Transcript world history 14.3 The Allies Turn the Tide

The Allies Turn the Tide
14.3 NOTES
Standard and Objective
 Objective- To understand the major turning points of
the war
 Standard 10.8.3 Identify and locate the Allied and
Axis powers on a map and discuss the major turning
points of the ward, principal theaters of conflict, key
strategic decisions and resulting war conferences,
with emphasis on the importance of geographical
factors
I. All-Out War
 U.S and Britain
 Increased governmental
power
 Total war
 Restricted rights
 Propaganda
 Japanese internment camps
 Women help win the war
 Jobs in factories/
construction
 Rosie the Riveter
 Served in military auxilery
roles
II. The Allies Forge Ahead
 Pacific Theater
Battle of Coral Sea and
Midway (May-June 1942)U.S. victories
 North Africa
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Eisenhower defeats
Rommel (May, 1943)
 Europe
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“Big Three”- Churchill,
FDR, Stalin agree to focus
on Europe first (Nov,
1943)
II. The Allies Forge Ahead cont.
 Italy July 1943, U.S. British
forces land in Italy
 Italians defeated but
fighting continues vs.
Germans
 Soviet Union
 Battle of Stalingrad- July
1942- Feb 1943
bitter street by street
fighting
 Soviets encircled attackers
 Huge German losses
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III. The Allies Push Toward Germany
 Dwight Eisenhower-
supreme commander of
Allied forces
 June 6, 1944- D-Dayinvasion of France
 Round the clock bombing
of Germany
 Battle of the Bulge- Dec.
1944
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Massive German
Counterattack
Last German offensive
After victory was certain
IV. Yalta Conference
 Big Three agreed to divide
Germany into 4 occupation
zones
 Soviets would enter war
with Japan in three months
 Disagreement on Eastern
Europe
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Stalin wanted control
FDR, Churchill wanted selfdetermination
Stalin agreed to free elections