Chapter 27: End of World War II: AP European History
Chapter 27: End of World War II: AP European History
Chapter 27: End of World War II: AP European History
AP European History
Japan
Tripartite Pact
September 1940 Germany, Japan, and Italy agree to a world wide alliance
The US was upset with Japans invasions of other Asian nations. As a result, the U.S. cut off trade with Japan until they promised to withdraw from the occupied territories.
Germany and Italy declare war on the US on Dec 11, 1941 Grand Alliance adopts Europe First Strategy
War rationing and women working War Labor Board War Production Board Office of Price Administration
Battle of Midway
The US uses good intelligence to sink 4 Japanese carriers while only losing 1. This is the turning point in the Pacific.
War in Pacific
The US launched an Island hopping campaign across the Pacific. After winning key battles at Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, and Luzon, the U.S. began to push the Japanese back. After Midway the Japanese Navy never fully recover.
USS BUNKER HILL hit by two Kamikazes in 30 seconds off Kyushu, resulting in 372 dead and 264 wounded. May 11, 1945
Manhattan Project: secret US program to build the atomic bomb Col. Paul Tibbets and Hiroshima
V-J Day
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Soviet Union
Great Patriotic War 40% of all casualties = Soviet Siege of Leningrad Relocation of factories Food/Housing shortages Increase of women in the workforce +60% (combat) 47% of farmland destroyed Extreme hardship/suffering
Germany
Hitler never reached full mobilization until 1944 (Albert Speer) no dramatic cuts to consumer goods until too late (closing of schools, theatres, cafes) Traditional roles of women maintained despite conscription in 1943 Civilian targetsBattle of Britain, 1942-45 GB/US aerial bombing Germany cities over 100,000 Use of incendiary bombs Dresden 35,000 killed Goal: break the civilian will to support war limited impact
Dresden - 1910
Dresden - 1945
Mosquito marker planes dropped the target indicators, which glowed red to guide the bombers.
A Lancaster dropping bundles of 4 lb (1.8 kg) stick incendiaries over Duisburg on 1415 October 1944. Seconds later, the same aircraft releases the main part of its load, a 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) HC cookie and 108 30 lb (14 kg) "J" incendiaries.
Frauenkirche - 1991
Frauenkirche - today
Costs of WWII 21 million soldiers dead 40 million civilian dead 100 million dependent upon food relieve 30 million displaced persons (German, Japan) Infrastructure destroyed $4 trillion cost to the war
WWII deaths
Country USSR China Germany Poland Japan Military 13,600,000 1,324,000 3,250,000 850,000 Civilian 7,700,000 10,000,000 3,810,000 6,000,000 Deaths 21,300,000 11,324,000 7,060,000 6,850,000 2,000,000
Yugoslavia
Rumania France
300,000
520,000 340,000
1,400,000
465,000 470,000
1,706,000
985,000 810,000
Hungary
Austria Greece
380,000 -
145,000 -
750,000
525,000 520,000
United States
Italy Czechoslovakia
500,000
330,000 -
80,000 -
500,000
410,000 400,000
Country
Great Britain
Netherlands Belgium
Finland
Canada India Australia Albania Spain Bulgaria New Zealand Norway South Africa
10,000 2,000 -
84,000
39,000 36,000 29,000 28,000 22,000 21,000 12,000 10,262 9,000
Luxembourg
Denmark Total
4,000 -
5,000
4,000 56,125,262
Churchill and Roosevelt issue joint proclamation declaring that they were fighting the Axis powers to "ensure life, liberty, independence and religious freedom and to preserve the rights of man and justice."
French Gen. Henri Giraud, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gen. Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill. Roosevelt announced the "unconditional surrender" of Germany, Italy and Japan.
Yalta (Feb 1945) Eastern Europe Reality of military situation Desire of US and GB self-determination Desire of USSR creation of buffer against possible future aggression sphere of influence Approval of Declaration on Liberated Europe Freely elected but pro-soviet govt. in Eastern Europe Seeking of Soviet help against Japan (state of the atomic bomb?) Creation of United Nations Treatment of Germany (4-zones)
WWII allies against the common enemy End of war and return of disagreements West supported the White Russians over the Red Lend Lease termination before the war US refusal of $6B to Soviets for reconstruction (West to keep USSR weak) Soviet meddling Romania (coup), Poland (installation of comm. govt.) Liberalism vs. communism
Growing US distrust and suspicions US feared losing all of Eastern Europe Failure of USSR to uphold promise of free elections Romania - Soviet coup led to pro communist govt under Petra Groza called Little Stalin Poland arrested the London Poles and put the pro-Soviet Lublin Poles in power
Potsdam (July 1945) New president (Harry S. Truman) and new prime minister (Clement Attlee) Agreement to denazification and punishment of war criminals Arrival of word of atomic bomb The New Big Three: Attlee, Truman, & Stalin and Americas demand for free elections Stalins refusal for free elections Only war would remove USSR
Not favored by the Western Powers