WWII Battles- 2nd Period

By barryus

  • The Battle Of Atlantic

    The Germans aim in the battle in the Atlantic. In the late spring of 1943 admiral Karl Duenitz the commander of the German. If Germans didn't won the war, they would have their own terrtory.

  • Battle of midway

    Avenge of pearl harbor.
    turning point.
    north west of hawaii.
    admiral Chester Nimitz.
    if america wouldnt have won the battle japan could've won the war.

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    The german arym confidently qpproadched stalingrad in augrust 1942. Nightly bombing raids over the city.
    Hitler, soviets.
    Germany would take all of the soviet union.

  • The North African Front

    Stalin Urged America toopen a second front in Eastern Europe.
    Roosevelt didnt think the allies had enough troops to attempt an invation on European soil.
    They wouldnt have stopped the Afrika Korps and the war would have lasted longer.

  • Italian Campaign

    The capture of Sicily and the arrest of benito Mussolini werer defning characteristics of the Italian Campaign. Without the cature of Sicily, Italy may still be under dictatorship. Significant figures include: president Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and King Victor Emmanuel.

  • D - Day

    -Happened in Northern France
    There was nearly 3 million soldiers
    They fought for 7 days
    The allies freed France
    -Dwight D. Ike
    Eisenhower
    Omar Bradley
    George Patton
    -France would not have won if they were never freed

  • Battle of the Bulge

    created a bulge in allied terretory and supply lines giveing the battle its name. Important people:
    - Hitler
    - SS/Nazi
    - American GI's Other outcome:
    Demoralize allied and battle would reapete until won or war was over

  • Iwo Jima

    1. retook most of the Philippines most heavily defended spot on earth 6000 marines died, most deaths in the pacific only 200 japanese survived
    2. allies Japanese Soldiers Marines Photographers
    3. they wouldnt have reached the last battle

  • The Manhattan Project

    Characteristics:
    Many americans contributed in the creation of the atomic bombs including Oppenheimer. The Project was lead by General Leslie Grooves. Truman ored the military to drop the bombs on japan to make them surrender. It took only two bombs for the emperor of japan Hirohito to request the papers in order to surrender .
    Important people:
    -J. Robert Oppenheimer
    -General Leslie Grooves
    -Emperor Hirohito
    Different outcome affect:
    No bomb= more battle
    No bomb= alive inocent people