World War II Chapters 14 15 Prelude to

World War II Chapters 14 & 15

Prelude to Global War Fascism-Nation above the individual n Italy – Mussolini n Nazism-Fascism in Germany, Adolf Hitler* n

Europe Goes to War n Axis Powers-Alliance between the Germans and Rome(Italians)

Japan Builds an Empire Aggression in China n Chiang Kai-Shek (China) n Tojo (Japan) n n Meet all the leaders!

The American Response Remain Neutral n Pearl Harbor Attack (December 4, 1941) JAPAN INVADES THE US n FDR’s speech to the nation n

Road to Victory in Europe Americans Mobilize for War- GIs n Fighting in Northern Africa and Italy(Eisenhower) n War in the Soviet Union-Battle of Stalingrad n Invasion of Western Europe-D Day n War Ends in Europe n

War in the Pacific Japanese Advance-Philippines fall n Allied Victories turn the tide n Struggle for the islands n Iwo Jima and Okinawa n The Manhattan Project n

The Holocaust The start of the persecution: anti-Semitism, hostility toward the Jews. n Terms to know: n Aryan-European descent n Semite-Middle Eastern, North African and Jews n 1933 Nazis official policy was anti-Semitist n

“Undesirables” Concentration Camps- Like prisons for the undesirables n Kristallnacht-Jewish stores, homes and synagogues were destroyed. Began mass arrests of the Jewish people n

Murder to Genocide Einsatzgruppen- Killing units to kill Jews, Communists and n Death Camps n Who cared? No one at first n US – Refuge War Board to help those threatened by the Nazis n Movie - Holocaust n

Shift to Wartime Production n n “Office of War Mobilization” (Ran the country while the President won the war) Ford made B-24 bombers Mass produced ships-Liberty ship to be built in 4 days! Agreement not to strike War Bonds, Deficit Spending (spending borrowed $) HUGE DEBT*

Daily Life on the Home Front n n n Economy great, buy! Books, movies (Holiday Inn & White Christmas, baseball, HORSE RACING Rationed: sugar, coffee, meat, butter Office of War Information Victory Gardens!! Recycling and “Black Outs” Movie See page 468*

Women and the War New jobs only men did n Rosie the Riveter n See page 473 n Movie Women and the War* n

Justice at Home How far do we protect our nation? n Japanese Americans. Internment Camps Movie See page 479 n Why were Germans not interred? n