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Battle of the Atlantic
-Hitler ordered U-boats to raid American cargo ships
-The ships held supplies for the Allied forces
-The Allies won due to radar allowing supply lines -
Germany/Italy declares war on US
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Stalingrad
-Germany attacks Soviet Union
-Stalingrad had massive industrial power that Hitler wanted
-Turning point of the war, allowed the Soviet Union to move west -
Operation TORCH
-Allies invade Axis controlled North Africa led by Gen. Eisenhower
-Opened a second front to fight for the Allies
-Raised the morale of American soldiers -
Operation OVERLORD
-Allies invade Normandy, France at Omaha beach (D-day)
-Eisenhower's goal was to liberate France and western Europe
-Started the liberation process of western Europe -
Battle of the Bulge
-Hitler ordered troops to try and take Antwerp as a desperate effort to regain the advantage
-Hitler hoped a victory would cut off the Allies supply lines
-Germany lost and retreated losing valuable supplies -
Buchenwald
-America liberated thier first concentration camp
-The Allies were moving East and liberating more countries and camps
-The liberations showed most of the terrible acts of Hitler -
Harry S. Truman President
-Roosevelt died of stroke, did not live to see the end of the war
-Truman took office because he was the Vice President
-He saw that the war was brought to an end -
V-E Day
-Nazi Germany surrendered
-Victory in Europe day
