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Battle of the Atlantic
Allied powers- United Kingdom, United States, FranceAxis Power- Germany, ItalyU-Boats were used in the war, used the wolf pack strategy Allied struggle to supply Britain and the Axis attempt to ruin the merchant shipping which kept Britain to keep fighting. Germans also prevented the Allied supplies and equipment to the British.The Allied powers won the war.The Allied powers used Sonar detection to detect the German U-Boats under the water. -
Operation Torch
the North African Campaign took place in North Africa.
Fighting in North Africa started with the Italian declaration of war on 10 June 1940. On 14 June, the British Army's 11th Hussars crossed the border from Egypt into Libya and captured the Italian Fort Capuzzo.
The allies were victorious in this battle.
allied powers:United Kingdom,United States,
axis powers:Italy,Germany,
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Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was intended to neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet Japan bombed the United States.The base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers.All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four being sunk.2,402 Americans were killed and 1,282 wounded. japan bombed pearl harbor, because the American government cut off all tides to Japan. -
Battle of Midway
United states and Japan.The Japanese operation, like the earlier attack on Pearl Harbor, sought to eliminate the United States as a strategic power in the Pacific.The Japanese plan was to lure the United States' aircraft carriers into a trap. The plan was handicapped by faulty Japanese assumptions of the American reaction and poor initial dispositions. Most significantly, American codebreakers were able to determine the date and location of the attack, enabling the forewarned U.S. Navy to prepar -
Battle of Stalingrad
this battle was fought in Soviet Russia. Axis powers:Germany,Italy. Allied powers: U.S.S.R. The victor of this battle would end up being the Soviet Union.marked by constant close-quarters combat and lack of regard for military and civilian casualties. It is among the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, with the higher estimates of combined casualties amounting to nearly two million.With no end in sight, the Germans started transferring heavy artillery to the city. -
D-Day
160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded. -
higgins boat
In 1941, Higgins signed a contract to build his LCVPs, which were 36 feet long, 11 feet wide, and held a platoon of 36 fully equipped men or 12 men and a jeep.Higgins boats transported over 34,000 soldiers to Omaha beach. Twenty-four hours after the Normandy invasion began, Higgins boats had helped transport 175,000 soldiers and 50,000 vehicles to the Normandy beaches. -
island hopping
means of crossing an ocean by a series of shorter journeys between islands, as opposed to a single journey directly across the ocean to the destination. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Largest naval battle, U.S. troops goufht their way inland on the Philipines United States, Australia, The PhilippinesKamikazes were used to sink enemy forces ships.By winning the war the U.S.defeated majority of the Japanese fleets and and cut off their supply lines. -
Battle of the bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive launched through the densely forested Ardennes mountain.U.S,U.K, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourgish, GermanyDecisive Allied victory, German operational failure,Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander)The outcome of the Battle of the Bulge (i.e. the defeat and rollback of German forces) ensured that the Allies would meet much less resistance in their attempt to cross the Rhine.average joe, foot soldier, with his trusty m-1 garand -
Battle of Iwo Jima
United States, JapanAmerican Victory: became a base and fueling station for planes heading to Japan.The battle of Iwo Jima was the first US attack on one of the Japanese home islands. It was a fierce battle that held heavy casualties for the US and helped contribute to the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan in WWII.Strategy was for each soldier to kill 10 Americans before they themselves are killed.American soldiers wanted invade by killing and capturing soldiers. -
Battle of Okinawa
U.S, U.K., Canda, New Zealand, Auistralia, Japanwas fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II.Allied victoryAs a result, the Americans figured it would cost many many lives to invade Japan. The people would fight to the death. President Truman decided the United States would use the Atomic Bomb and bring the war to a swift conclusion.Airstrips were used to launch bombing raids on Japan industrial heartland -
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
U.S, U.K, JapanDebate regarding how much influence on the surrender of JapanDropping of two atomic bombs for Japan to surrenderAllied powers won the battle by dropping the bombs.President Harry S. Truman assigned the U.S. to drop the bombs on Japan"Little Boy" & "Fat Man" atomic bombs used.The outcome was that the U.S. won because Japan finally surrendered.
