Ch. 32--Sec 4 Flashcards
Where did Churchill want Britain and the United States to strike first? What was Stalin’s opinion on that matter?
North Africa and Southern Europe. Stalin got mad because he wanted the Allies to open the second front in France. Because of this, the USSR had to fight by themselves against the Germans.
Who did the tide of the war turn toward in 1942?
The allies–in the Mediterranean and on the Eastern Front.
Who took the key Libyan port city of Tobruk in June 1942?
General Erwin Rommel
Who did London send to North Africa to take control of British forces?
General Bernard Montgomery
Battle of El Alamein
By the time Montgomery had arrived to take control of the forces in North Africa, the Germans had advanced to an Egyptian town known as Alamein. They were dug in the ground so well that British forces could not get around them, so Montgomery decided to have a frontal war with them. Battle began on October 23, 1942. Rommel’s forces were beaten.
After Rommel’s troops began to retreat, what did the Allies do to completely destroy him?
They created Operation Torch. This operation sent more than 100,000 troops to land in Morocco and Algeria. Dwight D. Eisenhower led this force. Rommel was finally crushed on May 1943 between Montgomery’s and Eisenhower’s army.
When did the Battle of Stalingrad start?
August 23, 1942.
What happened at the Battle of Stalingrad?
Hitler sent his troops, led by General Fredrick Paulus, to retrieve the Caucasus Mountains to get the oil fields. The army was also sent to capture Stalingrad. The Germans had night raids every night and it looked completely awful for the USSR, but Stalin said to save the city that was named after him to his death. Then, another winter set in and the USSR trapped the German soldiers in Stalingrad, cutting them off from supplies and making them freeze to death. They eventually surrendered with 90,000 soldiers left out of the 330,000.
How did the overtaking of Sicily by the Allies affect Italy?
It toppled Mussolini’s power.
Who had Mussolini arrested?
King Victor Emmanuel III.
When did Italy surrender?
September 3, 1943.
What happened after this?
Germany took control of Northern Italy again and put Mussolini back in power.
What happened when the Germans retreated northward?
The victorious allies entered Rome on June 4, 1944.
When did Germany fall?
May 1945.
How was Mussolini killed?
A group of Italian Resistance fighters went and attacked some German trucks that were on the outskirts of Milan. They saw Mussolini disguised as a German soldier and shot him.
