america turns the tide the united states in world war ii
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AMERICA TURNS THE
TIDE
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR II
USA Decision- Where do we Go?
USA In Africa
USA in AfricaObjectives Terms
Which Axis power was chosen by the Allies to attack first and where?
“Operation Torch”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Where is the weakest part of a turtle?
THE WAR FOR EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA
• They decided to focus on defeating Hitler first and then turn their attention to Japan– Europe was viewed like a Turtle– Soft spot is the underneath– Africa is 1st target
• After Pearl Harbor– British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill spent three weeks working out war plans with FDR
THE NORTH AFRICAN FRONT “Operation Torch”
– an invasion of Axis -controlled North Africa –
Headed by American General Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1942
British lead by General Montgomery
“They sped eastward chasing the Africa Korps led by German General Edwin Rommel
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN – ANOTHER ALLIED VICTORY
Mussolini (Italian Ruler)is arrested and killed
Hitler’s forces turn on the Italians
The Italian Campaign got off to a good start Allies easily took
SicilyUSA Invaded
main land
USA in AfricaObjectives Terms
Which Axis power was chosen by the Allies to attack first and where? Italy and GermanyNorth Africa
“Operation Torch” Invasion of North Africa
Dwight D. EisenhowerHead of the US military
forces
France
D-DayObjectives Terms
Where was the location of the D-Day landings and what major countries were involved?
What role did Paratroopers have in the D-Day landings?
“Operation Overlord”/D-Day
Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
ALLIES LIBERATE EUROPE
Also called “D-Day,”
3 million U.S. & British troops and was set for June 6, 1944
Allies sent fake coded messages indicating they would attack here“Operation
Overlord”Commander
was American General Dwight D. Eisenhower
D – Day 60 mile stretch of
beach 156,000 troops 4,000 landing craft 600 warships 11,000 planes
Largest land-sea-air operation in history
Normandy Invasion cont.
Three Main Countries
USACANADAGREAT BRITIAN
Hitler’s Atlantic WallGermany’s
attempt to protect France
Hedge hogsTeller MinesBarb WireConcrete
Bunkers
D-Day
D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
Within a month, the Allies had landed
1 million troops170,000 vehicles
D-Day was an amphibious landing – soldiers going from sea to land
Despite air support, German retaliation was brutal – especially at Omaha Beach
OMAHA BEACH 6/6/44
Planes drop paratroopers behind enemy lines at Normandy, France
ParatroopersParatrooper
Airborne Infantry
GoalGet behind
enemy linesCut off
suppliesStop
reinforcements
D- Day Jump
D-DayObjectives Terms
Where was the location of the D-Day landings and what major countries were involved?NormandyUSA, Great Britain,
CanadaWhat role did
Paratroopers have in the D-Day landings?Get behind enemy
linesCut off suppliesStop reinforcements
“Operation Overlord”/D-DayInvasion of France
Hitler’s Atlantic WallNickname German
fortifications on the French coast
Battle for Germany
Battle for GermanyObjectives Terms
Why was the Allies not ready for the German counter attack during the Battle of the Bulge?
What was the American out look of the war after the Battle of the Bulge?
Battle of the Bulge
BATTLE OF THE BULGEIn October 1944,
Americans captured their first German town
Battle of the BulgeHitler responded
with one last ditch massive offensive
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
The weather gave the Germans cover from allied planes
The battle raged for a month – German initial success
The Battle of the Bulge
was Germany’s last gasp
USA Not ReadyHitler attacked in the winter.
BastogneBastogne
Small town in the middle of the Battle of the Bulge "road octopus“
USA occupied it- NUTS! Almighty and most merciful
Father, we humbly beseech Thee…Grant us fair weather for Battle…and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies and establish Thy justice among men and nations.
Patton’s Weather Prayer
ALLIES TAKE BERLIN; HITLER COMMITS SUICIDE
End of HitlerBy April 25, 1945, the Soviet army
had stormed BerlinLast Days
On April 29, he married his longtime girlfriend Eva Braun
The next day he gave poison to his wife and shot himself(and dog)
After Germany lost Battle
Nazi leaders realized the war was over
Battle for GermanyObjectives Terms
Why was the Allies not ready for the German counter attack during the Battle of the Bulge?Germans attacked in
the winter.Weather protected
Germans from Allied Air force
What was the American out look of the war after the Battle of the Bulge?Germans could not win
warIt was only a matter of
time
Battle of the BulgeHitler responded
with one last ditch massive offensive
Famous picture of an American soldier celebrating the end of the war