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1 War Plans -Roosevelt and British leader Churchill meet *Dec. 22 1941 -Germany is top priority over Japan -only an unconditional surrender is acceptable -Battle of the Atlantic: G knew to attack US East Coast to prevent supplies & weapons getting to the Allies convoy system (Traveling together) Liberty ship building program was producing great numbers of ships to supply war (140 every month) -Allies begin strategic bombing of Germany to destroy war capabilities

2 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

3 War Plans - convoy system (Traveling together) Liberty ship building program was producing great numbers of ships to supply war (140 every month) -Allies begin strategic bombing of Germany to destroy war capabilities http://ncpedia.org/liberty-ships

4 War Plans

5 Eastern Front -initial victories in USSR turn into stalemate and the Russian winter stops German advances -Germany surround key city of Stalingrad, 1942 capture 9/10ths, Soviets launch counter attack **& cut off G’s supplies into the city, Stalingrad turns into a Winter wasteland, *G has NO relief, many freeze to death -Germany is defeated at Stalingrad at great cost both sides Lost 1million troops turning point of the European war - -Stalin wants another “front’ to occupy Germany- push West

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8 *One of Mussolini's goals was to create an Italian empire in North Africa. In 1912 and 1913, Italy had conquered Libya. In 1935, he provoked war with Ethiopia, conquering the country in eight months.

9 Africa/Italy “Operation Torch” Led by Dwight D. Eisenhower -invasion of Northern Africa by British and American troops to fight against Germany’s Afrika Corps led by Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox -Rommel’s forces eventually defeated at El Alamein, Africa -”Soft underbelly” campaign attack Germany through Italy -Mussolini shocked- resigns, hung *”You are the most hated man in all of Italy” Italian King 1943 --German troops make Italian campaign last many months

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11 http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwarii/p/optorch.htm

12 http://www.historyinanhour.com/2010/04/28/mussolini-execution/

13 D-Day -Allies had planned an invasion of the mainland- invade Northern part of France & free the East from Nazi’s -Operation Overlord -planned by Dwight Eisenhower -June 6, 1944 -150,000 strong- allies -paratroopers invaded behind enemy lines, thousands stormed beaches of Normandy France Omaha Beach- worst atrocities Utah Beach -France liberated within weeks General George Patton

14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l HH58SR_4Jc&feature=related

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17 D-Day -Allies had planned an invasion of the mainland -Operation Overlord -planned by Dwight Eisenhower -June 6, 1944 -paratroopers invaded behind enemy lines, thousands stormed beaches of Normandy France Omaha Beach Utah Beach -France liberated within weeks General George Patton

18 D-Day- June 6 th, 1944 D-Day- June 6 th, 1944

19 Largest land, air, and sea invasion in history! Operation Overlord Operation Overlord Operation Overlord Operation Overlord

20 D-Day -Allies had planned an invasion of the mainland -Operation Overlord -planned by Dwight Eisenhower -June 6, 1944 -paratroopers invaded behind enemy lines, thousands stormed beaches of Normandy France Omaha Beach Utah Beach -France liberated within weeks General George Patton

21 D-Day -Allies had planned an invasion of the mainland -Operation Overlord -planned by Dwight Eisenhower -June 6, 1944 -paratroopers invaded behind enemy lines, thousands stormed beaches of Normandy France Omaha Beach Utah Beach -France liberated within weeks General George Patton

22 D-Day -Allies had planned an invasion of the mainland -Operation Overlord -planned by Dwight Eisenhower -June 6, 1944 -paratroopers invaded behind enemy lines, thousands stormed beaches of Normandy France Omaha Beach Utah Beach -France liberated within weeks General George Patton

23 D-Day -Allies had planned an invasion of the mainland -Operation Overlord -planned by Dwight Eisenhower -June 6, 1944 -paratroopers invaded behind enemy lines, thousands stormed beaches of Normandy France Omaha Beach Utah Beach -France liberated within weeks General George Patton

24 Allies in Paris

25 The End is Near -Battle of the Bulge Dec. 1944 last German counter-offensive -named bc it made “Bulge” in the Allied/Axis Line Germany is now in retreat -massive bombing raids -war takes a massive turn -Roosevelt wins 4th term with Harry Truman as VP -Soviet armies pushing into Germany from the east Battle

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27 The End is Near -Battle of the Bulge Dec. 1944 last German counter-offensive Germany is now in retreat -massive bombing raids -Roosevelt wins 4th term with Harry Truman -Soviet armies pushing into Germany from the east

28 The End is Near -Battle of the Bulge Dec. 1944 last German counter-offensive Germany is now in retreat -massive bombing raids -Roosevelt wins 4th term with Harry Truman -Soviet armies pushing into Germany from the east

29 The End is Near -Battle of the Bulge Dec. 1944 last German counter-offensive Germany is now in retreat -massive bombing raids -Roosevelt wins 4th term with Harry Truman -Soviet armies pushing into Germany from the east

30 V-E Day -Big 3 Continue to discuss end of war (Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt) -U.S. British forces pushing toward Berlin from the West while the Russians push towards G from the East -death camps found and Holocaust is revealed -Roosevelt dies and Truman becomes 33 rd President April 12, 1945 -Hitler commits suicide as Russians invade Berlin * April, 30, 1945 -Germany surrenders May 8th 1945 -V-E Day (Victory in Europe) *war in European Front is finally over!

31 V-E Day -Big 3 Continue to discuss end of war -U.S. British forces pushing toward Berlin -death camps found and Holocaust is revealed -Roosevelt dies and Truman becomes President -Hitler commits suicide as Russians invade Berlin -Germany surrenders May 1945 -V-E Day (Victory in Europe)

32 V-E Day -Big 3 Continue to discuss end of war -U.S. British forces pushing toward Berlin -death camps found and Holocaust is revealed -Roosevelt dies and Truman becomes President -Hitler commits suicide as Russians invade Berlin -Germany surrenders May 1945 -V-E Day (Victory in Europe)

33 V-E Day -Big 3 Continue to discuss end of war -U.S. British forces pushing toward Berlin -death camps found and Holocaust is revealed -Roosevelt dies and Truman becomes President -Hitler commits suicide as Russians invade Berlin -Germany surrenders May 1945 -V-E Day (Victory in Europe)

34 V-E Day -Big 3 Continue to discuss end of war -U.S. British forces pushing toward Berlin -death camps found and Holocaust is revealed -Roosevelt dies and Truman becomes President -Hitler commits suicide as Russians invade Berlin -Germany surrenders May 1945 -V-E Day (Victory in Europe)

35 European Destruction

36 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

37 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= X8PruBXQ3Bs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= X8PruBXQ3Bs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= X8PruBXQ3Bs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= X8PruBXQ3Bs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 0HUf68gFGEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 0HUf68gFGEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 0HUf68gFGEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 0HUf68gFGEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 82RTzi5Vt7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 82RTzi5Vt7w

38 Explain the significance of D-day to U.S. history during WW2. Explain the significance of D-day to U.S. history during WW2. Socrative Room code: eastwilkesUSH Socrative Room code: eastwilkesUSH

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