2.  Although Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor FDR felt that Americans needed to defeat Germany in Europe first  By 1941 Hitler occupied almost all of Europe until he invaded Russia in 1941  This was a huge mistake as Germany was not prepared for Russian winters and never made it to the capital of Moscow.

3.  The campaign in Africa and Italy  In 1942 Americans and Brits invaded Italy  Led by George Patton a popular military general

4.  June 6, 1944 Britain and America invade France to take it away from Hitler  Led by Dwight D. Eisenhower at Normandy and Omaha beaches  The largest amphibious operation  Omar Bradley led the first American army to land in France

6.  With Hitler on the run and France returned to the Allies, Germany tried one last counter attack at Ardennes.  This was the costliest battle for the allies  Caught off guard Americans lost 80,000 soldiers  With the Allies invading Germany from the west and the Soviets invading Germany from the east; Berlin was surrounded. Hitler commits suicide