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| CHAPTER 30 | THE SECOND WORLD WAR | OVERVIEW |
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CHAPTER TIMELINE |
| June 1942 |
Battle of Midway |
| November 1942 |
U.S. troops invade North Africa |
| January 1943 |
Casablanca Conference |
| November–December 1943 |
Teheran Conference |
| 1944 |
Smith v. Allwright |
| June 6, 1944 |
D-Day Invasion |
| October 1944 |
Battle of Leyte Gulf |
| February 1945 |
Yalta Conference |
| April 12, 1945 |
Roosevelt’s death and Truman’s accession |
| May 8, 1945 |
V-E Day |
| July 1945 |
Potsdam Conference |
| August 6, 1945 |
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima |
| September 2, 1945 |
Japan’s surrender |
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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES |
After you finish reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to: |
- Describe the major military strategies in both the European and Pacific
Theaters.
- Understand the problems relating to mobilization and financing of the war.
- Evaluate the impact of the war on the economy.
- Assess the impact of the war on women, blacks, Japanese Americans, and
the West.
- Explain the decisions made at the Yalta Conference.
- Analyze the decision to use the atomic bomb and discuss its consequences.
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