Allied Victory
The United States enters the war and eventually leads the allies to victory over the Axis powers
A. Europe 1.Allied strategy a. defeat Germany first b.Dwight David Eisenhower-Supreme Allied Commander
2.Three Front War a. Eastern Front: Russia b. Western Front: France c. Southern Front: N. Africa and Italy
August 23, 1942 - February 2 1943 3.Stalingrad- a. turning point b. Russian Winter
Southern Front-“Soft under belly of Europe” 1. North Africa- 2. Rommel Vs. Patton 3. Turning point- El Alamein October 23, 1942 – November 5, 1942
Invasion of Italy 1. Sep 3, 1943 – Sep 16, 1943 2. Death of Mussolini
E. Western Europe 1. Stalin’s suspicions 2. Normandy- D-Day a. June 6, 1944 b. Invasion of France
Liberation of Paris August 25 1944
Battle of the Bulge Dec 16, 1944 – Jan 25, 1945
Allies enter Germany 22 March – 8 May 1945
May 8, 1945- Victory in Europe Day
G. Conquest of Japan 1. Island Hopping 2. Okinawa 3. Iwo Jima
Philippines Liberation 1944–1945
Battle of Okinawa April 1 – June 25 1945
Battle of Iwo Jima Feb 19, 1945 – Mar 26, 1945
The Japanese Internment February 19, 1942 – March 20, 1946 Hundreds of thousands of Japanese American citizens imprisoned by U.S. government The Nisei
I. Atomic Bomb 1 .Manhattan Project 2 .Truman’s decision “The buck stops here!” 3 .Enola Gay 4 .Hiroshima 5 . 8/8/1945-V.J.Day
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Hiroshima August 6, 1945 Aug 6, 1945
Nagasaki August 9, 1945
J. Key to Allied victory 1. U.S. Industrial Power 2. Eisenhower
V-J Day Saturday, September 2