1. The War In Europe & North Africa
Chapter 24
Section 1
The U.S. in World War II
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2. Sinking of the Bismarck, 1941

3. Battle of the Atlantic Control of the Atlantic Ocean Convoy System
U.S. manufacturing
U-boats- wolfpack tactics
Enigma

4. Convoy System

5. Impact of US manufacturing

7. "You only have to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down." - Hitler, on invading the Soviet Union

8. War in the Soviet Union

9. Operation Barbarossa Launch: June 22, 1941
Largest land campaign in history.
Soviets close to collapse
Scorched -earth policy
Winter impact
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10. Siege of Leningrad Lay siege to Leningrad (St. Petersburg) 900 days
600,000 Soviet civilian casualties

11. Battle of Stalingrad Major industrial center August 1942
Bloodiest fighting in history of warfare
German failure leaves them exposed
Turning Point
Stalin never forgives Allies

12. Problems With Invasion
Quick victory never happened
Vast distance
Supply lines stretched too far

13. American Forces in North Africa & Italy
Why North Africa?
Failure of Italians- impact
Erwin Rommel
Battle of El-Alamein

14. Operation Torch
Allies decide to go to North Africa

15. Operation Torch Landing
Dwight D. Eisenhower is US commander
Now will cross Mediterranean and go into Italy

16. Italian Invasion Battle of Anzio Foothold