World War IIForward to VictoryI. America Strikes Back

A. Spring of 1942, things don’t look good for AlliesB. _________________ has been invaded, the _________________ has been crippled, the

_________________ are bogged down in North Africa, and the _________________ flag flies over Paris.

C. America is eager for a victory over JapanII. Doolittle Raid

A. Lt. Colonel James Doolittle leads a bombing mission over _________________B. Important boost for United States moraleC. Shows Japanese they are vulnerable to attack

III. MidwayA. American Navy surprises Japanese force at island of _________________ – June, 1942B. Japanese lose more than 300 planesC. Also lose ______ FOUR of their carriersD. _________________ IS THE TURNING POINT OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC

IV. Island Hopping A. US goes on the offensive after Midway… “ ________________ ” B. Island Hopping - strategy of _________________ heavily guarded Japanese islands and focus-

ing on _________________ placed, less defended islands.C. US wins important victory at _________________, Solomon Islands.

1. Sea, air, and land battle. Fierce, bloody combat between US Marines and Japanese Army. Of _________________ Japanese soldiers, _________________ are killed

V. Guadalcanal A. Important Victory:B. _________________ VictoryC. Stops Japanese advanceD. Gives US strategic airfield

VI. El Alamein (Africa)A. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world...The Battle of _________________B. British launch a major assault against _________________ in North AfricaC. Rommel's force is driven West into American army led by General _________________D. Rommel is trapped between the British and an American force of 100,000 menE. Rommel's force is destroyed by May 1943.

VII.Battle of Stalingrad (Russia)A. Germans have failed to take Leningrad or Moscow.B. Hitler sends 6th Army to take _________________ - a major industrial cityC. Battle begins August, 1942.D. Bombing reduces city to _________________E. Stalin orders city not to surrender _________________

VIII. Stalingrad as Turning Point in EuropeA. Soviet troops outside city launch a counter attack, _________________ Germans. B. _________________ sets in...Hitler forbids surrenderC. Feb. 2, 1943 - 90,000 German troops ___________ (had

been 330,000)D. Soviets lose _________________ troops in Stalingrad, but

now they are on the offensiveE. The Turning Point in Europe

IX. Taking ItalyA. Italy seen as “_________________” of EuropeB. Allies land in July, 1943; finally take Rome in June of 1944C. Fierce German resistanceD. _________________ is captured by Italian partisans in 1945

and shotX. D-Day: The Liberation of France

A. Since earliest days of war, Stalin has wanted British and Americans to attack in France.

B. Germans knew attack was coming...they just didn't know where.

C. _________________ - Allies launch invasion at Normandy, France.

D. Allied Invasion of France is known as _________________E. D-Day Invasion was the largest land and sea assault in history - force of _________________

troops eventually landed.XI. Battle of the Bulge

A. By September, Allies freed France and Belgium from the Germans. Set sights on Ger-many...

B. Last German _________________ in the West, Battle of the Bulge*, takes place in December of 1944.

C. Over 89,000 US troops are killed, captured, or wounded.D. Allies regroup and drive the Germans back…E. By March, _________________ is surrounded... _________________ kills himself in April. Ger-

many _________________ in May of 1945.XII.End in the Pacific

A. In the Pacific, Americans retake the _________________.B. Japanese begin _________________ warfareC. Americans win bitter victory at _________________D. Fearing huge casualties from an invasion, President Harry Truman decides to use new

weapon on _________________XIII. The Atomic Bomb

A. Atomic bomb is dropped on _________________ - August 6, 1945. 80,000 people are killed.B. 2nd bomb dropped on _________________ three days later - 70,000 are killed.C. Japan surrenders on _________________

XIV. Learn More!A. From http://www.history.army.milB. From http://www.rmlonline.orgC. From http://www.ilachateau.com

D. From http://www.historyplace.comE. From http://www.military.discovery.comF. From http://www.democraticrepublicans.us