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Allied Advances. World War II. De Gaulle: France. Winston Churchill: England. FDR:USA. Key Players: Allied Powers. London Bombings. In 1940 Germany began a massive bombing campaign to demoralize Great Britain The RAF successfully defended Great Britain via radar!. Free France. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Allied AdvancesWorld War II
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Key Players: Allied Powers
De Gaulle: France
FDR:USA
Winston Churchill: England
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London Bombings• In 1940 Germany began a massive
bombing campaign to demoralize Great Britain
• The RAF successfully defended Great Britain via radar!
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Free FranceGeneral Charles DeGaulle led the government in exile – Free French
Resistance Fighters continued to try to disrupt German occupation of France with assassination & sabotage
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America’s Supporting Role
a)Cash and Carryb)Lend-Leasec)Atlantic Charter
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in·tern·ment n. 1. The act of interning or confining,
especially in wartime.2. The state of being interned; confinement
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Invasion of the Soviet Union• Hitler needed raw materials; oil & grain
• Planned a 3-pronged attack on the Soviet Union
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Battle of Stalingrad
• Prolonged German offensive
• Initially, Germany gained control of 90% of the city
• However…the Germans had severely underestimated the Russian winter!
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• As a result, Russian forces were able to launch a counteroffensive
• Encircled the German army & forced their surrender
Battle of Stalingrad
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North Africa• September 1940: Italy attacked the British forces in Egypt.
• The German and British armies did most of the fighting in North Africa.
• At El Alamein, in 1942, the Germans were finally forced to retreat.• Halted by British & American Tanks
• Operation Torch• The first fighting between American and German troops in WWII.
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Allied invasion of Italy
•The Allies launched an invasion of Sicily from North Africa in 1943
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Allied invasion of Italy•Mussolini was denounced & arrested by the Italian government•Italy announced a declaration of war against Germany•Rome falls to Allies 1944
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Victories in the Pacific
Midway: Turning Point & Island Hopping
Battle of Coral Sea
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D-Day
D-DAY