The Big Three
Churchill GB
FDR U.S.
Stalin Russia
The Allies are Victorious
(Ch. 16 Sec.4)
World War II in Europe
Battle of El Alamein
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October 1943
Northern Egypt
Battle of El Alamein
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Allies (USA/GB) Win
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General Erwin Rommel
(“The Desert Fox”: Germany)
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Victory here gave Allies control over
access to the Mediterranean Sea
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He and his troops forced to flee
westward in Africa away from
Egypt
Operation Torch
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Operation Torch
November 1942
American landed troops in
Northern Africa
Finally ended General
Rommel’s (Germany)
African Campaign.
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad
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August 1942-Feb. 1943
Southern Russia
Hitler Invades
Russia with Winter
looming!
Battle of Stalingrad
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first time Soviets pushed Germans
westward out of Russia
before this Germans won every
battle in Russia
1 million Russians died defending
Stalingrad.
Invasion of Italy
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July 1943
Invasion of Italy
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Resulted in Allied
conquest of Sicily and
eventually all of Italy
Italians overthrow
Mussolini and switch
sides in late 1943.
Death of Mussolini

April 1945 Italians
publicly execute
Mussolini and his top
aides
Propaganda and Campaign on Home Front
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All sides’ governments used
propaganda to promote the war
effort
Propaganda rallied the people on
the home front to do their part for
the war effort.
Propaganda and Campaign on Home Front
D-Day Invasion
June 6, 1944
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June 6, 1944
D-Day Invasion

Allies (GB/USA) invade
Normandy, France;
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led to France, Belgium, Luxemburg,
Netherlands, being freed from
Germany;

begin liberation of France
from Germany;
3,000 Americans killed
during invasion
Battle of the Bulge
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December 1944
Allies vs. Germany
In Belgium
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge

Hitler’s final attempt at
victory fails

German offensive forced allies
to temporarily retreat

Allies eventually pushed
Germans back and caused
heavy losses for Hitler
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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October 1944
In The Philippines
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Japanese Used
Kamikaze
Pilots against
American ships
Kamikazes: Suicide pilots
Flying planes into ships
Battle of Leyte Gulf

USA vs. Japan;
America wins; wipes
out most of Japanese
Navy.
Battle of Okinawa
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April 1945;
island 350 miles off the
coast of Japan
Battle of Okinawa
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Japan lost 110,000 –
America lost 12,500
moved USA closer
to an invasion of
Japan to end the
war.
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
America dropped 2 atomic
(nuclear bombs) on Japan
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August 6, 1945 Hiroshima
bombed: 100,000 killed
August 9, 1945 Nagasaki
bombed:90,000 killed
Forced the surrender of Japan and the end of
the war: America never invaded Japan.