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1 Ch 14.1 U.S. Enters WWII Germany attacks Soviet Union
Siege of Leningrad Battle of Stalingrad The U.S. in Northern Africa & Italy North Africa Operation Torch U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower Italy Tuskegee Airmen D-Day: Invasion of France Operation Overlord Landing at Normandy

2 Hitler breaks the Non-aggression Pact with Stalin
Germany attacks USSR Hitler breaks the Non-aggression Pact with Stalin

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4 Leningrad Stalingrad

5 Siege of Leningrad (Russia)
1 million Russians starve to death 3 million died over 2 years

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8 Battle of Stalingrad

9 Soviet Union repels Germany

10 U.S. in North Africa and Italy
-US invades N. Africa on its way to Italy Leningrad Stalingrad U.S.

11 US invades Italy Nazi ITALY Nazi Line US Forces Africa

12 African American Pilots during WWII
Tuskegee Airmen African American Pilots during WWII

13 D-Day: Invasion of France
USSR Great Britain D-Day Invasion Nazi Europe France US Forces

14 France

15 D-Day = Operation Overlord
Allies invade mainland Europe in France Normandy, France

16 Largest Amphibious (water to land) assault in History
200,000 Allied Troops Largest Amphibious (water to land) assault in History

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