Chapter 32 Guided Reading Europe and Japan in Ruins

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1. NEXT General Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses troops preparing to invade France (June 1944). World War II, 1939–1945 The Allies defeat the Axis powers, the Jewish people suffer through the Holocaust, and Europe and Japan are devastated by World War II.
2. NEXT World War II, 1939–1945 Map SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 3 SECTION 4 Hitler's Lightning War Japan's Pacific Campaign The Holocaust The Allied Victory SECTION 5 Europe and Japan in Ruins Chart
3. NEXT Section 1 Hitler's Lightning War Using the sudden, mass attack called the blitzkrieg, Germany overruns much of Europe and North Africa.
4. NEXT Germany Sparks a New War in Europe Hitler's Lightning War Secret Agreement • Nonaggression pact—Germans, Soviets agree not to fight each other • Agreement includes secret deal to split Poland SECTION 1 Germany's Lightning Attack • September 1, 1939—Hitler launches invasion of Poland • Britain, France declare war on Germany but Poland falls quickly • Blitzkrieg—lightning war—Germany's new military strategy • Planes, tanks, infantry used to surprise enemy and quickly conquer Image
5. NEXT Germany's Lighting Attack SECTION 1 The Soviets Make Their Move • Soviets capture Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, resistance met in Finland • Finland surrenders in March 1940 The Phony War • French, British mobilize along French border, wait for German attack • Many months of no action—the "phony war" • In April 1940 Hitler attacks and quickly captures Denmark, Norway
6. NEXT The Fall of France SECTION 1 Further Gains • May 1940—Germany conquers Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg • Soon after, German army reaches French coast Rescue at Dunkirk • German forces trap British, French on coast at Dunkirk • British Navy, civilians take ships across Channel to rescue soldiers France Falls • June 1940—France surrenders to Germany • Charles de Gaulle, French general, organizes opposition to Germany
7. NEXT The Battle of Britain SECTION 1 Threat to Britain • Winston Churchill—Becomes British prime minister, vows no surrender • Germany plans invasion of Britain; begins with air attacks in 1940 • British use air force, radar, code-breaking to resist Germany • Battle of Britain—Air war over Britain that lasted until May 1941 • Stunned by British resistance, Hitler calls off attacks Map
8. NEXT The Mediterranean and the Eastern Front SECTION 1 Axis Forces Attack North Africa • Mussolini, Italy at first neutral • Mussolini declares war on France, Britain after German victory • September 1940—Mussolini attacks British in North Africa Continued . . . Britain Strikes Back • December 1940—British attack and drive Italians back • Erwin Rommel, German general, battles British in North Africa • In 1942, Rommel first retreats then succeeds against British
9. NEXT The War in the Balkans • Hitler plans to invade Soviet Union; moves to take Balkan countries • Hitler invades Yugoslavia, Greece in April 1941; both fall quickly continued The Mediterranean and the Eastern Front Hitler Invades the Soviet Union • Germany invades an unprepared Soviet Union in June 1941 • Soviet troops burn land as they retreat; Germans move into Russia • Germans stopped at Leningrad, forced to undertake long siege • Germans almost capture Moscow, but forced to pull back SECTION 1
10. NEXT The United States Aids Its Allies SECTION 1 American Policy • Most Americans want to avoid war • Roosevelt fears that if allies fall, U.S. would have to fight • He hopes to strengthen allies so they can resist Germany • Lend-Lease Act—U.S. loans weapons to countries fighting Germany • Roosevelt and Churchill meet, issue statement of principles • Atlantic Charter—supports free trade, right to form own government
11. NEXT Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and brings the United States into World War II. Section 2 Japan's Pacific Campaign
