Major Battles-Key Facts Importance and Impact

Question 1

Antietam: Date
Key Facts
Importance
Impact

Answer 1

Date: September 17, 1862
Fought in a corn field, on a sunken road, and on a bridge.
Both Sides Tie
McClellan makes a great mistake and doesn’t tell his other commanders where the other side’s men are.
After Pres. Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation.

Question 2

D-Day (know full date)
Key Facts
Importance
Impact

Answer 2

Date: June 6, 1944
Code name “Operation Overload”
Off the beaches of Normandy, France-5 beaches
Brit. America, Canada, France-Goal to take back France/Europe and get rid
of Hitler
Everything goes wrong
Erwin Rommel had his guard down making the attack easier

Question 3

Midway: Date
Key Facts
Importance
Impact

Answer 3

Date: June 4-7, 1942
Island -halfway between J and U.S
J launches an attack-destroys U.S aircraft carriers
Rockford and others stationed on HI-breaks code-U.S waiting for J
Importance: Needed for the runways-crucial
Impact: Worst defeat for J in over 300 years
Starts to take back the Pacific-West

Question 4

Pearl Harbor (know full date)
Key Facts
Importance
Impact

Answer 4

Date: December 7, 1941
          J goal to destroy U.S pacific fleet
          3 Aircraft carriers not there
          Enters U.S into WW 2
          Causes: J Internment
          2,400 killed

Question 5

Saratoga: Date
Key Facts
Importance
Impact

Answer 5

Date: October, 1777
Brit. Gen. Burgoyne’s plan-cut of New England Colonies
Patriots use guerrilla warfare
Colonists better weapons-Kill Indian scouts and officers
Importance: Major turning point for rebels
Impact: France joins the war and brings her Navy

Question 6

Gettysburg: Date
Key Facts
Importance
Impact

Answer 6

Date: July 1-3, 1863
General Lee-Head of Southern Army
General Meade-Head of Northern Army-on job 2 days
Colonel Chamberlain-holds Little Round Top-prevents South from going around
Seems Gen. Lee is winning
Importance: North has info-gets the high ground, After 3 long days of fighting, THE NORTH WINS!!!!!
Impact: Major loss for South, around 51,000 casualties, (Lee loses 1/3 of his army)
Lincoln presents “The Gettysburg Address”