Transcript U.S. History

U.S. History
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The Allies Strike Back:
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Section 2
Words to Know
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Partisan: A person who strongly believes in a cause.
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Amphibious landing: A planned movement of troops
from the sea.
North Africa and Italy
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Allies wanted to
control North Africa:
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Planned to attack Italy
Germany and Italy
also wanted N. Africa:
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Fought for 3 years
Desert fighting
October 1942
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Erwin Rommel:
 German General
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N. Africa
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British troops hit Rommel’s
forces in the east
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2 weeks later:
 American troops made
contact with Rommel’s
forces
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May 1943, Rommel defeated
Partisans
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Allies moved north across
Med. Sea:
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By this time many Italians
had turned against
Mussolini (fascists):
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Attacked Italy
Disliked Nazi’s
Became partisans who
fought the Germans
Fight
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Hitler sent troops to
Italy to fight the
Allies:
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Thousands are killed
Nazi’s driven form
Italy
June 1944, Allied
forces had won
War in the Pacific
Spring of 1942
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Allies moved across Pacific
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Aircraft carrier moved within 700 miles
of Japan:
 Carried 16 lightweight American
bombers
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Bombers headed for Tokyo:
 Bombed factories
 Railroad yards
 Navy base
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Japanese were shocked:
 No enemy had ever attacked their
homeland
After Bombing
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Japanese pushed closer to U.S.
territory
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Japanese fleet headed for
Midway Island
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U.S. fleet sailed to meet the
Japanese
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U.S. Navy code experts figured
out secret messages being sent
between ships:
 U.S. ships knew where
enemy ships were going to
be
June 4, 1942
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American planes
attacked Japanese
planes:
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Japanese caught by
surprise
Suffered great losses
Battle of Midway
was the first big
defeat for the
Japanese
Island-hoping
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Japanese held many
islands in the Pacific
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Americans wanted
to capture the
islands:
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Use them to attack
other Japanese bases
Cut off Japanese form
supplies
Marines
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Island-hoping:
 Used the Marines to
make amphibious
landings on certain
islands
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Islands that were taken
became air supply bases
for attacks on other islands
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1943-1944:
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U.S. forces moved across
the Pacific
Japanese forces were being
pushed back to Japan
Navajo Code Talkers
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400+ Navajos served in
the Marines as “Code
Talkers”
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Navajo language worked
well as a code:
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Difficult to understand
Every sound meant
something
Meaning can change if a
speaker’s voice is low or
high
Never broken
Class Work
Chapter 22 Section 2 Crossword