1. Allied Plan for Victory
How did each Allied country plan on defeating the Axis Powers?

2. b. Agrees with Churchill
A. 1942: Soviet Union joins Allied Powers, Stalin meets Churchill & FDR
Allied Nation
1. Great Britain
2. U. S.
3. Soviet Union
Leader
a. Winston Churchill
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
a. Joseph Stalin
Plan for victory
b. Wants to strike (in order)
i) N. Africa
ii) Italy
iii) France
b. Agrees with Churchill
b. Wants to invade France first, forcing Germany to fight two fronts

3. B. North Africa Campaign
Oct. 1942: Monty attacks Rommel’s troops in El Alamein, Egypt  Rommel retreats
2. Nov 1942: Allies launch Operation Torch  U.S. Gens. Eisenhower & Bradley’s troops get involved
3. Result: May 1943: Germans are sandwiched  German Afrika Corps are defeated - Allies head to Italy

4. C. Battle of Stalingrad Aug-Nov 1942: Germany controls 90% of the city
2. Nov 19: Stalin has Soviet troops surround city
3. Germans are cut off from supplies.
4. Result: Feb 1943: Hitler tells men if they surrender they will be shot! They surrender

5. D. Invasion of Italy 1. Sept 3: Allies invade mainland Italy
2. King has Mussolini arrested. Axis powers retreat north
3. Sept ‘43:Mussolini rescued
4. April 1945: Allies finally defeat Germans & Italians in Northern Italy
5. Mussolini disguised as a soldier is spotted, hanged in town square

6. Map Time!
Battle of Stalingrad
Invasion of Italy