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War on Two Fronts

• World War II was fought on two fronts, or theaters

  • Pacific: By 1942, Japanese forces reached the height of power, taking islands throughout the Pacific

  • Europe: After Germany took France, fighting was largely between the

Paving the Way

• In the Battle of the Atlantic, British and American forces overcame German submarines through the development of radar, sonar, and the strategic bombing of German naval bases

• Operation Torch successfully drove German forces from North African by May 1943

• Invasion of Sicily (summer of 1943, led to Mussolini’s fall, and Italy surrendered in May 1945

The Liberation of France

• Operation Overload

• June 6, 1944: Under General Eisenhower, British, Canadian, and US forces secured Normandy in the largest sea invasion in history