide 1WORLD WAR II Chapters 16-17 1931-1945 Slide 2 World War II: Prelude to Pearl Harbor, 1931-1941 Main Idea: As dictatorships rose in Asia and Europe, the U.S. tried…

Slide 1World War II to Sept. 11 Slide 2 Pearl Harbor U.S. naval base in Hawaii Attacked by Japan unexpectedly on December 7, 1941 United States declares war on Japan and…

Slide 1THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC The Americans did not celebrate VE Day long, as Japan was busy conquering an empire that dwarfed Hitler’s Third Reich Japan had conquered…

Slide 1World War II The Allies Turn the Tide Slide 2 Axis Powers Plan for Victory Hitler sought to dominate Europe and eliminate “inferior” peoples Mussolini wanted an…

Slide 1America in a World at War Slide 2 I. War on Two Fronts Containing the Japanese Allied territories begin to fall shortly after Pearl Harbor Allied territories begin…

Slide 1Major Conflict and Outcomes of World War II Chapter 26 p. 806 – 838 Primarily p. 814- 822 Slide 2 Origins of World War II March 15, 1939 Hitler invaded and took…

1.  The Japanese seemed unstoppable early on and conquered  Guam  Philippines  Wake Island  Hong Kong  The Dutch East Indies  Burma 2.  TheAmericans…

1. Turning Points inWorldWar IIBy: Ashantel McDowell &Alysee’ Allen 2. U.S. Entry Into theWar• Germany attacked Poland onSeptember 1,1939, starting the war• The…

1. Unit 8 TimelineMady EmersonFinal project 2. 1936-1939Spanish Civil WarNationalist forces led by General FranciscoFranco rebelled against the Democraticgovernment of Spain.…

1. Objective: To examine the majorbattles from 1942 –1944. Do Now: Map Study questions, p. 756 2. · The Soviets retreated as the Germans advanced on Moscow, burning crops…