Turning Points in World War II

By: Ashantel McDowell & Alysee Allen

U.S. Entry Into the War

Germany attacked Poland on

September 1,1939, starting the war

The U.S did not enter the war until

after the Japanese bombed the American fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941

World War II lasted for six years

War Effort

The Children saved pennies, collected scrap metal and food waste The children made woolly hats for the soldiers and refugees People had to make extra work efforts and had to work harder on the home front The women worked in factories, on buses and trans, and in hospitals and schools because so many men were away in the forces

The U.S Providing to their Allies

In December 1940 Great Britain
could not pay for the war supplies so President Roosevelt said the U.S would lend them material and Britain would pay the U.S back by different means later. This was known as the lend lease.

Aircrafts, tanks, ships, trucks,

jeeps, munitions, fuel, food, and services, were sent out until the U.S. was strong enough to enter the war

Roosevelt planned to use LendLease to help Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union and used the program to benefit his country

This let the U.S send and move

things for national defense.

The U.S Providing to their Allies

British women carry U.S. rifles First shipment of American

sent to Britain under the lendlease agreement lend-lease food arrives in Great Britain, 1941

Why did Germany want to invade Russia?

Operation Barbarossa another name for the invasion of Russia was based on a massive attack based on a physical assault

Three army groups attacked Russia on June 22nd 1941. Army Group north, led by von Leeb, Army Group Centre, commanded by von Bock and Army Group South commanded by von Rundstedt.
Russia was defended by four army units. Russia had a large army but the purges had wiped out a big part of the armys senior captains. Significance- Germany cleaned up 117 army divisions for the attack all together and Russia cleaned up 132 army divisions for defense along with 34 armored divisions.

D-Day

D-day occurred because the allies needed to get to Germany before the soviets could capture all of Western Europe and could turn it into a massive communist state. Americans, British, and Canadians attacked the beach heads as they stormed into Normandy to finish of the last of Hitlers third strike

Battle of Midway

Battle of Midway- occurred on June 4, 1942 through June 7, 1942 Between U.S forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy Japan planed to capture the United States aircraft carriers into a trap It didn't work, like the Japanese thought the American's would fall for their trap The U.S was able to crack Japans code so the code breakers were able to determine the date and time of attack The U.S. set up an ambush of their own 4 Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk Significance- After the battle of midway Japan's shipbuilding and pilot training couldnt keep pace in replacing their losses. The U.S increased output in both places

Battle of Midway turns the tide

Leaders and Generals

Roosevelt Stalin Hitler

Churchill

Mussolini

Tojo

How did the Allied civilians respond? How did German/Japanese civilians respond?
Churchill and Roosevelt were at war with Germany, coming at them
from the West, and Stalin was at war with Germany, coming from the East

Japan and Germany Declare War on the United States

Why were the events turning points?

Battle of Midway-this was the first major Naval victory for the U.S. D-Day-it marked 'The start of the end'; D-Day and it led to many
different things.

Invasion of Russia- it changed the course of World War II in Europe U.S. Entry Into the War-

Speeches by Leaders and Generals

Hitler-Order of the Day - 5th June 1940- Dunkirk has fallen... with it has ended the greatest battle of world history. Soldiers! My confidence in you knew no bounds. You have not disappointed me.

Churchill - September 1940- "Never in the field of human conflict, has so much, been owed by so many, to so few!
Mussolini - (to Adolf Hitler) 28th October 1940-"Fuhrer, we are on the march! Victorious Italian troops crossed the Greco-Albanian frontier at dawn today! Stalin-Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed. Roosevelt-The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Tojo- At the Imperial Conference on December 1, it was decided to make war against England and the United States.

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