Transcript The Road to Victory In Europe

The Road to Victory In
Europe
Points to Ponder:
• Where did Americans join the struggle
against the Axis?
• How did the war in the Soviet Union
change from 1941 to 1943?
• What role did air power play in the war
in Europe?
• Why did the invasion of Western
Europe succeed?
• What events marked the end of the war
in Europe?
Entrance into the War
• European Situation: Critical
– German tactics seemed _____________
• The Battle of the __________
– GB was desperate for supplies
because German ______________
– American warships served as
_________ of merchant ships
• Radar was used to spot the submarine
“______ ________”—but were often
unsuccessful in helping
» The Wolf packs sunk nearly 175 ships in
June of 1942
The North Africa Campaign
• Nov 1942-May 1943, Germans pushed out
of _________
• Leader: General Dwight D. _______________
• Plan: Europe, then Pacific
• Goal: _______________ surrender from all three Axis
members
The Invasion of Italy
• July 1943, Gen. George
________ led an attack
against __________
• __________ was overthrown
• The new gov’t surrendered
to the Allies
– __________ troops in Italy
resisted
• Finally retreated out of
Italy in April 1945—after
almost 2 years of battles
The Invasion of Western
Europe
• Air War
– The RAF (_______
air ________) vs.
the ____________
• carpet ___________
• Soften Germany for
the coming land
attack
D-Day
• Midnight, June 6, 1944
– __________ troops begin to slip across
the ____________ Channel toward
____________, France
– At dawn, the invasion began
• ___________ troops and their equipment
made it to shore. . .
• By late June, 2 million troops had made
it to shore and moved toward ___________
Liberating France
• August 25, 1944
Battle of the Bulge
• German Counter
attack in _________ and
Luxembourg
• ____________ Battle in
Western Europe during
WWII
• Afterward, many
German officers
realized the war was
_______
Germany Surrenders
• _____________ surrounded Berlin
– __________ refuses to flea, commits
suicide (April 30)
• May 8, 1945: V-E Day
– Germany surrenders
The Yalta Conference
• Two months before Berlin fell,
__________ , ____________ and ______
met in Yalta to plan for the postwar world
Plan for Peace
• Split ___________ and _________ into
______ zones—each controlled by 1
of the four allies
– All promised to allow ______
elections, but ____________ crept into
Soviet controlled Germany
Points to Ponder:
• Where did Americans join the struggle
against the Axis?
• How did the war in the Soviet Union
change from 1941 to 1943?
• What role did air power play in the war
in Europe?
• Why did the invasion of Western
Europe succeed?
• What events marked the end of the war
in Europe?