12. NEXT Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor Japan's Pacific Campaign Japan and the U.S. • Japan develops plan for attacks on European colonies, U.S. bases • In 1941 Roosevelt cuts off oil shipments to Japan • Admiral Isoroku Yamamato plans attack on U.S. fleet in Hawaii SECTION 2 Day of Infamy • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor—U.S. naval base in Hawaii—on Dec. 7, 1941 • U.S. declares war on Japan • Japan also attacks Hong Kong, Thailand, and other islands Image
13. NEXT Japanese Victories Gains in Many Places • Japanese attack Philippine Islands defended by U.S., Filipino troops • Philippine islands fall to Japanese in 1942 • Japan captures British holdings, including Hong Kong, Singapore • Also conquers Dutch East Indies, rich in minerals • Capture of Burma threatens India, Britain's main possession in Asia • Japanese forces treat conquered peoples, prisoners of war brutally SECTION 2
14. NEXT The Allies Strike Back Stunning Raid • U.S. bombers attack Tokyo, other Japanese cities in April 1942 • Raid does little damage, but shows that Japan is vulnerable SECTION 2 The Allies Turn the Tide • Battle of the Coral Sea—Americans stop Japanese advance, May 1942 • New kind of naval warfare—ships launch planes to fight each other The Battle of Midway • Japanese send powerful fleet to capture Midway Island • Battle of Midway—U.S. destroys Japan's naval fleet, Japan retreats
15. NEXT An Allied Offensive MacArthur's Plan • Douglas MacArthur—American army commander in Pacific • Plans to "island-hop" past strongholds, attack weaker Japanese bases • Battle of Guadalcanal—hellish battle that ends in Allied victory SECTION 2
16. Section 3 The Holocaust During the Holocaust, Hitler's Nazis kill 6 million Jews and 5 million other "non-Arayans." NEXT
17. NEXT The Holocaust Begins Racist Beliefs • Hitler and Nazis say Aryans—Germanic peoples— are "master race" • They launch the Holocaust—systematic murder of Jews and others SECTION 3 The Holocaust Continued . . . Anti-Semitism • Nazis tap into long-held feeling of many Europeans against Jews • 1935 Nuremberg Laws take away rights of German Jews "Night of Broken Glass" • Kristallnacht—"night of broken glass," November 9, 1938 • Jewish homes, businesses, synagogues attacked; 100 Jews killed Image
18. NEXT A Flood of Refugees • Fearing more violence, many German Jews flee to other countries • Hitler favors emigration but other countries limit Jewish refugees Isolating the Jews • Hitler has all Jews moved to designated cities • They are forced to live in ghettos—separate Jewish areas • Hitler hopes that Jews in ghettos will die of disease, starvation • Despite bad conditions, Jews survive in these areas continued The Holocaust Begins SECTION 3 Image
19. NEXT The "Final Solution" Hitler Seeks New Answer • "Final Solution"—Hitler's final plan for treatment of Jews • Chooses genocide—systematic killing of an entire people SECTION 3 The Killings Begin • Nazis in Eastern Europe, Soviet Union create killing squads • They shoot men, women, children in mass executions • Other Jews sent to concentration camps or slave labor prisons Continued . . . Chart Map
20. NEXT The Final Stage • By 1942, Nazis building huge, efficient extermination camps • Camps separate strong from weak people • Weak (mostly women, children, elderly, sick) killed immediately The Survivors • Nazis kill about six million European Jews during the war • Fewer than four million survive continued The "Final Solution" SECTION 3 Image
21. NEXT Section 4 The Allied Victory Led by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, the Allies score key victories and win the war.
22. NEXT The Allied Victory The North African Campaign • Rommel takes Tobruk, June 1942; pushes toward Egypt • British General Montgomery attacks at El Alamein, forces Rommel back • American forces land in Morocco, November 1942 • General Dwight D. Eisenhower—American commander in Morocco • In May 1943, Rommel's forces defeated by Allies SECTION 4 The Tide Turns on Two Fronts Continued . . .
