The Allies are Victorious The Big Three Churchill GB FDR U.S. Stalin Russia The Allies are Victorious (Ch. 16 Sec.4)

World War II in Europe

Battle of El Alamein October 1943 Northern Egypt

Battle of El Alamein General Erwin Rommel (“The Desert Fox”: Germany) Allies (USA/GB) Win General Erwin Rommel (“The Desert Fox”: Germany) He and his troops forced to flee westward in Africa away from Egypt Victory here gave Allies control over access to the Mediterranean Sea

Operation Torch

Operation Torch November 1942 American landed troops in Northern Africa Finally ended General Rommel’s (Germany) African Campaign.

Battle of Stalingrad

Battle of Stalingrad

Battle of Stalingrad August 1942-Feb. 1943 Southern Russia Hitler Invades Russia with Winter looming!

Battle of Stalingrad first time Soviets pushed Germans westward out of Russia before this Germans won every battle in Russia 1 million Russians died defending Stalingrad.

Invasion of Italy July 1943

Invasion of Italy Resulted in Allied conquest of Sicily and eventually all of Italy Italians overthrow Mussolini and switch sides in late 1943.

Death of Mussolini April 1945 Italians publicly execute Mussolini and his top aides

Propaganda and Campaign on Home Front All sides’ governments used propaganda to promote the war effort Propaganda rallied the people on the home front to do their part for the war effort.

Propaganda and Campaign on Home Front

D-Day Invasion June 6, 1944 June 6, 1944

D-Day Invasion Allies (GB/USA) invade Normandy, France; begin liberation of France from Germany; led to France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, being freed from Germany; 3,000 Americans killed during invasion

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Battle of the Bulge December 1944 Allies vs. Germany In Belgium

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge Hitler’s final attempt at victory fails German offensive forced allies to temporarily retreat Allies eventually pushed Germans back and caused heavy losses for Hitler

Battle of Leyte Gulf October 1944 In The Philippines

Battle of Leyte Gulf Japanese Used Kamikaze Pilots against American ships Kamikazes: Suicide pilots Flying planes into ships

Battle of Leyte Gulf USA vs. Japan; America wins; wipes out most of Japanese Navy.

Battle of Okinawa April 1945; island 350 miles off the coast of Japan

Battle of Okinawa Japan lost 110,000 – America lost 12,500 moved USA closer to an invasion of Japan to end the war.

Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: America dropped 2 atomic (nuclear bombs) on Japan August 6, 1945 Hiroshima bombed: 100,000 killed August 9, 1945 Nagasaki bombed:90,000 killed Forced the surrender of Japan and the end of the war: America never invaded Japan.