The War in Europe and North Africa (WW2)

It marked the beginning of the United States' involvement in global conflicts.

It was a turning point that led to the defeat of Axis powers in the west.

It was the only theater of war where the United States fought.

It resulted in the immediate end of World War II.

German U-boats

Japanese aircraft

Italian battleships

French resistance

Traveling in convoys

Using radar to detect U-boats

Cracking the Enigma code

Launching kamikaze attacks

250,000 Germans were trapped by Soviet forces

The Allies lost control of the Atlantic

The Enigma code was never cracked

Britain surrendered

To secure oil supplies for the Allies

To prevent German invasions of Britain

To support the Soviet Union directly

To launch attacks on Japan

The Italian people turned against Mussolini by the end of 1943.

The Allies invaded Italy before North Africa.

No American soldiers landed at Anzio.

The invasion of Italy was completed in a month.

It was the planned invasion of France.

It took place on June 6, 1944.

It involved 3.5 million Allied forces.

It was a naval battle in the Pacific.

To destroy key elements of German defenses

To capture Paris immediately

To attack German cities directly

To land on Omaha Beach

It was the largest amphibious landing in world history.

American forces landed at Omaha and Utah Beach.

The invasion was unopposed by German forces.

Troops arrived in landing craft.

They were surrounded but refused to surrender.

They surrendered to German forces.

They retreated from Bastogne.

They launched a surprise attack on Germans.