23. NEXT The Battle for Stalingrad • German army moves to capture Soviet oil fields • Battle of Stalingrad—Soviets, Germans battle for control of city • German troops capture city, then surrender after long battle The Invasion of Italy • U.S., British forces land on, capture Sicily in 1943 • Mussolini loses power but Germans keep control of northern Italy • Allies invade Italy, but Germans keep fighting there until war ends continued The Tide Turns on Two Fronts SECTION 4
24. NEXT The Allied Home Fronts Mobilizing for War • Fighting the war requires complete use of all national resources • 17 to 18 million U.S. workers—many of them women—make weapons • People at home face shortages of consumer goods • Propaganda aims to inspire civilians to aid war effort War Limits Civil Rights • Japanese Americans face prejudice, fear • Army puts Japanese Americans in interment camps in 1942 SECTION 4 Image
25. NEXT Victory in Europe The D-Day Invasion • Allies plan invasion of France; use deception to confuse Germans • D-Day—June 6, 1944; day of "Operation Overlord" invasion of France • Allied forces capture Normandy beaches; liberate Paris by September The Battle of the Bulge • U.S., British forces advance on Germany from west, Soviets from east • Battle of the Bulge—German counterattack in December 1944 • Germans gain early success but forced to retreat SECTION 4 Continued . . . Interactive Image
26. NEXT Germany's Unconditional Surrender • By 1945, Allied armies approach Germany from two sides • Soviets surround Berlin in April 1945 • Hitler commits suicide • On May 9, 1945, Germany officially surrenders, marking V-E Day • President Roosevelt dies in April; Harry Truman becomes president continued Victory in Europe SECTION 4
27. NEXT Victory in the Pacific The Japanese in Retreat • Allies move to retake the Philippines in late 1944 • Battle of Leyte Gulf leaves Japanese navy badly damaged • Kamikazes—Japanese pilots who fly suicide missions • In March 1945, American forces capture Iwo Jima • U.S. takes Okinawa in June 1945; Japan suffers huge casualties SECTION 4 Continued . . .
28. NEXT The Japanese Surrender • Advisors warn Truman that invasion of Japan will cost many lives • He has alternative; powerful new weapon called atomic bomb • Manhattan Project—secret program to develop the bomb • Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945; about 75,000 die • Nagasaki bombed on August 9; 70,000 die immediately • Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945 continued Victory in the Pacific SECTION 4 Chart Image
29. NEXT Section 5 Europe and Japan in Ruins World War II cost millions of human lives and billions of dollars in damages. It leaves Europe and Japan in ruins.
30. NEXT Europe and Japan in Ruins A Harvest of Destruction • Many cities across Europe badly damaged by war • Many people displaced by war and peace agreements Devastation in Europe Misery Continues After the War • Lack of food, destruction of roads, factories lead to hardship • Many people suffer from hunger, disease after war SECTION 5 Chart
31. NEXT Postwar Governments and Politics Need for New Leaders • Many conquered countries went back to old governments • New leaders needed in Germany, Italy, and France • Communist parties make gains in Italy, France by promising change • Communist interest fades as economies recover SECTION 5 The Nuremberg Trials • Nuremberg Trials—trials of 22 Nazi leaders for war crimes • Some Nazi leaders are executed for their actions
32. NEXT Postwar Japan Serious Damage • In war, Japan loses two million people; severe damage to many cities SECTION 5 Occupied Japan • MacArthur takes charge of U.S. occupation of Japan • Starts process of demilitarization—disbanding Japan's armed forces • Also launches democratization—creating democracy in Japan • Japanese people adopt new constitution in 1947 • MacArthur puts economic reforms in place
33. NEXT Occupation Brings Deep Changes Changing Japanese Society • Emperor kept on, but he loses power and becomes figurehead • Japanese people elect two-house legislature • Bill of rights guarantees freedoms; women also have right to vote • Constitution says Japan cannot attack another country • In 1951, peace treaty with Japan signed; U.S. occupation ends • U.S. and Japan become allies SECTION 5
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