War for Europe and North Africa - Part II

6. What was D-Day?
D-Day was June 6th 1944. D-Day was when 3 millions British, American and Canadian troops gatherd together with montains of military equipment and supplies. They were going to attack Normandy in northern france. D-Day was the first of the invasion and shortortly after midnight, three divisions parachuted down behind german lines.

7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
At the Battle of Buldge america caotured its first Germany town, then Hitler responded by ordering his troops to break through the allies lines and to recapture the Belgium port of Antwerp. This created the Battle of the Bulge. The battle of bulge got the name "bulge" becuase eight germany tanks divisions broke through the weak american defenses and drove 60 miles into the allies terrirotie.

8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
When the Allies troops went to Germany they found horrid Nazi death camps.


9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S.
President?
Hitler killed himself after realizing that this was the end for him. Roosevelt soon after had a stroke and died, and Harry S truman was elected as 33rd president.

War for Europe & North Africa

1. To what did Roosevelt and Churchill agree early in the war?
Roosevelt and Churchill agreed early in the war to first strike Hitler, since Churchill believed that Germany and Italy posed a greater threat then japan.


2. Why was winning the Battle of the Atlantic so crucial to the fortunes of the Allies?
Winning the Battle of the Atlantic was very crucial to the fortunes of the allies because their ships were used to carry food and war supplies across the Atlantic. great Britain had greatly depended on these supplies and if Germany were to successfully win the battle of the Atlantic, Britain would starve to submission.

3. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so important?
The battle of Stalingrad was so important because Germany had complete control of the situation and they invaded Stalingrad. They were taking homes down one by one, and by the end of September they had control over nine-tenth of the city. but when the soviet union came in there was a huge turn around and they were in control. They victory was marked as a turning point in the war and the soviets began to move westward towards Germany.

4. What happened in the war in North Africa?
In the war in north Africa, allied troops landed in Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers in North America in the hopes of launching an operation launch. From there they sped eastward, chasing the afrika Korps led by general Erwin Rommel, the legendary desert fox. After months of heavy fighting, the last of the afrika korps surrendered in may 1943

5. What happened after the Allies invaded Italy?
After the allies invaded Italy, the Italian government forced their dictator, Mussolini, to be removed as their dictator and he was arrested. Although the the Germans unfortunately remained in Italy and tried to fight off the allies for a long time.