1. Do Now Please get out your history notebook or in- class history notebook Please get out something to write with

2. Turning Points in Europe Great Britain, Soviet Union, and US = Allies US and Britain distrust Soviet Communism, but agree to work together to defeat Axis powers Agree on policy of “Europe first.” – Defeat Hitler in Europe, then focus on Japan in Pacific

3. 1942 and 1943 – Combined might of Allies force several victories and begin to push back Axis powers – May 1942: British defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa – Nov. 1942: Soviets defeat 2 nd German invasion at Battle of Stalingrad – Spring – Sept. 1943: US and Britain invade Sicily and Italy Mussolini overthrown and new Italian government surrenders June 1944 – Rome falls and Northern Italy officially surrenders May 1945 (Mussolini executed in April)

4. Invasion of Normandy “D-Day” June 6, 1944 American and British forces under American General Dwight Eisenhower, land on beaches of Normandy in Northern France http://youtu.be/hwIABh6WvDs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnomrhP6sVs