I.
Rise
of Dictators
A. Mussolini
B. Hitler
C. Japan
II.
March
to War in Europe
A. Ethiopia (1935)
B. Saar (1935)
C. German Rearmament (1935)
D. Rhineland (1936)
E. Spanish Civil War (1936-39)
F. Mood in America
G. Anschluss with Austria
(1938)
H. Sudentenland and Meeting in
Munich with Neville Chamberlain (1938)
I.
Hitler
takes the rest of Czechoslovakia (1939)
J.
Italy
takes Albania (1939)
K. France and Britain sign
alliance with Poland (1939)
L. Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression
Pact (1939)
M.
Invasion
of Poland (September 1, 1939)
III.
The Beginning Years of the War (1939 – 1940)
A. Axis v. Allies
1.
Axis
Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan and 6 other nations)
2.
Allied
Powers (Britain, France, later Soviet Union and US, China and 45 other
countries)
B. The “Phony War” and Blitzkrieg
C. Nazis Overrun Europe
1.
Denmark
and Norway (April, 1940)
2.
Holland,
Belgium and France (May – France, 1940)
3.
Churchill
replaces Chamberlain
4.
Escape
from Dunkirk (May 27 – 31, 1940)
5.
Vichy
Government
D. Battle of Britain
1.
Britain
stands alone
2.
The
Luftwaffe v. RAF
3.
German
Mistakes
4.
Stages
of the Battle of Britain
IV.
America
A. Neutrality
1.
“Cash
and Carry Plan”
2.
1940
Election
B. “Arsenal of Democracy” and
the Lend Lease Act (March, 1941)
C. The War Goes On
1.
Invasion
of Soviet Union (June, 1941)
2.
Atlantic
Charter
V.
Japan
A. Problems with Japan
1.
Manchuria
2.
Nanking
3.
US
reaction
B. Reasons why Japan wanted war
C. Pearl Harbor (Dec. 7, 1941)
VI.
The
Homefront
A. Troops
B. Organizing the Economy
C. Women and Blacks
D. Treatment of
Japanese-Americans
1.
Wartime
Relocation Agency Camps
2.
Korematsu v. US
VII.
Turning
the Tide (1942-43)
A. A Dire Situation
B. Use of Code Breakers
C. The Tide Turns in the Pacific
(1942)
1.
Surrender
in the Philippines and the Bataan Death March
2.
Bombing
of Tokyo
3.
Battle
of Coral Sea (May, 1942)
4.
Midway
(June, 1942)
5.
Guadalcanal (August, 1942 – Feb., 1943)
D. Battle of the Atlantic (1940
–1943)
E. The Desert War
1.
Erwin
Rommel
2.
El
Alamein (Oct., 1942)
3.
Operation
Torch (Nov., 1942 – 1943)
F. War in the Soviet Union
1.
Siege
of Leningrad (1941-43)
2.
Moscow
(1941)
3.
Battle
of Stalingrad (1942-1943)
G. Attack on Italy (Sept.,
1943)
VIII.
Winning
the War in Europe (1944 –45)
A. The Second Front
B. Meeting in Teheran (Nov.,
1943)
C. Operation Overlord
D. Operation Fortitude
E. Normandy Landing (June 6,
1944)
F. Allies free Paris (August
15, 1944)
G. Battle of the Bulge (Dec.,
1944)
H. Yalta (Feb., 1945)
I.
Death
of FDR
J.
Germany
Surrenders (May 8, 1945)
IX.
War
in the Pacific (1942-45)
A. Island Hopping
B. Return to Philippines (Oct.,
1944 – Feb., 1945)
C. Kamikaze Attacks
D. Iwo Jima (Feb., - Mar.,
1945)
E. Okinawa (Apr., - June, 1945)
F. The Atom Bomb
G. Potsdam (July, 1945)
H. Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)
and Nagasaki (August 8, 1945)
I.
Japan
Surrenders (August 14, 1945)