1.  How do you feel about fighting in this war?

2.  Great Britain  France  Vichy France  Germany  Soviet Union  Egypt  Suez Canal  El Alamein  Mediterranean Sea  Italy  Stalingrad  Rome  English Channel  Normandy, D-Day

4.  Initial Allied strategy   Stalin disagreed   1942-1943 Britain and the United States   January 1943 Germany   1943 Allied powers advance   June 6, 1944   June 1944

5. Initial Allied strategy build troops in Britain to invade France and start with Africa Stalin disagreed wanted help in the east and wanted to focus on Europe 1942-1943 Britain and the United States Britain: North Africa/Egypt (Suez Canal) – Battle of El Alamein US: Eisenhower – in the west

6. January 1943 Germany Against Hitler’s orders German troops surrender (they were under supplied, freezing and starving) at Stalingrad (industrial center)

7. 1943 Allied powers advance Italy, Mussolini is overthrown (Hitler did not recognize)

8. After the defeat of France in 1940 most people tried to return to living as they had done before the war. However, Germany demanded all kinds of goods from France at bargain prices so the French had to work hard for their “new masters.” Many worked badly and very unwillingly. As a result, in 1943 the Germans started to deport a growing number of skilled Frenchmen to Germany. The majority of French Jews were handed over to the Nazis and deported to the death camps. Some were hidden by French friends..

9. June 6, 1944 D Day – Beaches of Normandy France, Allied powers had the beaches by the end of the day and advance through France to get to Germany OMAHA “designated day”

10. June 1944 Allied powers took Rome