PPT-Part I: 16.4 Allied Victory in Europe

Ms Bielefeld Spring 2012 Tide Turns on Two Fronts Russians want Allies to open a 2 nd front in France but they strike first in North Africa North African Campaign General Bernard Montgomerywill take control of British troops. saturdayeveningpostcomvictoryordefeatpdf Victory in Defeat Victory in Defeat Introduction I will proclaim to the world the deeds of Gilgamesh things he brought us a tale of the days before the flood He went on a long journey was weary wornout with l Assign. #3-4. Chapter 16, Sections 4 & . 5. Second Front in Europe. Churchill wanted Britain and the U.S. to strike first at North Africa and southern Europe (#1). The strategy angered Stalin. He wanted the Allies to open the second front in France (#1). 16.4. Strategy. North Africa. Italy. France. Germany. Pacific . North Africa. General Montgomery. El Alamein. German retreat. Rommel escapes. Operation Torch. Allies invade Morocco. General Eisenhower. Key Terms. Atlantic Charter. Carpet bombing. D-Day. Battle of the Bulge. Americans Join the Struggle. The US entered the war in December 1941. The Germans’ . blitzkrieg . had extended Nazi control across most of Europe. SSWH18 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the global political, economic, and social impact of World War II.. c. . Explain the military and diplomatic negotiations between the leaders of Great Britain (Churchill), the Soviet Union (Stalin), and the United States (Roosevelt/Truman) from Teheran to Yalta and Potsdam and the impact on the nations of Eastern Europe.. The Allied Offensive. in Europe. Gen Dwight D Eisenhower gives the order of the Day. "Full victory - nothing else" to paratroopers in England, just before they board their airplanes. . Operation “Overlord”: a cross-Channel invasion of France; Allied leaders planned it for two years. Ch. 17 Sec. 4. 2. Nazi’s Defeat. March 1945: Allies crossed Rhine from West, Soviets closed in on Berlin from East- met and shook hands at the Elbe River. In Italy- Guerrillas captured/executed Mussolini. North Africa: El Alamein. Europe: Battle of Britain ,Stalingrad, Normandy Landings (D-day). Pacific: Pearl Harbor, Midway, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Three “Theatres” of the War. PF, VK, RV. 1944-1945. V.. Thesis. In the face of unfaltering Allied momentum as a result of Operation Overlord, Hitler’s defense of an Allied push on Germany, turned into a . destructive offensive in the Ardennes forest . The Defeat of the . Axis - Europe. 1944. 1945. The Defeat of the . Axis - Pacific. 1941. 1945. Map Animation – 1944 to 1945. Go to the website: . the-map-as-history.com. Login info: . provided by teacher. II. 17-3. Terms and People. D-Day. − . June 6, 1944, the day Allied forces invaded France. Battle of the Bulge . −. German counterattack that failed, resulting in an Allied victory. Harry S. Truman . Introduction. On December 22, 1941, just after Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt met at the White House to develop a joint war policy. Stalin had asked his allies to relieve German pressure on his armies in the east. He wanted them to open a second front in the west. This would split the Germans’ strength by forcing them to fight major battles in two regions instead of one. Churchill agreed with Stalin’s strategy. The Allies would weaken Germany on two fronts before dealing a deathblow. At first, Roosevelt was torn, but ultimately he agreed.. North Africa. Italy. France. Germany. Pacific . North Africa. General Montgomery. El Alamein. German retreat. Rommel escapes. Operation Torch. Allies invade Morocco. General Eisenhower. May 1943. Stalingrad. North Africa: El Alamein. Europe: Battle of Britain ,Stalingrad, Normandy Landings (D-day). Pacific: Pearl Harbor, Midway, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Three “Theatres” of the War.