The world’s greatest war‚ World War II began in 1939 and lasted for almost six years. It was between two military alliances. On the axis powers were Japan‚ Germany and the Kingdom of Italy. While the allies were lead by United Kingdom‚ China‚ Soviet Union and The United States of America. America was not directly involved in the war in the early stages. The necessity increased after the fall of France‚ the Pearl Harbor incident but mainly when Hitler declared war on U.S. This led to America’s direct
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By the end of August‚ the Allies had already pushed through Normandy and Paris had been liberated from the Germans. The reason the Allies invaded Normandy in the first place was due to the need to invade Europe and transport all the troops for the invasion. This battle was vital to the whole war. If it failed‚ we may not have liberated France from Germany at all. We may have been able to invade Germany‚ but it would have made it a lot more difficult. Around the end of June‚ the Allied forces had
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The battle was known by different names. The Germans referred to it as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein ("Operation Watch on the Rhine")‚ while the French named it the Bataille des Ardennes ("Battle of the Ardennes"). The Allies called it the Ardennes Counteroffensive. The phrase "Battle of the Bulge" was coined by contemporary press to describe the way the Allied front line bulged inward on wartime news maps[22][h][23] and became the best known name for the battle. The German offensive was supported
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allied forces ability to achieve this resulted in their success. The production of munitions and American funding‚ resource allocation and the British Blockade‚ gave the allies a clear advantage on the home front. The utilization of the superior weaponry and manpower as well as improved tactics on the battlefront gave the allies an upper hand in this war of attrition. The final loss of German morale on both the home and battlefronts‚ directly influenced by allied propaganda‚ the arrival of the Americans
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battle? What did it represent? Why was it called Battle of the Bulge? Who was the aggressor in this battle? It is Hitler’s last Oveinsive a major turning point in the war German troops bulged the Allied line over 60 miles and The Germans 5. The Allies would invade Nazi-occupied Europe. What was its code name? D day 6. What happened on V-E Day (5/8/1945)? Victory in Europe 7. What famous American General would vow to return to Philippines to take back from Japan? Douglas MacArthur 8. What 2
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WWI. This is important to consider because with the U.S. being heavily economically invested in UK and France‚ if UK and France were to lose WWI‚ then the U.S.’ economy would have collapsed since the Allies wouldn’t be able to pay the debt back to them. The U.S. had to take the possibility of the Allies losing the war into consideration while making these economic investments‚ however‚ ended up entering WWI to ensure the U.S.’ economy wouldn’t
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for Initiating Operation Torch - - The Allies planned to occupy Vichy France to prevent the land from being occupied by Axis; the invasion would eventually force Axis powers to fight a two-front war; also helped to diminish transportation of supplies to Axis forces; Key Personalities (Involvements) - - General Dwight D. Eisenhower - - Jean Francois Darlan - - Andrew Cunningham - Objective(s) of Operation Torch - - Allies planned to team up with Vichy France in
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The Invasion of Normandy‚ also known as D-Day‚ was a battle fought between the Allies and the Germans. The Allies were invading the heavily fortified‚ German occupied‚ beaches of Normandy‚ France. The battle lasted only one day‚ but was one of the deadliest battles in WWII. The battle is very popular and is commonly used in media regarding WWII. It is infamous for being a fast‚ yet incredibly deadly‚ battle. The battle is significant because it was a leading cause for the end of the war. If Germany
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Canada arrived on five shores along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily secured shores of France’s Normandy district. The intrusion was one of the biggest land and water military attacks in history and required extensive organization. Preceding D-Day‚ the Allies directed an extensive scale trickery crusade intended to deceive the Germans about the planned attack target. By August 1944‚ most of northern France
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1940 and retreated back to Germany in the Battle of Britain. Hitler was unsuccessful in conquering Britain because the British were on their home territory‚ they felt the need to win‚ Germany did not have enough war supplies needed coming from their allies‚ and the Royal Air Force had better technology‚ training‚ and more determined pilots. When Hitler decided to attack and try to take over Britain he did not expect the country to retaliate as it did. Not only did the military forces fight‚ the citizens
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