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Fighting World War 2

Fighting World War 2. 1942 Europe & Africa . Battle of El Alamein Desert of Africa Allied victory led to German retreat in Africa . 1942 Europe & Africa . Battle of Stalingrad Successful Soviet defense Turned tide for Allies . 1942 The Pacific Theater. The Philippines

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Fighting World War 2

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  1. Fighting World War 2

  2. 1942 Europe & Africa • Battle of El Alamein • Desert of Africa • Allied victory led to German retreat in Africa

  3. 1942 Europe & Africa • Battle of Stalingrad • Successful Soviet defense • Turned tide for Allies

  4. 1942 The Pacific Theater • The Philippines • successful Japanese invasion • Filipino and US defenses • Bataan Death March

  5. 1942 The Pacific Theater • Battle of Coral Sea • First air-sea battlein history • Allied success

  6. 1942 The Pacific Theater • Battle of Midway • Allied success thanks to code breaking

  7. 1942 The Pacific Theater • Battle of Guadalcanal • 1st major offensive & success for Allies in Pacific

  8. 1943 Europe & Africa • Capture of Italy • Due to success in Africa • Mussolini captured

  9. 1943 – The Pacific Theater • Island hopping campaign • US strategy to gain military bases and secure sm. islands in the Pacific

  10. 1943 – The Pacific Theater • Battle of Leyte Gulf • Allied success • Destroyed remaining Japanese fleet • Ended Japan’s available resources

  11. 1944 Europe & Africa • D-Day (Operation Overlord) • Allied liberation of Western Europe

  12. 1944 Europe & Africa • August 25 • Liberation of Paris  time of patriotism

  13. 1944 Europe & Africa • Battle of the Bulge • Hitler’s last offensive • Costliest battle ever for US

  14. 1944 – The Pacific Theater • Battle of Iwo Jima (1945) • Allied need for base to support long-range bombing against Japan

  15. 1944 – The Pacific Theater • Battle of Okinawa (1945) • Last & biggest of Pacific battles

  16. 1945 Europe & Africa • Yalta Conference • Discuss world post WW2 • May 8 • VE Day

  17. 1945 Europe & Africa

  18. 1945 – Manhattan Project • Manhattan Project • Design & building of atomic bomb

  19. 1945 – Manhattan Project • August 6 • Hiroshima bombed • August 9 • Nagasaki bombed

  20. 1945 – Manhattan Project • August 6 • Hiroshima bombed • August 9 • Nagasaki bombed

  21. 1945 – Manhattan Project • August 14 • Japan announces surrender • September 2 • VJ day  Japan surrenders officially

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