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Section 16.4 The Allies Are Victorious By: Charlie Mary Gabi Claire Setting the Stage For Victory December 22, 1941 Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt meet at the White House to announce the States involvement in the war effort It is decided that the Allies would weaken Germany on two fronts before dealing their secret weapon The North African Campaign The German forces lead by Erwin Rommel met the British lead by Bernard Montgomery in fierce conflict in northern Africa At first the Germans were having success and took the key port city of Tobruk All that changed when the U.S. lead by Dwight Eisenhower arrived and eventually crushed the campaign Battles in Russia and Italy Battle of Stalingrad Germans take the city relatively easily but Stalin, for whom the city is named, would not let the almost completely destroyed city go without a fight The Russians surrounded the city and cut of all supplies to the city eventually causing the Germans to retreat Invasion of Italy Roosevelt and Churchill lead 180,000 soldiers into Sicily where they captured the nation by August 1944 Mussolini, the leader of the Italians, was then shot and hanged in the Milan town square representing the obvious end of his reign Allied Victory in Europe The D-Day invasion marked a turning point for the better for the Allies By July 25, the Allies had landed in Normandy and had begun the eventual liberation of France, Belgium, Luxemburg, and the Netherlands At the Battle of the Bulge, the Germans gave their last attempt to push back the oncoming wave of Allied troops but failed On May 7, 1945 the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of the German military. V-E Day or Victory in Europe day was then celebrated Victory in the South Pacific Slowly but surely the Americans fighting in the south pacific made their way island by island toward their final destination of Japan With each new island, from Leyte to Okinawa, came a new wave of desperate Japanese troops who caused numerous American casualties When the time came for the decision to either invade Japan which would take many years and lives to succeed or to drop the newly invented A-Bomb, President Truman decided on the second option After the bombs were dropped, innumerable Japanese lives were lost and the their surrender was inevitable Terms and Names Erwin Rommel – German war hero who lead his in the battles in North Africa. He was eventually put to death because of his accusation of the attempt to assassinate Hitler. Bernard Montgomery – Leader of the British forces in North Africa who, with help from the United States was able to defeat the Afrika Korps Dwight D. Eisenhower – Leader of the American forces in North Africa who, with help from the Great Britian, was able to defeat the Germans in Africa Terms and Names Continued Battle of Stalingrad – A decisive battle of the Soviet front in which Stalin and his troops surrounded the Germans in the conquered city and let the freezing Russian winter do the dirty work. D-Day – June 16, 1994 the day chose for the invasion of Normandy. Went down in history as the greatest land and sea attack in history Battle of the Bulge – The December 20th push by the Germans through the weak American front lines in Ardennes Kamikaze – Japanese suicide pilots Section 16.4 Review Questions 1. Describe the Battle of Stalingrad. 2. What was the Invasion of Italy? 3. What occurred on December 22, 1941 and why was it considered so important? 4. What 2 options were taken into consideration by President Truman to decide how to force the Japanese into surrendering? 5. What was the North-African Campaign?