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=The Tide Turns on Two Fronts: The North African Campaign=

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Rommel takes Tobruk, June 1942; pushes toward El Alamein, which was an Egyptian village. Taking control of El Alamein was very useful because it blocked Britain from getting past them.

British General Montgomery attacks at El Alamein, which forces Rommel to retreat West.

November 1942, American forces land in Morocco and Algeria.

Who was General Dwight D. Eisenhower? General Dwight D. Eisenhower was an American General. He led the allied troops to Morocco and Algeria.

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=The Tide Turns on Two Fronts: The Battle of Stalingrad=

German army moves to capture the Caucasian oil fields

What was significant of the Battle of Stalingrad: Opens up second front, Soviet victory turns tide of war

German troops capture city, but then lose after the long battle

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=The Invasion of Italy=

In May 1943, Rommel's forces were crushed by the Allies.

In 1943, U.S. and British forces land on and capture Sicily.

Mussolini loses power, but Germans keep control of Northern Italy.

Allies invade Italy, but Germans keep fighting there until war ends.

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=Victory in Europe and the D-Day Invasion=

Allies plan invasion of France; use deception to confuse/trick the Germans

What was significant of the D-Day–June 6, 1944? It was an Allied Victory and helped start the liberation of France.

Allies forces capture Normandy beaches; liberate France, Belgium & Luxembourg by September

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=The Battle of the Bulge=

U.S. and British forces advanced on Germany from the West and the Soviets from the east.

What was significant about the Battle of the Bulge? It pushed Germany back and allowed the Allies to get nearer to Berlin and eventually take down Germany.

Germans gain early success but: The Allies pushed them back after they ran out of fuel to fuel there tanks and the fog lifted allowing Allied air support.

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**Victory in the Pacific and the Japanese Retreat**
In late 1945, the Allies move to retake the Philippines.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf leaves the Japanese in defeat, with 10,000 Japanese killed.

Kamikazes, or Japanese suicide bombers, were introduced in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

In March 1945, American forces capture Iwo Jima.

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in April.

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