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| Soviet victory a result of a brutal winter, Stalin’s refusal to order a Soviet retreat, Hitler’s refusal to order a German retreat |
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| the Allied invasion of France |
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| What did Stalin want the Allies to do? |
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| “relieve German pressure”; “attack from the west” |
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| Where do the Allies launch their first attack? |
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| What's Stalin's response? |
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| Stalin really wanted Churchill and Roosevelt to order an invasion of France. |
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| What happens during the North Africa campaign? |
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| “back and forth” between British forces (led by Montgomery) and German troops (led by Rommel) at El Alamein + Operation Torch (led by Eisenhower) from Morocco and Algeria |
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| What happened to Mussolini? |
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| killed by partisans – “partisans” are members of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, esp. a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army. |
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