Allies Turn the tide World History

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War Changes In order for the war effort to be successful societal changes needed to occur The Government censored media, held bond drives, forced conservation, and pushed factories to manufacture war materials The Japanese-Americans were also forced into internment camps Women were also a huge help in the war effort “Rosie the Riveter” was the symbol of women who could help the war effort by building ships and planes, and producing munitions

Moving ahead The Japanese suffered their first serious setback at the Battle of Coral Sea This was a 5 day battle that was fought using aircraft carriers These are ships that transport aircraft and accommodate the take-off and landing of airplanes This victory was followed by the victory at the Battle of Midway Between the two battles 5 Japanese aircraft carriers were destroyed and hundreds of airplanes were shot down

Victory In 1942, the British were finally able to end Rommel’s string of victories In 1942 American General Dwight Eisenhower took command of a joint British and American force in Morocco and Algeria Under Eisenhower’s leadership, Rommel’s army surrendered in 1943

Italy Due to success in North Africa, Allied troops were able to move into Italy in July of 1943 They were able to defeat Sicilian forces in about a month After these defeats, the Italians overthrew Mussolini and signed an armistice The fighting in Italy did not end here though Hitler sent troops to rescue Mussolini and stiffen the will of the Italians While heavy casualties were incurred in Italy, it helped weaken the German Army by forcing them to fight on another front

Stalingrad In 1942 Hitler launched a new offensive to take Stalingrad German troops surrounded the city and fought urban warfare Eventually Soviet troops surrounded the Germans cutting them off from food and ammo The German army surrendered in January of 1943 The Red army then took the offensive and drove the invaders out of the Soviet Union all together

D-Day On June 6th, 1944 the invasion of Normandy commenced. 100,000 soldiers attacked the beaches of Normandy, while 23,000 paratroopers dropped behind German lines. While the invasion was slow and costly, American troops as well as British and Canadian troops were able to take the beach head.

Battle of the Bulge The last major offensive made by the German Army was made as they tried to cut off Allied supplies from the port of Antwerp, Belgium. This became known as the Battle of the Bulge because the German lines Bulged outward as they raced west. After fierce fighting, General Patton was able to break through German lines to a town called Bastogne, a key town for the Germans. The Germans had suffered more than 100,000 casualties during this battle. The also lost many tanks and aircraft.

Yalta In February of 1945, Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met to determine battle strategy at the Yalta Conference The three leaders agreed that the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan within three month's of Germany’s surrender In return Churchill and Roosevelt promised Stalin that the Soviets could take possession of southern Sakhalin Island They also agreed that Germany would be temporarily divided into four zones, to be governed by America, France, Britain, and the Soviet Union