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U.S. HistoryU.S. History
The Allies Strike Back: Section 2
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Words to KnowWords to Know Partisan: A person who strongly believes in
a cause.
Amphibious landing: A planned movement of troops from the sea.
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North Africa and ItalyNorth Africa and Italy Allies wanted to
control North Africa: Planned to attack
Italy
Germany and Italy also wanted N. Africa: Fought for 3 years Desert fighting
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October 1942October 1942 Erwin Rommel:
German General N. Africa
British troops hit Rommel’s forces in the east
2 weeks later: American troops
made contact with Rommel’s forces
May 1943, Rommel defeated
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PartisansPartisans Allies moved north
across Med. Sea: Attacked Italy
By this time many Italians had turned against Mussolini (fascists): Disliked Nazi’s
Became partisans who fought the Germans
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FightFight Hitler sent troops
to Italy to fight the Allies: Thousands are
killed Nazi’s driven form
Italy
June 1944, Allied forces had won
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War in the PacificWar in the PacificSpring of 1942
Allies moved across Pacific
Aircraft carrier moved within 700 miles of Japan: Carried 16 lightweight
American bombers
Bombers headed for Tokyo: Bombed factories Railroad yards Navy base
Japanese were shocked: No enemy had ever attacked
their homeland
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After BombingAfter Bombing Japanese pushed closer to
U.S. territory
Japanese fleet headed for Midway Island
U.S. fleet sailed to meet the Japanese
U.S. Navy code experts figured out secret messages being sent between ships: U.S. ships knew where
enemy ships were going to be
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June 4, 1942June 4, 1942 American planes
attacked Japanese planes: Japanese caught
by surprise Suffered great
losses
Battle of Midway was the first big defeat for the Japanese
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Island-hopingIsland-hoping Japanese held many
islands in the Pacific
Americans wanted to capture the islands: Use them to attack
other Japanese bases Cut off Japanese
form supplies
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MarinesMarines Island-hoping:
Used the Marines to make amphibious landings on certain islands
Islands that were taken became air supply bases for attacks on other islands
1943-1944: U.S. forces moved across
the Pacific Japanese forces were
being pushed back to Japan
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Navajo Code TalkersNavajo Code Talkers 400+ Navajos served
in the Marines as “Code Talkers”
Navajo language worked well as a code: Difficult to understand Every sound meant
something Meaning can change if
a speaker’s voice is low or high
Never broken
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Class WorkChapter 22 Section 2 Crossword