12-2 Notes Sample

MacArthur - Retreated armies to the Bataan peninsula. Their resources were exhausted within 3 months and the General had to retreat to Australia but vowed to return.  

Doolittle raid - In the end of March B-25 bombers were loaded onto a hornet and the next day it headed west across the pacific. On April 18th American bombs fell on Japan for the first time.  

Coral sea - U.S navy had broken Japan's secret code without their knowing. In march of 1942 they halted Japan's attempt to attack New Guinea by intercepting them in the coral sea.  

Nimitz - Commander if the U.S navy in the pacific. Began planning operations against the Japanese navy, although these were not successful.

Midway - Japan's plan to attack midway were also intercepted and the U.S ambushed them when they came. The U.S then counter attacked and caught the Japanese off guard, inflicting high levels of damage. The Japanese were forced to retreat.  

Afrika Korps - The German forces occupying Egypt. Although they lost the first battle, the American and British forces eventually forced the last of the Germans to retreat re-opening the system to better able the transportation of supplies and goods.

El Alamein - Battle in which the British forced Rommel and his army to retreat, started invasion of North Africa.

Erwin Rommel - Commander of the German forces in North Africa. Was a brilliant leader who had the nickname "desert fox."  

Patton - leader of American forces in morocco, helped defeat Germans in North Africa.  

Casablanca - City that was captured by American forces in their invasion of North Africa to defeat the Germans.

Stalingrad - Germany was convinced they could win the war if they could cut off Russia's resources and destroy their economy. If they captured the city if Stalingrad then they would succeed. The Russia's wasted no resources and stood their ground at all costs, this relentless fighting lead to their victory and stopped Germany from taking over the war.

Kassarine Pass - Germans defeated the unprepared and outmatched Americans, who suffered 7000 casualties. Resulted in the firing of the general in charge, he then put Patton in command. Convoy system- under this system cargo ships traveled in groups and were escorted by navy warships.