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The Allies Turn the Tide
World History
The Allies Commit to Total War
The United States had just been attacked at
Pearl Harbor and is now at war with Germany,
Italy, and Japan.
 Total war means all of a nation’s resources
are used to fight a war.
 Factories were ordered to convert to war
materials and rationing programs were started.
 Women help to lead war production at home.
 People are encouraged to consume less,
donate what they can, and grow their own
food.
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Japanese Internment in the
United States
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In the United States, many Americans with
Japanese Heritage were sent to internment
camps within the country.
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They lost their jobs, property, and civil
rights.
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The United States believed that these
people were security threats.
The War Turns in Favor of the
Allies
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1942 - 1943 marked the turning point of the war.
The Japanese Navy was defeated at the Battle
of Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. Both
were conducted mainly by planes from carriers.
At the Battle of Midway, the Japanese lost four
aircraft carriers. They would not be able to go
on the offensive again in the war.
These two battles were the beginning of the end
for the Japanese Navy, although they would
continue to fight for over three more years.
The Allies win in North Africa
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The German Army in
North Africa
surrenders in 1943.
This allowed the
Allies to move into
Italy. The Italian
people overthrow
Mussolini but Hitler
sends troops to fight
for Italy.
The Battle of Stalingrad, 1942
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The German Army had stalled in
Russia.
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It was unable to take Leningrad
so Hitler changed direction and
tried to attack Stalingrad.
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He failed after almost a year.
From then on, the Red Army was
chasing the Germans out of
Russia.
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Stalingrad was one of the
bloodiest battles of the war.
Everyone suffered, fighting was
fierce.
The Battle of Stalingrad
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"My hands are done for, and have been ever since the beginning of
December. The little finger of my left hand is missing and - what's even
worse - the three middle fingers of my right one are frozen. I can only
hold my mug with my thumb and little finger. I'm pretty helpless; only
when a man has lost any fingers does he see how much he needs then
for the smallest jobs. The best thing I can do with the little finger is to
shoot with it. My hands are finished."
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Anonymous German soldier
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"I was horrified when I saw the map. We're quite alone, without any
help from outside. Hitler has left us in the lurch. Whether this letter
gets away depends on whether we still hold the airfield. We are lying in
the north of the city. The men in my unit already suspect the truth, but
they aren't so exactly informed as I am. No, we are not going to be
captured. When Stalingrad falls you will hear and read about it. Then
you will know that I shall not return."
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Anonymous German soldier
The Allied Air Offensive
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Throughout 1944, the
Allies conducted huge
bombing raids over
Germany and
occupied Europe.
They targeted
factories and
infrastructure as well
as Axis troops.
Allied Bombing
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Allied Bombing would
have a tremendous
effect.
In 1944, 10 days of
bombing killed at least
40,000 civilians and left a
million homeless.
In 1945, Dresden was
firebombed and over
100,000 people were
killed.
D-Day: June 6, 1944
The Allies Open a New Front
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Under Dwight
Eisenhower, the Allies
attack Southern
France on D-Day.
The Allies open a new
front and continue to
move closer and
closer to Germany.
The Big Three Meet at Yalta
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Stalin, Churchill, and
Roosevelt meet in 1945
to decide what will
happen after the war.
They agree that Germany
will temporarily be divided
into four zones, controlled
by the US, the USSR,
England, and France.