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World War IIForward to VictoryAmerica Strikes BackSpring of 1942, things don’t look good for Allies_________________ has been invaded, the _________________ has been crippled, the _________________ are bogged down in North Africa, and the _________________ flag flies over Paris.America is eager for a victory over JapanDoolittle RaidLt. Colonel James Doolitt19419176874629le leads a bombing mission over _________________Important boost for United States moraleShows Japanese they are vulnerable to attackMidwayAmerican Navy surprises Japanese force at island of _________________ – June, 1942Japanese lose more than 300 planesAlso lose ______ FOUR of their carriers_________________ IS THE TURNING POINT OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFICIsland Hopping US goes on the offensive after Midway… “________________ ”Island Hopping - strategy of _________________ heavily guarded Japanese islands and focusing on _________________ placed, less defended islands.US wins important victory at _________________, Solomon Islands.Sea, air, and land battle. Fierce, bloody combat between US Marines and Japanese Army. Of _________________ Japanese soldiers, _________________ are killedGuadalcanal Important Victory:_________________ VictoryStops Japanese advanceGives US strategic airfieldEl Alamein (Africa)Meanwhile, on the other side of the world...The Battle of _________________British launch a major assault against _________________ in North AfricaRommel's force is driven West into American army led by General _________________Rommel is trapped between the British and an American force of 100,000 menRommel's force is destroyed by May 1943.Battle of Stalingrad (Russia)Germans have failed to take Leningrad or Moscow.Hitler sends 6th Army to take _________________ - a major industrial cityBattle begins August, 1942.Bombing reduces city to _________________Stalin orders city not to surrender _________________Stalingrad as Turning Point in EuropeSoviet troops outside city launch a counter attack, _________________ Germans. _________________ sets in...Hitler forbids surrenderFeb. 2, 1943 - 90,000 German troops ___________ (had been 330,000)Soviets lose _________________ troops in Stalingrad, but now they are on the offensiveThe Turning Point in EuropeTaking ItalyItaly seen as “_________________” of EuropeAllies land in July, 1943; finally take Rome in June of 1944Fierce German resistance_________________ is captured by Italian partisans in 1945 and shotD-Day: The Liberation of FranceSince earliest days of war, Stalin has wanted British and Americans t51100432186940o attack in France.Germans knew attack was coming...they just didn't know where. _________________ - Allies launch invasion at Normandy, France.Allied Invasion of France is known as _________________D-Day Invasion was the largest land and sea assault in history - force of _________________ troops eventually landed.Battle of the BulgeBy September, Allies freed France and Belgium from the Germans. Set sights on Germany...Last German _________________ in the West, Battle of the Bulge*, takes place in December of 1944.Over 89,000 US troops are killed, captured, or wounded.Allies regroup and drive the Germans back…By March, _________________ is surrounded... _________________ kills himself in April. Germany _________________ in May of 1945.End in the PacificIn the Pacific, Americans retake the _________________.Japanese begin _________________ warfareAmericans win bitter victory at _________________Fearing huge casualties from an invasion, President Harry Truman decides to use new weapon on _________________The Atomic BombAtomic bomb is dropped on _________________ - August 6, 1945. 80,000 people are killed.2nd bomb dropped on _________________ three days later - 70,000 are killed.Japan surrenders on _________________Learn More!From

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