1. CHAPTER 22 Section 2
THE ALLIES STRIKE BACK

2. 1) By mid-1942, ____________________ controlled most of Europe.
2) The ________________ went into ______________ Africa.
They would attack __________ from here.
Fighting in the ________________ was extremely hard.
They fought against ___________________________ in 1942.
GERMANY
ALLIES
NORTH
ITALY
DESERT
GERMAN GENERAL ERWIN ROMMEL

3. ROMMEL

4. AMERICA
Forces of both ____________________ and ________________________ defeated the Germans there by May 1943.
After the attack, the Allies went across the _______________________________.
They attacked ______________, the weakest of the Axis Powers.
Many had turned against _____________________ in his own country and also turned on his political group, the _____________________.
BRITAIN
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ITALY
BENITO MUSSOLINI
FASCISTS

5. groups and fought the Germans.
NAZIs
Many also disliked the ________________, so they joined _________________
groups and fought the Germans.
__________________ sent his troops into Italy.
By June 1944, the ______________ had won.
PARTISAN
HITLER
ALLIES

6. One major attack: The __________________________________ -
3) In early 1942, Japan attacked the _________________________ and won.
Spring of 1942, the Allies moved along the ______________________________.
One major attack: The __________________________________ -
16 American bombers attacked _________________.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
PACIFIC OCEAN
DOOLITTLE RAID
TOKYO

7. THE DOOLITTLE RAID

9. ___________________________________ were bombed.
FACTORIES, RAILROAD YARDS, AND A NAVY BASE
___________________________________ were bombed.
This was the first ever attack by an enemy on the Japanese __________________.
Shortly thereafter, the Allies stopped Japan from taking ____________________.
At the Battle of ___________________, the US used ______________________ to figure out the secret messages between Japanese ships.
HOMELAND
AUSTRALIA
MIDWAY
NAVY CODE EXPERTS

10. In June of 1942, the ___________________ won the battle
AMERICANS
In June of 1942, the ___________________ won the battle
This was the _________________________ for the Japanese.
4) The Japanese held many islands in the ______________________________.
FIRST BIG DEFEAT
PACIFIC OCEAN

11. BATTLE OF MIDWAY

12. 5) America’s plan: ____________________________
and cut off Japan from needed _____________________.
The plan was called “________________________”
This plan was created by _______________________________.
The ____________________ would use amphibious landings on islands.
CAPTURE ISLANDS IN PACIFIC
SUPPLIES
ISLAND HOPPING
GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR
MARINES

14. LAND
SEA
AIR
________, __________, and _______ forces worked together.
The islands that were taken became ____________________________________.
From _____________ to ___________________ Japan had been pushed back!
August 1942 – Battle of ____________________ -
Japan’s first defeat on ______________.
AIR AND SUPPLY BASES
LATE 1943
FALL OF 1944
GUADALCANAL
LAND

15. LEYTE
October 1944 – Battle of _______________ in the Philippines –
Japanese used _____________________ - “suicide” attacks on US ships
The battle left the Japan _____________ in ruins.
March 1945 – The US took the island of ___________________ -
This gave the US a base to launch ________________ that could reach Japan
KAMIKAZES
NAVY
IWO JIMA
BOMBERS

16. IWO JIMA