1. WWII Battles SIN #18 SWBAT: Examine the major turning points in WWII. Skim pages 580-585. -General MacArthur (where is he in charge of?): -Bataan Death March (definition): -Coral Sea (what happened?): -Midway (what happened?): -North Africa (I’ll give you info): -Convoy system (definition): -Stalingrad (what happened):

2. Mac Arthur  USA general in charge of the Philippines  Japan begins to invade, “I shall return”  Bataan Death March- 78,000 POWs captured by Japan march 65 miles to Bataan prison camp, many die of exhaustion/starvation

3. Coral Sea  USA broke Japan’s radio code  USA stopped Japan from invading New Guinea and later Australia  Major victory for USA, stopped Japan expansion in Pacific

5. Midway  USA ambushed Japan at Midway island  Surprise attack  Destroyed many Japanese planes and aircraft carriers  Turning point in the war in the Pacific, Japan begins to retreat

6. North Africa  Italy invades Ethiopia  US not ready for soldiers to fight Nazis so send to N. Africa as a warm-up before going to Europe  Commanded by D. Eisenhower and G. Patton to help British  Stalin not happy

7. Convoy system  Cargo ships escorted by war ships across the Atlantic to protect supplies from German Submarines  Very helpful

8. Stalingrad- Spring 1942  USSR able to finally defeat Germany in battle  USSR army very weak, poor supplies  Begins Nazi retreat, turning point in war in Europe

9. Guided Reading ch 12 sec 2  SIN #18  Answer #4 & 5 on page 585 at the bottom  Stamp when finished- due tomorrow

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