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WWII: Pushing the Axis back

WWII: Pushing the Axis back. Ch 12.4. Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Daily goal: Understand how Island hopping worked and the significance of O peration Overlord. Strategic Bombing. The campaign’s goal was to destroy Germany’s War Economy.

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WWII: Pushing the Axis back

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  1. WWII: Pushing the Axis back Ch 12.4

  2. Tuesday, April 24, 2012 • Daily goal: Understand how Island hopping worked and the significance of Operation Overlord.

  3. Strategic Bombing • The campaign’s goal was to destroy Germany’s War Economy. • Germany’s aircraft factories, oil supply and railroad lines took heavy damage. • Killed many civilians.

  4. North Africa and Italy • The Allies first invaded North Africa (1942), then Italy (1943). • The Italians surrendered shortly after the invasion, which forced the Germans to invadeItaly and spread their resources.

  5. Operation Overlord • Theinvasion of Nazi-occupied France took place on the Normandy Coast and began on D-Day. • The invasion forced the Nazis to fight a war in the East and West.

  6. D-Day • The Americans landed on Omaha and Utah beaches.

  7. Island Hopping • Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur advanced through the Pacific hopping island to island. • Islands that were heavily fortified Japanese positions would be skipped and only the most strategically valuable islands would be invaded to minimize American casualties.

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