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