27.5 The war beyond europe

Question 1

What happened at Pearl harbour?

Answer 1

Japan attempted to destroy the entire American Pacific fleet
-Pearl harbour, hawaii
-7 december 1941

Question 2

What was the effect of the attack on pear harbour?

Answer 2

US JOINS WAR
- in 2 hrs, 3,000 people killed
- Japan and US were at war
-after 4 days axis partners, Germany and Italy declared war
- Franklin D. Roosevelt sent troops to fight japan, and also helped fight axis powers in Europe and North Africa.

Question 3

What was the Battle of El Alamein

Answer 3

-Montgomery (eng)
-Rommel (ger)
-Eisenhower (Amer)
Oct- Nov 1942, British defeated german Afrika Korps at el Alamein Egypt.

Question 4

What was the battle of the Atlantic?

Answer 4

When German U- Boats would sink allied shipping ( food and miliary supplies by US.)
Fom 1941 The US navy shared guarding of atlantic shipping.

Question 5

How much allied shipping was sunk in 1940?

Answer 5

In six months, U-boats sank over 3 million tonnes.

Question 6

What helped fighting the u-boats?

Answer 6

-Radar and SONAR technology
-codebreaking - Enigma code

Question 7

What was Operation Torch?

Answer 7

The invasion of Vichy France-controlled North Africa.
(I think this means the part of North Africa controlled by Vichy France)