World War II: Europe

World War II: EuropeChapter 171The European WarHitlers conquest continuesDenmarkNorway

France FallsDunkirkGermany traps French and British soldiers on beachRequired makeshift rescue effort to save troops Germans march into France in 1940Give French terms for surrenderGermans controlled government in northern France

Battle of BritainGermans eye Britain in 1940Luftwaffe begins to bomb themWanted to control skies by destroying Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF)German planes pounded Britain for months

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH9m1qF_17s US Entersthe War!!!!U.S. and Britain UniteRoosevelt reaches out to Churchill following Pearl HarborDecided to strike against Hitler firstWould concentrate on the Pacific following Europe

The Battle of the AtlanticHitler ordered submarine raids against ships on American east coastPrevent movement of food and war materialsDestroyed 681Allies organized cargo ships in convoysAccompanied by planes that used sonar

The Battle of the AtlanticAllies could destroy German ships faster than Germans could build themU.S. launched shipbuilding program140 ships produced a month

The Battle of StalingradGermans and Soviets fighting since 1941Wanted to take Soviet oil fieldsWanted to take StalingradGermans bombed Stalingrad in 1942Caused massive destruction

The Battle of StalingradGermans invadedTook control of 9/10 of cityWinter set inSoviets used opportunity to refresh equipment and build counter-attack Closed in cityHitler ordered troops to keep fightingWanted to completely destroy cityDid not send reinforcement

The Battle of StalingradSoviets defeated run-down and freezing German armySoviets lost 1,100,000 troops in battleMore than total U.S. fatalities for war

The Campaign in North AfricaStalin pressured Britain and America to open a second frontOperation TorchInvasion of Axis-controlled North AfricaAllies not ready to invade Europe yetDwight Eisenhower led invasion

The Campaign in North AfricaAllie troops landed in North AfricaCasablancaOranAlgiersMoved eastwardPushed the Axis Afrika Korps backAfrika Korps surrendered May 1943The Italian Campaign Roosevelt and Churchill met in CasablancaAgreed to only accept unconditional Axis surrenderDecided to attack Italy before GermanyThe Italian Campaign Allies took Sicily in 1943Italians forced Mussolini to resignEnded war for ItaliansHitler determined to stop Allies in ItalyBloody Anzio fought 40 miles from RomeResistance from GermansD-DayJune 6, 1944Allied troops invaded beaches of northern FranceBrutal resistance from GermansAllies held beachheads Gained 80-mile strip of France in 7 daysMassive amounts of troops and suppliesAllies free France in 1944Battle of the BulgeHitler mounts last ditch offensiveWanted to split British and American forces and break up supply linesGermans pushed 60 miles into Allied territoryBattle lasted a monthAllies prevailedEnded any hope of Germans winning warV-E DayAllies stormed into BerlinHitler commits suicideA week later, the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of GermanyWorld celebrated V-E (Victory in Europe) DayRoosevelts DeathFDR died of a stroke on April 12, 1945He was replaced by Vice President Harry S. TrumanTruman oversaw the end of the war in the Pacific

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Dunkirk

Stalingrad

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