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Allies Turn The Tide
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Arsenal of Democracy
American industries turning out millions of guns, tanks and other supplies
Enough to keep Britain and Soviets battling Germany for years!
Wolf Packs – German U-boats that patrolled the Atlantic – sunk more than 3,500 ships – killing 10,000
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Radar!
New invention – helped located Germans at night
Allies could sink U-boats faster than Germany to manufacture them
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Battle of Stalingrad – true turning point for war in Europe (1942)
Hitler’s troops starved, sick, frostbitten surrendered January 31st, 1943
Ended Hitler’s dreams of dominating Europe
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North Africa
British had been fighting Germans and Italians since 1940
General Dwight D Eisenhower – commanded allied invasion
1942 – British won a major victory at El Alamein in Egypt
Allies now land at Morocco and Algeria
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Brutal fighting!
Eisenhower put George S Patton in charge of Americans in North Africa –”Blood and Guts”
May, 1943 - 240,000 German and Italian troops surrendered
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Germany on the defensive
Unconditional Surrender – Only thing the Allies would accept
Giving up completely without any concessions
Allies now invade Italy – fighting continued until 1945
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Taking Germany
Saturation bombing – Massive amounts of bombs on Germany – inflict most damage as possible
Strategic bombing – done in the day time – destroy Germany’s key political and industrial buildings
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Allies pursued the Europe front first
Japanese advancing – took Phillippines, Malaya, East Dutch Indies, Hong Kong, Wake Island, Guam…
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Turning Point!!!
Battle of Midway – May, 1943
Japan knew the US was still strong – wanted to destroy all American aircraft carriers in the Pacific
Focused on Midway – Naval base that was vital! Lose Midway, then we have go use California
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What Japan didn’t know…
Allies knew the plan – Navy code breakers intercepted messages!
US dealt Japan a massive defeat!
Complete turning point in the war for Allies – Japan now on defensive as well
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKXVTZo6gIg&safe=active