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. 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.. 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. An Allied Victory . Presented by. SB . (A) . ET . (A) . SB . (A) . KY . (A) . Thesis. The . deteriorating state of the German army. coupled with the . enclosing multi-front war. January . Jan. 1-17: The German soldiers pull out of the Ardennes.. Jan. 17: The Soviet . A. rmy captures Warsaw, Poland. Jan. 26: The Soviet Army liberates the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz.. Ardennes Offensive. 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.. 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 . Hitler and Stalin sign the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. This frees up Germany from fighting a two-front war. Germany . I. nvades Poland!. Sept. 1, 1939 – World War II officially begins. - GBR and FRA declare war on GER soon after. Unpack/Annotate LT’s. Learning Target: . I can explain how the . attack on Pearl Harbor. , . Battle of Midway. , . Normandy. , and . Iwo Jima. became. turning points. for the US during WWII.. Language Target:. 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.. Iwo JimaLocationVolcanic island 660 miles south of TokyoSize2 miles wide by4 miles long 8 smBackground Summer/Fall 1944Even before ground operations to secure the Mariana Islands of Guam Saipan and Ti 1IWO JIMAThe in American historyJ David RogersThe Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington DC2FrontpieceThe invasion map of Iwo Jima prepared in February 1945 The purple circles are anchorages for supp D-DayAt 0630 19 Feb 1945 482 amtracsankle-deep volcanic ash nearly immobilized all of their vehicles Friendly fighter planes strafed the Japanese on the beaches but they could not penetrate the Japane