section 4 Flashcards
where did German armies close in on?
Leningrad, Stalingrad, and Moscow
German submarines were sinking ships faster than what?
allies could replace them
who directed American and Filipino troops in the defense of the Philippines and the island of Bataan?
general Douglas MacArthur
they allies agreed that they must defeat ___________ then they would send their combined forces to fight Japan
Germany and Italy first
where was the first naval battle in history in which airplanes did all the damage?
coral sea
what was the turning point? what did it keep Japan from doing?
battle of midway. kept Japan from attacking hawaii again
Who led the British and drove German forces from Almeun, Egypt, toward Tunisia?
Erwin Rommel “desert fox”
what happened to Mussolini?
he had been overthrown
allies captured _____ and then crossed into Italy
Sicily
where did Stalin urge Britain and the US to send armies? why?
across the English Channel. create a second front
what was the code name for the invasion of Europe?
operation overlord
who was appointed commander of the allies forces in Europe?
dwight Eisenhower
what was d-day?
allied ships carried the invasion force into normandy
what was the battle of the bulge?
Germans pushed back the allies, creating a bulge in the front lines
when Roosevelt ran for a forth term, who was his republican opponent?
Dewey
