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Major Battles of WWII Notetaker Non-aggression Act August 23, 1939 _____ and ______ agree to Non-Aggression Act with Hitler . Secretly agreed to divide ________ Blitzkrieg – Lightening War Germany’s war strategy of using fast airplanes and tanks to win quick victories On ___________________ Hitler attacks and takes over Poland Once Poland is defeated USSR and Germany divide the country and take territory September 3rd __________ and _________ declare war on Germany The Fall of France On June 5, the Battle of __________ had begun—by ___________, the Germans took Paris. The French divide on the issue of continuing to fight _________ aggression (the French Resistance) or work with the Nazis The Battle of Britain Before his planned invasion of England (Operation Sea Lion), Hitler thought it was necessary for the ____________ to bomb Britain into submission. Hitler wanted to conquer Britain in early summer 1940 Needed to defeat the _______________ The resulting conflict between the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) and Royal Air Force was the first all air battle— the British, who had the newly invented __________, won the Battle. The Battle of Britain Fails Even though outnumbered, the Brits had an advanced _________ system and the ___________ Machine Operation Barbarossa—The Invasion of the Soviet Union By early 1941, Hitler had overrun the Balkans and was now planning to invade the _____________________. The Germans invaded on three fronts: towards Leningrad in the north, ___________ in the center, and into the Ukraine in the south. Both the ______________ and _________ fronts were failures. Battle of Stalingrad In the spring of 1942, Hitler launched a new offensive in the south at _____________. The Battle of Stalingrad became one of the war’s bloodiest battles—over _______________ die on both sides. Hitler was forced to retreat from __________ in 1943, and the Soviet Union began to push slowly into eastern Europe. Northern African Campaigns In 1940, Italy invaded _________ and were defeated by the British. The Germans enter north Africa to save the Italians under the command of the brilliant ______________. “The Desert ___” Attack on Pearl Harbor On ___________________, Japanese aircraft attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, _________. The United States, who had been neutral at the beginning of the war, declared war on Japan the following day. __________ and _______ declared war on the US the following day. Japanese Empire at its Height, 1942 The Japanese moved quickly to conquer Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Burma, and Indonesia. Advancing into New Guinea, the Japanese looked toward __________________. In addition, the Japanese seized the American possessions of _______ and Wake islands in the Central Pacific. The Battle of the Coral Sea May 7-8 The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first naval battle in history in which the ships did not directly engage one another; all of the fighting was done by _______________________ airplanes—the battle ended in a draw, but it removed the Japanese threat to Australia. Battle of Midway June 1942 –___________________ in the war. Code breakers intercepted Japanese communications Gen. Nimitz attacked the unsuspecting Japanese, destroying their _____________ American Island Hopping In the Pacific, the Americans carried the war closer to Japan by a campaign of ___________________. Other significant Pacific Battles ________________ August 1942 Japan was building an air base, MacArthur attacked 6 month grueling battle – US won __________________ February-March 1945 US Marines take Mt.Suribachi Kamikazes Means “divine wind” _______________ bombers who would crash their bomb filled planes into the decks of Allied ships Kamikazes had sunk or damaged more than _____ U.S. ships, with _________ casualties Operation Torch: The Invasion of Northern Africa In Nov. 1942, British and American troops, commanded by _______________________, land in Morocco and Algeria. The ________ forces were caught in a squeeze when the Americans attacked from the West and the British from the East. By May 1943, the Germans had left _________________. Invasion of Sicily and Italy One of the key reasons for the capture of northern Africa was to have a base of operations for an invasion of ___________. In July-August 1943, the _____________ and ___________ forces captured Sicily and by September, had invaded Italy. Downfall of Mussolini In September 1943, _____________ was arrested and killed by the Italians. A few days later, the Italians surrendered to the __________. The Normandy Invasion With the invasion of Italy at a standstill, ___________, now the Supreme Allied Commander, switches strategies to ___________ __________, and invasion of the northern coast of France near Normandy. False Allied reports led the Germans to expect the main thrust near _____________, about 100 miles up the coast. D-Day Invasion June 5: Overlord begins. Paratroopers drop over France late in the evening June 6: D-Day. Over _____________ Allied troops and _____________ vehicles are landed along a 50-mile stretch of fortified French coastline and begin fighting on the beaches of Normandy. Battle of the Bulge December 16 1944: The Battle of the Bulge begins. Largest land battle over __________ Americans are killed, wounded, or captured