I. The United States and Britain Join Forces
     A. War Plans
          1. “It is fun, to be in the same decade as you.” These words awaited Prime Minister Winston Churchill upon..

          2. Together, Churchill and FDR sketched out war plans that would address the war in Europe and…
     B. The Battle of the Atlantic
          1. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hitler ordered…

          2. Keeping American ships carrying supplies to Britain and the Soviet Union was…
          3. The 3,000 mile long shipping lane was Britain and Russia’s lifeline and if Hitler could severe that lifeline,…

          4. In the first four months, German wolf packs (subs) sank____ships and after 7 months destroyed_________in the Atlantic.
                                                    
          5. The Allies responded by organizing their cargo ships into…

          6. Escorted by destroyers equipped with sonar and airplanes equipped with radar, enabled the allies…

          7. At the same time, the U.S. launched ____________which began to outnumber the sinkings.
          8. By mid-1943, the tide….
II. The Eastern Front and the Mediterranean
       A. The Germans had been fighting in the Soviet Union since June of 41.
            1. Winter came and stopped the Germans in their…          

            2. In the summer of 1942, the Germans took the offensive in Southern Soviet Union in hopes of capturing….
              3. In 1942 the Germans confidently approached Stalingrad and the Soviets …

              4. By September, the Germans controlled 9 tenths of the city but once again, winter set in which gave…
              5. In the Spring fresh Soviet troops rolled in and surrounded the Germans cutting them off from their supply lines.
              6. Hitler would not retreat and many froze to death until the German commander surrendered on January 31, 1943.
               7. In defending Stalingrad, the Soviets lost a total of _________soldiers, which was more than the…
               8. Despite the staggering death toll, the Soviet victory marked the turning point in the war as the Soviets began to move westward toward Germany.

***************QUESTIONS OF INQUIRY***********************
 1. Discuss the North African Front. What was the Allies’ strategy and who was in charge? Where did they attack?  Who controlled the Axis military?

 2. Discuss the Italian Campaign?  Discuss the Casablanca Conference? Discuss the major players in the Campaign? Discuss the Battle of Anzio?

 3. Discuss the African American, Mexican American, Japanese Americans heroes during World War II. Give names, and why they were heroes.

 4. Discuss Operation Overlord and who was in charge? What was D-Day?
Discuss Omaha Beach?

 5. What happened after 7 days of fighting? Who was General Omar Bradley? Who was General George Patton?  What had taken place by September of 1944?

 6. Discuss FDR and his fourth term?

 7. Discuss the Battle of the Bulge?  What were the German causalities?

 8. Discuss Germany’s unconditional surrender?  What happened to Hitler?

 9. What happened on April 12^th, 1945?