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This is day in History: 1943: FDR & Winston Churchill meet for Casablanca
Conference
Learning Target:I can understand the experiences of American
soldiers on the Western Front.
OpenerBrainstorm: What do you know
about D-Day?
January 14th
Western FrontWestern Europe and
North Africa
Britain, Canada, Australia and United States vs. Germany and Italy
American/British commanded by General Dwight Eisenhower
Predict:Do you think the U.S. was more
concerned with fighting Germany or Japan first? Why?
Ten-Second Share
Allied PlanAllies focused on
Germany
But FDR and Churchill want Russia to do most of fighting Get experience for
troops in North Africa first
ItalySeptember 1943:
Allies landed in Italy
Successful against Italian troopsHitler sent German
troops to help Italians
Allied advance stalled
Predict:After stalling in Italy, what did the
Allies do?
Ten-Second Share
France1944: Germany
pushed out of Soviet UnionOn the ropes on
Eastern Front
Allies don’t want to be left out of peace settlementReady to invade
France
D-DayOperation Overlord:
Land on beaches of Normandy, France
June 6th, 1944
Germans caught off-guard
10,000 Allied killed or wounded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82RTzi5Vt7w
Liberation of FranceAllies used toehold
to land 1 million troops in one month
August 1944: Allies liberated Paris
PredictHow did Hitler respond to the
Allies success?
Ten-Second Share
Battle of the BulgeDecember 1944:
Hitler desperate
Germany launches counterattack to knock Allies out of France
American troops stand firm, save the day
End of War NearsJanuary 1945:
Soviets reach Berlin
Americans 50 miles away
ReviewWhat were the most important
points from the lecture?
Ten-Second Share
The United States did not enter the fight in Europe until late in the war.
United States helped liberate France starting with the D-day landings at Normandy.
Big Ideas
Connect:How was the fighting in WW2
similar or different than the fighting in WW1?
Closure
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