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Chapter 11: World War II
The Allies Turn The Tide
By: Elanete Howard
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Dwight Eisenhower- United States general who supervised the invasion of
Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United
States (1890-1961)
George S. Patton Jr.- was a senior officer of the United States Army, who
commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European
Theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the U.S.
Unconditional surrender- is a surrender in which no guarantees are given to
the surrendering party. In modern times, unconditional surrenders most often
include guarantees provided by international law
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Saturation bombing- was to inflict maximum damage.
Strategic bombing- destroy Germany’s capacity to make war.
Tuskegee airmen- an african american fighter
Chester Nimitz- commander of the united states navy in the pacific knew
japanese messages
Battle of midway- the turning point of the war in the pacific
Allies Battle U-boats in the Atlantic
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U boats (german submarines) patrolled the atlantic and caribbean sinking
more than 3,500 merchant ships and killing tens of thousands of allied
seamen
New invention radar helped allies locate u boats on the surface at night
Soviets Turn Back at Stalingrad
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Germany attacked Russia sending one army north toward stalingrad and
another toward moscow and another toward leningrad.
Germany suffered russia's harsh conditions but hitler would not not them
retreat,