Fighting World War 2

Fighting World War 2

1942 Europe & Africa

• Battle of El Alamein – Desert of Africa – Allied victory led to German retreat in Africa

1942 Europe & Africa

• Battle of Stalingrad– Successful Soviet defense – Turned tide for Allies

1942 The Pacific Theater

• The Philippines– successful Japanese invasion– Filipino and US

defenses – Bataan Death March

1942 The Pacific Theater• Battle of Coral Sea– First air-sea battle

in history – Allied success

1942 The Pacific Theater

• Battle of Midway– Allied success thanks

to code breaking

1942 The Pacific Theater• Battle of Guadalcanal– 1st major offensive & success for Allies in Pacific

1943 Europe & Africa

• Capture of Italy– Due to success in Africa– Mussolini captured

1943 – The Pacific Theater

• Island hopping campaign – US strategy to gain military bases and secure sm.

islands in the Pacific

1943 – The Pacific Theater

• Battle of Leyte Gulf– Allied success– Destroyed remaining

Japanese fleet– Ended Japan’s available

resources

1944 Europe & Africa

• D-Day (Operation Overlord)– Allied liberation of Western Europe

1944 Europe & Africa

• August 25– Liberation of Paris time of patriotism

1944 Europe & Africa

• Battle of the Bulge – Hitler’s last offensive – Costliest battle ever for US

1944 – The Pacific Theater

• Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)– Allied need for base to support long-range

bombing against Japan

1944 – The Pacific Theater

• Battle of Okinawa (1945)– Last & biggest of Pacific battles

1945 Europe & Africa

• Yalta Conference – Discuss world post WW2

• May 8– VE Day

1945 Europe & Africa

1945 – Manhattan Project • Manhattan Project– Design & building of atomic bomb

1945 – Manhattan Project

• August 6– Hiroshima bombed

• August 9– Nagasaki bombed

1945 – Manhattan Project

• August 6– Hiroshima bombed

• August 9– Nagasaki bombed

1945 – Manhattan Project

• August 14– Japan announces surrender

• September 2– VJ day Japan surrenders officially