Today we had presentations once again. Once presentations we will have a “mop up” operation where Bruns gives his power point reviewing everything for this section. Kody, Rey, Joe, and Ian went to day.Victory in Japan Day-August 15, 1945- Bombing: Japanese were ignoring Potsdam Ultimatum, Casualties were high, second bomb dropped because of Japanese silence- 67 cities were fire bombed-2 atomic bombs were dropped and a third, thought of-Reasons for Japan’s surrender: Russia invading Manchuria, and atomic bombs-Reactions to the end: allied nations rejoiced, Japan in disarray, Many Japanese officers committed suicideVictory in Europe Day-Marks the end of the war in Europe, May 8th 1945-Celebrated in the US and around the world every May-Major events leading up to this date: German army surrenders May of 1945, Hitler commits suicide April 30th, Concentration camps found by allied forces during the last few months of the warThe Yalta Conference-Big three Were FDR (US), Churchill (British), Stalin (Soviet)- Last time they would meet-Stalin was strongest of the three Roosevelt was dying of a heart condition, and Churchill was head of a dying empire while Stalin’s was rising-Met at the Black Sea port of the City of Yalta-To discuss postwar-FDR wanted a stronger relationship with Stalin-Before FDR died tried to befriend Stalin and US so they wouldn’t go to war-Failed to establish the trust-Harry Truman replaced FDR-Clement Attlee replaced Churchill-Stalin broke his agreement by handling control of his European countries-Doing this Stalin allowed European countries to become communists-No free and fair elections-German split into 4 areas, controlled by the four powers including Italy.-Soviet Union agreed to get into the war against Japan within 3 months of Germany surrendering-Decided there would be another conference in San Francisco to set up a new and approved League of NationsD-DayInvasion of Normandy-June 6, 1944-Soldiers practiced and rehearsed for the invasion-Going against the Atlantic wall that Hitler had set up-People were mostly made of veterans and teenagers-Operation Neptune-Omaha Beach- Landings; June 6, 1944-Entire D Day invasion- Operation Over Lord-Air Assault- 24,000 airborne troops-Wanted Hitler to believe that the attack was going to a city in France named Clay- Closest area in between Great Britain and France-Wanted Hitler to move farther North while we hit the beaches in the South-Dwight D. Eisenhower- Supreme Allied Commander in Europe;born 1890, died 1969, Planned and carried out the invasion of Normandy 1944-Full Moon and Spring Tide was essential-Deepest water, obsticals placed by Germany-Eisenhower orderintitial date to be 5 June-6 June, invasion
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