14.3 NOTES

The Allies Turn the Tide

Standard and Objective

Objective- To understand the major turning points of the war

Standard 10.8.3 Identify and locate the Allied and Axis powers on a map and discuss the major turning points of the ward, principal theaters of conflict, key strategic decisions and resulting war conferences, with emphasis on the importance of geographical factors

I. All-Out War

U.S and Britain Increased governmental

power Total war Restricted rights Propaganda Japanese interment camps

Women help win the war Jobs in factories/

construction Rosie the Riveter Served in military auxilery

roles

II. The Allies Forge Ahead

Pacific Theater- Battle of Coral Sea and

Midway (May-June 1942)- U.S. victories

North Africa Eisenhower defeats

Rommel (May, 1943)Europe

“Big Three”- Churchill, FDR, Stalin agree to focus on Europe first (Nov, 1943)

II. The Allies Forge Ahead cont.

Italy- July 1943, U.S. British

forces land in Italy Italians defeated but

fighting continues vs. Germans

Soviet Union Battle of Stalingrad- July

1942- Feb 1943 bitter street by street

fighting Soviets encircled

attackers Huge German losses

III. The Allies Push Toward Germany

Dwight Eisenhower- supreme commander of Allied forces

June 6, 1944- D-Day- invasion of France

Round the clock bombing of Germany

Battle of the Bulge- Dec. 1944 Massive German

Counterattack Last German offensive After victory was certain

IV. Yalta Conference

Big Three agreed to divide Germany into 4 occupation zones

Soviets would enter war with Japan in three months

Disagreement on Eastern Europe Stalin wanted control FDR, Churchill wanted

self-determination Stalin agreed to free

elections