PPT-The Battle for Iwo Jima February – March of 1945

Strategic Location The US wanted to capture Iwo Jima because of its location It lies halfway between Tokyo and the US controlled Marianas and would serve as a safe place for crippled bombers to land after bombing runs on Japan. By: . Timothy Gerlach. , . Jake Carey. , . Sara Diaz. Events leading up to the Battle. Germany repeatedly losing battles. Loss of Morale among German soldiers. Loss of territory gained over the war . D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy. On June 6, 1944 the Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for WWII in Europe. This famous battle is sometimes called D-Day or the Invasion of Normandy.. Week 15, February 3. German destruction of Murmansk, 1943 . (. Yevgeny. . Khaldei. ). Germans losing the war. Battle of Kursk, summer 1943, last German offensive in the East . . Jews and other victims locked in the continent . The End of the War. Retaking of the Philippines. October 1944—MacArthur persuades Roosevelt that an invasion of the Philippines is necessary. Largest campaign. of the Pacific War. US wins significant naval victories. & . Brady Vanderslice. Pacific Theatre Timeline. Jasmyne Dickerson. Shannon Rudick. LaKehshia Luckey. 12/7/41-Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. 12/10/41-Japan invades the Phillipines. 12/25/41-British surrender at Hong Kong. What memorials have you seen?. What do the memorials represent?. In what ways do memorials convey their message?. Gateway Memorial Arch. The nation’s tallest memorial, The Gateway Arch, was built in St. Louis, Missouri, near the place where Lewis and Clark began their journey up the Missouri River. . WWII Ch.17.3. (stops at . atomic bomb). While the Allies agreed the defeat of the Nazis were their first priority the U.S. did not wait until V-E Day to move against Japan. Fortunately the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7. What do you know about the invasion of Nanking, China that you didn’t know before?. Why do you think this topic is not taught in school in comparison to events such as the Holocaust in Europe? . Battle of Coral Sea . What’s Essential?. Causes of the War (underlying and direct). Reasons for American Neutrality (various acts/events). Reason for American entrance: Pearl Harbor. Wartime goals of the Allies. Major battles: D-Day, Iwo Jima, Okinawa. The War in Europe. The War in Europe. The Big Three. FDR, Churchill, and Stalin. decided to defeat the . Nazis. before turning to the . Japanese. Stalin . wanted the Allies to open a . second front. Began with the Second Sino-Japanese war, between China and Japan. Concluded with Japan’s surrender to the Allied powers. Pearl Harbor. Dec 7, 1941. “a date which will live in infamy”. Americans taken completely by surprise . An American Hero. Ira H. Hayes. Born: January 12. th. , 1923 in . Sacaton. Arizona. Died: January 24. th. , 1955 (32 Years Old. Ira H. Hayes. Ira Hamilton Hayes was a Pima Native American and an American Marine who was one of the six men immortalized in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima during World War II.. . SYFTET. Göteborgs universitet ska skapa en modern, lättanvänd och . effektiv webbmiljö med fokus på användarnas förväntningar.. 1. ETT UNIVERSITET – EN GEMENSAM WEBB. Innehåll som är intressant för de prioriterade målgrupperna samlas på ett ställe till exempel:. Strategic Location. The US wanted to capture Iwo Jima because of its location. It lies halfway between Tokyo and the US controlled Marianas, and would serve as a safe place for crippled bombers to land after bombing runs on Japan..