World War Ii and D-day Invasion Allies
Section 4: The Allied Victory
The Tide Turns on Two Fronts
The North African Campaign
• Rommel takes Tobruk, June 1942; pushes toward Egypt
• British General Montgomery attacks at El Alamein, forces Rommel back
• American forces land in Morocco, November 1942
• General Dwight D. Eisenhower—American commander in Morocco
• In May 1943, Rommel’s forces defeated by Allies
Continued The Tide Turns on Two Fronts
The Battle for Stalingrad
• German army moves to capture Soviet oil fields
• Battle of Stalingrad—Soviets, Germans battle for control of city
• German troops capture city, then surrender after long battle
The Invasion of Italy
• U.S., British forces land on, capture Sicily, in 19437
• Mussolini loses power but Germans keep control of northern Italy
• Allies invade Italy, but Germans keep fighting there until war ends
The Allied Home Fronts
Mobilizing for War
• Fighting the war requires complete use of all national resources
• 17 to 18 million U.S. workers—many of them women—make weapons
• People at home face shortages of consumer goods
• Propaganda aims to inspire civilians to aid war effort
War Limits Civil Rights
• Japanese Americans face prejudice, fear
• Army puts Japanese Americans in internment camps in 1942
Victory in Europe
The D-Day Invasion
• Allies plan invasion of France; use deception to confuse Germans
• D-Day—June 6, 1944; day of “Operation Overlord” invasion of France
• Allied forces capture Normandy beaches; liberate Paris by September
The Battle of the Bulge
• U.S., British forces advance on Germany from west, Soviets from east
• Battle of the Bulge—German counterattack in December 1944
• Germans gain early success but forced to retreat
Continued Victory in Europe
Germany’s Unconditional Surrender
• By 1945, Allied armies approach Germany from two sides
• Soviets surround Berlin in April 1945
• Hitler commits suicide
• On May 9, 1945, Germany officially surrenders, marking V-E Day
• President
The Tide Turns on Two Fronts
The North African Campaign
• Rommel takes Tobruk, June 1942; pushes toward Egypt
• British General Montgomery attacks at El Alamein, forces Rommel back
• American forces land in Morocco, November 1942
• General Dwight D. Eisenhower—American commander in Morocco
• In May 1943, Rommel’s forces defeated by Allies
Continued The Tide Turns on Two Fronts
The Battle for Stalingrad
• German army moves to capture Soviet oil fields
• Battle of Stalingrad—Soviets, Germans battle for control of city
• German troops capture city, then surrender after long battle
The Invasion of Italy
• U.S., British forces land on, capture Sicily, in 19437
• Mussolini loses power but Germans keep control of northern Italy
• Allies invade Italy, but Germans keep fighting there until war ends
The Allied Home Fronts
Mobilizing for War
• Fighting the war requires complete use of all national resources
• 17 to 18 million U.S. workers—many of them women—make weapons
• People at home face shortages of consumer goods
• Propaganda aims to inspire civilians to aid war effort
War Limits Civil Rights
• Japanese Americans face prejudice, fear
• Army puts Japanese Americans in internment camps in 1942
Victory in Europe
The D-Day Invasion
• Allies plan invasion of France; use deception to confuse Germans
• D-Day—June 6, 1944; day of “Operation Overlord” invasion of France
• Allied forces capture Normandy beaches; liberate Paris by September
The Battle of the Bulge
• U.S., British forces advance on Germany from west, Soviets from east
• Battle of the Bulge—German counterattack in December 1944
• Germans gain early success but forced to retreat
Continued Victory in Europe
Germany’s Unconditional Surrender
• By 1945, Allied armies approach Germany from two sides
• Soviets surround Berlin in April 1945
• Hitler commits suicide
• On May 9, 1945, Germany officially surrenders, marking V-E Day
• President