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7.13 Daily Video #2 on AP Classroom

Period 7: 1890-1945, Topic 13- WWII: Military

Student Learning Objective- Explain the causes and effects of the victory of the United States and the Allied Powers over the Axis Powers in WWII.

Historical Developments:

-Atlantic Charter

-Propaganda (page 802)

-Pearl Harbor

-Holocaust

-General Eisenhower and African/European Theatre of WWII (American Pageant, Chapter 35, Page 815)

-General MacArthur and Pacific Theatre of WWII (American Pageant, Chapter 35, Page 811)


Key moments in WWII:

June 4, 1942- Battle of Midway- Why was Midway such a turning point in the Pacific War in WWII?

September 8, 1943- Italian surrender- Who is the real enemy?

-What does FDR ask for?

June 6, 1944- Operation Overlord

    What is a D-Day?  What made this D-Day become known as the D-Day?

    What was the Atlantic Wall?

    What diversions were created to make an invasion possible and how did the make it possible?

    What technology was implemented to win this victory?

April 12, 1945- FDR's death

May 8, 1945- VE Day

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