world war ii major turning points. battle of britain operation sea lion – luftwaffe attack of...

WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II

MAJOR TURNING POINTSMAJOR TURNING POINTS

Battle of BritainBattle of Britain• OPERATION SEA LION –

Luftwaffe attack of British cities and towns. Landing troops

• (7 months of attacks…living in subways)

• Radar & Enigma slowed the Nazis

• Hitler decided to call it off, WHY?

Who’s Next ?Who’s Next ?• Hitler broke his Non Agression Pact with Stalin• Known as OPERATION BARBAROSSA• June 1941 - Blitzkrieg on USSR• USSR – has largest army in the world 5 million• Shocked and surprised by the Nazi attack

Three Little PigsThree Little Pigs

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyMxeq14wdg

USA STAYS NEUTRALUSA STAYS NEUTRAL

• President FDR and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met in 1941 to discuss ending Nazi tyranny

• USA agreed to send weapons to Allies

Japan’s involvementJapan’s involvement• While Europe is distracted, Japan takes

over land in Asia

• USA against Japanese aggression stops selling weapons to Japan

• This angers the Japanese

• Pearl Harbor, US military base in Hawaii…a possible threat

Sunday December 7, 1941 AM Sunday December 7, 1941 AM • Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

• Over 180 U.S. aircraft destroyed

• Over 2,300 Americans killed

• Over 1,100 Americans wounded

• ‘A date that will live in infamy’ FDR

December 8, 1941 December 8, 1941

• USA declares war on Japan

• ‘waking up a sleeping giant’

• Allies USA / GB / USSR

• Japan common enemies….joins side of Axis Powers (Ger, Aus, Pol, Czech,)