Student Name: Julian Laiton

The US in WWII 1942 – 1944

Part One: Military Actions
Fill in the gaps in this table to review key U.S. military actions during WWII between 1942 and 1944. For example,
the first military action listed in the column on the left is “Operation Torch.” If the middle column was blank, then
you would fill it in with an explanation of the U.S. goal(s) in that action. Since the column on the right is blank, fill it
in with what happened.

Military Action U.S. Goal(s) What Happened/Outcome

Operation Torch Drive the Axis out of Algeria
and Tunisia, invade Sicily
from Tunisia, invade Italy
from Sicily to get a foothold
in Europe
The Allies forced the Axis powers out
of Tunisia and Algeria, taking control
and supporting North Africa.

Strategic Bombing Goal 1: force Germany to
Campaign against move men and weapons
Germany. from the Soviet front. Goal 2:
stop German war production
so the Nazis would run out of
weapons to fight with. Goal
3: bomb German oil supplies.
In mid‐1943, the U.S. began bombing
German targets. Goal 1 was met: the
Germans moved men and anti‐aircraft guns
from the Soviet front, but could not stop
the damage. Goal 2 was met: German war
production fell sharply. Goal 3 was met: the
U.S. destroyed German oil supplies.

The Battle of Preventing Japan In May 1942, the U.S. defeated the
the Coral Sea. from invading Japanese and stopped Japan from invading
Australia. Australia.

The Fight for Hold the island and finish the U.S Marines and other Allied forces
Guadalcanal air base the Japanese had held off Japanese attacks to protect
been building. the Guadalcanal island and set up a
strategical position in the Pacific.
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The US in WWII 1942 – 1944

“Island‐hopping” Capturing important Island hopping successfully cut off

islands across the Japanese supply transport lanes and
Pacific Ocean to set up seized control of important islands.
naval bases and
airfields, gradually
creeping up on Japan.

The Doolittle To fight back against the On April 18, 1942, the attack was made. It
Raid Japanese for the Pearl did not do much damage, but it scared and
Harbor bombings. It also angered the Japanese, who realized the
helped to boost the U.S. could attack their mainland.
morale of American
soldiers and United
States citizens in general.
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The US in WWII 1942 – 1944
Part One: Diplomatic Actions
Fill in the gaps in this table to review key U.S. diplomatic actions during WWII between 1942 and 1944. For
example, the first diplomatic action listed in the column on the left is “The Atlantic Charter, August 1941.” If the
middle column was blank, then you would fill it in with an explanation of the U.S. goal(s) in that action. Since the
column on the right is blank, fill it in with what happened.
Diplomatic Action U.S. Goal(s)
The Atlantic Charter, Come to an agreement with
August 1941 Britain about how the two
nations would act after the
war to ensure peace. The
U.S. also wanted Britain to
commit to war aims the U.S.
could support.
The Casablanca The goals of the
Conference Casablanca
Conference were to
secure the
commitment of the
British to
invading Western
Europe.
The Tehran Conference, Goal 1: plan the invasion of
November‐December western Europe. Goal 2:
1943 Force Stalin to accept the
points of the Atlantic
Charter.
What Happened/Outcome
The Atlantic Charter set the base for
the partnership after World War II
between the U.S and Britain, who
would help each other economically
and in other ways in the coming
years.
The first goal was not achieved: Churchill
would not approve an invasion of western
Europe, saying the Axis was still too strong
there. He wanted to invade Italy from
North Africa, and that’s what the U.S.
agreed to. The second goal was achieved:
to make up for refusing the invasion,
Churchill agreed to send more ships and
soldiers to fight Japan in the Pacific. The
third goal was achieved over the objections
of Britain. The U.S. insisted on the demand
for unconditional surrender in part to
reassure the Soviet Union that it would not
be abandoned in its fight against Germany.