World War 2 Note Page

The Big Three:

Winston Churchill-

Franklin Roosevelt

-Prime Minister of

-Ruler of Russia

- Helped nation

-Known for Bulldog Spirit

-Man of Steel

recover from Great Depression

-His speeches helped to encourage

-Believed in

-Paralyzed from waist down

and support

-Helped to modernize Russia

from Polio

-Any man or state who fights against

-Was often excluded by FDR and

-Succeeded by VP

Nazism will have our aid.

Churchill, causing tension

following his death

Leader of Germany during WWII

began as leader of Nazi Party
Rose to power by: Powerful, thrilling
,
, Hitler
.

, giving hope to starving Germany after

of

Three Other Important Leaders:

Hideki

Charles de Gaulle

-Prime Minister of Japan

-Lead the attack on

convinced that war with America

-Leader of the

-Dictator of

-Didnt get along with the Big Three,

-Helped to create Fascism

even though they were Allies

-Reformed government

could not be avoided

-Agreed with

Mussolini

from a democracy to a
ideals

dictatorship

-Was hanged after the war for

implementing aggressive war policies

of the War:
Treaty of Versailles: Peace treaty ending WWI created by The
-Placed the blame of the war on
-Hitler and the

of

punishing them, causing famine and poverty

used this time of weakness to take power in Germany

-German citizens easily supported the Nazis, revolting against the government

German Invasions:
-Hitler manipulated other governments, causing a puppet government in
-Germany simply wanted to gain more
-He pushed for power in

and more

to be created

, eventually leading to a German invasion in 1939

-Because of this, France and Britian joined the war to protect Poland
-Additionally, Germany invaded the

, breaking a nonaggression treaty

-The Soviet Union is where most of the war was fought

-

remained neutral until it fell to the Nazis

Why was the US brought into the war?

Germany and Italy united with Japan to form the

Powers
However, Japan wanted to force the USA into war so they bombed

on Dec. 7th, 1941

Major Battles of the Western Hemisphere:

-Two phases of battle within the Western Front:
1.

in Netherlands, Belgium, France,

2. Ground combat beginning with

-

in Germany and England

and ending with the defeat of

was furious at Austria and Hungray for annexing Bosnia

-The

fought two wars between 1912-1913.Their area was claimed by Serbia, Greece, and Bulgaria

-Important Battles:
*Battle of the Bulge: Turning point in the war, Bloodiest battle of the war (80,000 killed), Occurred in
*Battle of

:Germany vs. Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, 5+ month battle,

Soviets won diminishing German troops and supplies, this effected the rest of the war effort for the Germans
*D-Day: Surprise attack along shores of

by the Allies, Began the invasion of the German-controlled

Western Europe, 1st decisive victory by the Allies, Caused the freedom of
defeat caused by (1) Failed

System, (2) An error in the Nazis

from German control, German

System, (3) Troops were in the

place for German retreat.

Major Battles of the

-Most Pacific Battles were fought between the

-One of the first battles was on
killing over 1000 men

and

because of the location

Island: Japanize forces surprise Allied forces by sinking 4 carriers and

-Battle of Midway showed

s military power when they defeated Japan:

-At this point in the war, the Allies were lagging behind
-Caused Japan to become defensive and realize that they were
-

to foreign attacks on home soil

Raid was the first US attack on Japanese land

The Atomic Bomb:

-After the Battle of Midway and the Doolittle Raid, the US started the
create the Atomic Bomb. They realized the power that the bomb could hold.
-The US Cruiser that carried the bomb was the
-General
approval.

, a secret operation to

flew over Japan, releasing the first bomb on Hiroshima after Harry Trumans controversial

-Japan still refused to surrender, hoping to create one to retaliate

-The second bomb was dropped on

, causing Japan to finally surrender

Advantages of Both Sides:

(
1.
2.
3.

Allies
-England, USA, Soviet Union, France)
Americas ability to mass produce
far
out-weighed Axis resources
Will power of Allied Generals to overcome
Fascism
Allies ability to fight in
,
and air.
*Britain created an underwater blockade in
1915

1.
2.
3.
4.

Axis Powers
(Germany, Japan,
)
German soldiers were
than all others
Were well prepared for war
Had gained land before the war that Allies had
to take back
Were
in their cause

The Holocaust:
-Holocaust (Greek) means

-Systematic killing of unwanted people group by

-

and his army

million people total were killed including Jews, Gypsies, Christians, and Disabled Citizens

-6 million

were killed

How did they do it?

1.
2.

Concentration Camps: Over 1000 were created to efficiently and systematically kill people whom Hitler
considered to be
.
or
were Hitlers military group that helped him during WWII, including
during the Holocaust

Why did they do it??

-

, meaning hatred of the Jews, was the main view of Germany at the time.

-They considered the people groups they targeted to be racially inferior.

-They wanted to create the

End of the Holocaust:

-Death Marches relocate camp inmates to places where it was hoped that they would not be liberated by
-Marches ended May 7th, 1945 when the Germans surrendered to the Allies
-

shelters were created for those who survived the Death Camps