PowerPoint presentation: 23 slides
Objective: To examine the major battles from 1942 – 1944.
Topics Covered:
- German invasion of the Soviet Union
- Japanese imperialist expansion
- Japanese invasion of the Philippines
- Overthrowing of Mussolini
- Campaign in North
Africa
- Liberation of Rome
- Operation Overlord / D-Day
- Battle
of Midway Island
- Campaign for Guadalcanal
- Battle
of El Alamein
- Battle of the Bulge
Key Terms and People:
- General Douglas MacArthur
- Benito Mussolini
- Joseph Stalin
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower
- German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel
Multimedia:
- Video clip: Dogfight over Guadalcanal (5:03)
- Video clip: North Africa Campaign (1:41)
- Video clip: D-Day Invasion (3:07)
- Animation: D-Day
- Video clip: The Battle of the
Bulge (2:10)