Chapter 24 Section 1
The Allies Turn the Tide
Dwight EisenhowerGeorge S. Patton, Jr.
unconditional surrender
saturation bombing
strategic bombing
Tuskegee Airmen
Chester Nimitz
Battle of Midway
1. Picture Search: On what Pacific Island did US Marine Robert Leckie find “spiders as big as his fist?”
2. What were the goals of Germany, Italy, and Japan?
3. What was the Allies’ “Europe First” strategy?
4. What was the only weapon feared by Winston Churchill? How many ships were sunk by this threat?
5. What battle, fought in Russia, was the turning point of the war in Europe?
6. Picture Search: How many Germans were captured at Stalingrad? How many returned to Germany after the war?
7. What was the nickname given to Erwin Rommel. Commander of Germany’s Afrika Korps? Despite huge advances against the American Army at the Kasserine Pass, what forced him to retreat?
8. Infographic: How many men did it take to operate a B-24 bomber? How many men were killed over Europe? What Hollywood actor flew bombers during the war and emerged as a Brigadier General?
9. Who was the commander of Japanese forces in the Pacific?