North Africa

3. As the Italians lost control of North Africa, which general did Hitler send to command the Afrika Korps?
4. How did the American leadership view military action in North Africa?
6. the allied invasion of Europe codename
10. Failure of the Dieppe Raid convinced Roosevelt that the first attempt at Allied invasion of German territory should take place in
13. marked the most important turning point of the Desert War
14. In 1940, the Italians planned an invasion of this British holding in order to gain control of the Suez Canal?
15. it prevented Rommel from attacking Egypt's major cities and it ended a string of German wins under Rommel
16. At what conference did President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill decide that when to go ahead with the Allied invasion of mainland Europe?

1. Under General Auchinleck, British troops launched this offensive, which drove Rommel back and relieved the garrison at Tobruk:
2. In August 1942, the Allies tested an amphibious assault on mainland Europe in
4. the desert war drained German resources and gave the American forces needed experience
5. Once World War II began, why was North Africa important?
7. Operation ____________ began with Allied forces landing in Morocco and Algeria in November 1942.
8. Who was the British general who forced the Germans to retreat to Libya, marking a turning point in the war?
9. Where in North Africa did the Americans suffer the only total rout in all of World War II?
11. After the American defeat at Kasserine Pass, which general was given command of American troops in North Africa?
12. The North African campaign was also known as the "______________ _______."