1. PUSHING BACK THE AXIS

2. Strategic Bombing Casablanca Conference Bombing
Increased Bombing of Germany
Attack Italy Through Sicily
Bombing
From 3,800 tons/month to 53,000 tons/month
Created Oil Shortage
Wrecked Railroad System
Destroyed Aircraft Factories

3. Striking the Soft Underbelly
Commanded by Dwight Eisenhower and George Patton
July 10, 1943
Allies controlled Sicily by August 18
King if Italy decided to get rid of Mussolini
Had him arrested
Began negotiating peace with the allies
Germans seized control of Northern Italy
Reinstated Mussolini
Bloody fighting continued in Italy
More than 300,000 casualties

4. The Tehran Conference U.S., Great Britain, and the Soviet Union
Created a plan for invading France
Agreed to divide up Germany after the war
Russia promised to help defeat Japan
Stalin accepted the proposal of an international peace- keeping organization

5. Operation Overlord Invasion of France
5 beaches along the Normandy Coast
Invasion required the perfect conditions
D-Day

6. The Longest Day 7,000 ships, 100,000 troops, 23,000 paratroopers
Invasion began at Dawn
“Omaha” Beach
Largest amphibious operation in history
Considered a success despite casualties

7. Island Hopping in Japan
2-pronged attack
Admiral Nimitz and General McArthur
Capturing islands proved difficult
New technologies were used to lower casualties
Amphtracs
Goal was to get closer to Japan in order to attack it more effectively

8. MacArthur and the Philippines
700 ships and 160,000 troops
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
Largest naval battle in history
First time the Japanese used Kamikaze attacks
Japanese retreated just in time to save the U.S. fleet
Battle for the Philippines was long and grueling
Took 5 months to capture Manila
Didn’t officially take control of all of the Philippines until the war ended
Over 80,000 U.S. soldiers died