War for Europe and North Africa - Part II

6. What was D-Day?
D-Day, June 6th 1944, was the day that the 3 million british, american, and canadian troops gathered to attack Normandy in Northern France. D-Day was the first day of the allies invasion. Shortly after midnight, three divisions parachuted down from German lines. They were followed in the early morning by thousands upon thousands of seaborn soldiers- the largest land-sea-air operation in army history.

7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
When America captured its first German town, the Hitler responded by ordering his troops to break through the Allied lines and to recapture the Belgium port of Antwerp. Thus creating the Battle of the Bulge. At the battle eight German tank divisions broke through the weak American defenses. The tanks drove 60 miles into the territory of the Allies, creating a bulge in the lines that gave the battle it's name. The battle lasted for a month, the Germans were a bit pushed back, but other than that nothing seemed to change.

8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
Allied troops found the horrid Nazi death camps in Germany.

9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?
After America's finding of the Nazi death camps, Hitler killed himself realizing that this was the end for him anyways. Roosevelt soon after had a stroke and died, electing vice president Harry. S. Truman as the nations 33rd president.

War for Europe & North Africa

1. To what did Roosevelt and Churchill agree early in the war?
Roosevelt and Churchill, early in the war, agreed that they should first strike Hitler, since Churchill believed that Germany and Italy posed a greater threat than Japan.

2. Why was winning the Battle of the Atlantic so crucial to the fortunes of the Allies?
Winning the Battle of the Atlantic was very crucial to the fortunes of the allies because their ships were used to carry food and war supplies across the Atlantic. Great Britain had greatly depended on these supplies and if Germany were to successfully win the Battle of the Atlantic, Britain would be starved into submission.

3. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so important?
The Battle of Stalingrad was so important for many reasons. At first, Germany had complete control over the situation. They invaded Stalingrad, were taking down homes one by one, and by the end of September they controlled nine-tenths of the city. But when the Soviet Union stepped in, everything took a huge turn and now the Soviet Union troops were in control. In the end, the Soviets lost a total of 1,100,000 soldiers, but the victory was marked a turning point in the war, and after that the Soviet army began to move westward towards Germany.

4. What happened in the war in North Africa?
In the War in North Africa, some 107,000 allied troops landed in Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers in North America, in the hopes of launching an Operation Launch. From there they spread eastward chasing the Afrika Korps led by General Erwin Rommel. After months of hard fighting, the last of the Afrika Korps surrendered. America believed they were masters of the North Africa Shores.

5. What happened after the Allies invaded Italy?
After the Allies invaded Italy the Italian government forced their dictator Mussolini to be removed as their dictator, and arrested. Although unfortunately the Germans remained in Italy trying to fight off the Allies for a very long time.