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The African Theatre

The African Theatre. WWII. The Scramble for Africa. In the 1880s, European powers struggle to gain the last colonial strongholds they can in the world. These colonies come from territorial gains in Africa. English Holdings.

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The African Theatre

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  1. The African Theatre WWII

  2. The Scramble for Africa • In the 1880s, European powers struggle to gain the last colonial strongholds they can in the world. • These colonies come from territorial gains in Africa.

  3. English Holdings • Egypt, modern day Sudan, Nigeria on the west coast, South Africa (including Lesotho and Swaziland) and other gains in Africa.

  4. French Holdings • Northern Africa, including Algeria, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, the Ivory Coast, and Cameroon.

  5. Italian Holdings • Libya in the north; Eritrea and Somalia in eastern Africa.

  6. The Axis Interest in Africa • As German warfare intensifies, you need supplies. One of those supplies is oil. • The route to oil would come from conquering North Africa and taking the rich oil fields of the Middle East.

  7. Axis Pushes • The Axis powers push out Libya (Italian) into Egypt. • General Rommel (German), known as the Desert Fox, led a charge across Northern Europe and pushed back British forces into Egypt. • Battle of El Alamein forces Rommel to retreat back into Libya.

  8. Allied Push Back • Over time, the Allies are able to push the Italians and Germans out of Libya and North Africa. • At Kassarine Pass (Tunisia), German troops are forced to retreat to the east. • British troops from the east, American troops from the west capture Libya.

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