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World War II Breaks Out

World War II Breaks Out. Allied Powers – U.S., Britain, France, Soviet Union & Axis Powers – Germany, Japan, Italy War starts December 8, 1941 2 Fronts for the United States—Great Britain convinces United States of a European First Philosophy Battle of the Atlantic-KEY!.

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World War II Breaks Out

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  1. World War II Breaks Out • Allied Powers – U.S., Britain, France, Soviet Union & Axis Powers – Germany, Japan, Italy • War starts December 8, 1941 • 2 Fronts for the United States—Great Britain convinces United States of a European First Philosophy • Battle of the Atlantic-KEY!

  2. World War II – Eastern FrontGermany vs. Russia – “brutal” • Battle of Stalingrad – August 1942 to January 1943 • Germany attacks Stalingrad (namesake), looks to take the city (90% in Sept. 1942) • Winter of 1942 – Germany is stopped by bitter cold, Soviet Union fights back (worst fighting of the war-brutal) • Germans surrender on January 31, 1943—over one million Soviets die, 200,000 Germans

  3. Stalingrad, Early 1943

  4. World War II in North Africa • Operation Torch—Allies invade Axis powered North Africa • Casablanca Conference, 1943 - Unconditional Surrender (FDR, etc.) • Facing - Erwin Rommel “The Desert Fox”---Major German leader • Surrender - May 1943

  5. World War II – Italian Front • HUGE ---- “Soft Underbelly” – Frustrates Stalin – he wants help bad • Capture of Sicily 1943 • Fall of Mussolini, later rescued • Battles at Anzio & Rome against Hitler

  6. Anzio Map – U.S. tries to help those in Southern Italy Eventually Anzio, then Rome falls to Allies…more on this later

  7. The Road to D-Day • 1943 – Soviet Union starts to push back Germany • End of 1943 – World Leaders meet in Tehran, Iran to discuss D-Day Plan…Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill

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