'American general dwight eisenhower' presentation slideshows

WORLD WAR II

WORLD WAR II. ALLIED INVASIONS. War in Africa. Fighting begins in Africa in 1940 when Italian forces based in Libya attacked British-controlled Egypt Italy wants an African empire The British need to protect the Suez Canal, since it was the shipping route to the oil fields of the Middle East

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A New Kind of War

A New Kind of War. Pgs. 331-333. A New Kind of Weapon. Rather than fighting from trenches, soldiers moved quickly by tank, ship, and airplane. Bombs dropped in air raids destroyed factories, hospitals, and homes. Thousands of innocent civilians were killed.

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D-Day

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Section 3: Victory in Europe and the Pacific

Section 3: Victory in Europe and the Pacific. Allies Turn the Tide. Nazis invaded Soviet Union but did not conquer it Pushed the Axis powers out of North Africa Allies invaded Italy, difficult battles Bombed Germany from bases in England

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