Module 11.5 Flashcards
- What was the first major challenge the Allies faced in getting supplies to England?
The Battle of the Atlantic.
- By what year were Liberty ships being produced?
By 1943 - 140 a month
- What was the main strategy Roosevelt and Churchill agreed upon after Pearl Harbor?
- Hitler was enemy number one, also they required unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers.
- Stalin needs assistance, allies will help him
- U.S. alone would fight Japan
- How did the Allies use Sonar to protect convoys?
Allies used convoys to escort unprotected ships across the Atlantic.
Wolfpacks were menacing and effective, sonar was used to find them.
- Where did the German offensive stall during their invasion of the Soviet Union?
In front of Moscow and Leningrad, with Stalingrad being a significant turning point.
- What did the fighting in Stalingrad evolve into?
Hand to hand combat.
Hitler and Stalin both told their generals: “Not a
step back.”
- What was the outcome of the fighting in Stalingrad in February 1943?
The Soviets launched a massive counterattack, pushing Germans back, leading to a German surrender, despite Hitlers orders.
- How many Soviets were lost at Stalingrad?
1,250,000, Stalingrad was a turning point of the war.
- What operation marked the first American offensive under General Eisenhower?
North Africa, “Operation Torch”
- Who did American and Britain’s fight during Operation Torch?
Fought General Rommel the Dessert Fox
What battle did they defeat General Rommel the “Dessert Fox”
At the battle at El Alamein.
- When did Italy formally surrender in WWII?
In May of 1945.
- What was significant about June 6, 1944, in WWII?
\Operation Overlord, or D-Day, occurred, marking the largest land-sea-air operation in history.
- What was the last major German offensive in the West?
The Battle of the Bulge, from December 1944 to January 1945.
- Where did the 2nd allied offensive take place?
Sicily and Italy, the “soft underbelly of the Axis.”
