A. Hitler took control of the air.
B. The British fought back with determination. -British bombed Berlin
C. In retaliation, Germany bombed British cities. Since British military targets weren’t being attacked, they were able to rebuild and inflict major losses.
Blitz 1940-41 takes place during the battle of britain with strategic bombing.
Allies
Start to use total war in order to beat axis large population of soviet union and US use all their industry towards the war effort.
Tehran confrence
Stalin, FDR, Chruchill meet in tehran
Stalin pressures FDR and chruchill to attack france
Begin to discuss defeat of Germany
DDAY
Allies enter france
- by sea/greatest naval invaision in history
- by air; paratroopers
- allies break through german lines after loss of many men
- Germans thought Normandy invasion was distraction
-The bombing of Pearl Harbor starts war in pacific .
-Japan thought it would weak our navy and have US accept of Japan domination in PAcific.
-FDR was firm in his proposal for war in the congress the speech was asking congress to declare war on japan.
-Japan also attacked Guam,Phillipines, hong kong,Wake island, Midway , MAyla
Pearl Harbor
- Attack had opposite effect
-Solidified opinion about entering the war
-U.S. joins Allies against Japan
-Four days later, Germany declares war on U.S
American Response
Japanese-American internment 1942 relocation Japanese Americans who were relocated to camps. (internment camps)"
Japanese lost homes, businesses and livelihood."
1988 - America apologizes for its actions
Japanese Propaganda
Propaganda- Information of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. (vocab)
Used in regards to fighting Japanese
The Pacific
Japanese forces had been advancing steadily into Southeast Asia and the
Pacific
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