History chap 6

• Strength of Allies:

  • The USA ensured the allied war effort had a direct and efficient supply of weapons, food, and equipment to continue fighting
  • Operation Babarosa: Stalin continued fighting due to harsh winters, allowing time to reorganize with USA's help
  • Allies gained military superiority over Germany, solving military shortages and strengthening their war machine
• Britain's ability to resist Germany’s invasion:

  • Winston Churchill refused deals with Germany, unified and rallied the British to resist German aggression
  • Battle of Britain: Royal Air Force had excellent fighter aircraft and radar technology to detect enemy aircraft
  • Failure of Germans to win the battle of Britain strengthened British morale, draining Germany's resources and weakening their war efforts
• USSR:

  • Soviet Union reorganized army and rebuilt economy and military production during bitter Russian winter of 1941 to 1942
  • Red Army was more prepared to face Germans with improved communication, new weapons, and competent generals
  • Strong Soviet resistance engaged Germany on many fronts, draining resources and weakening war efforts, contributing to defeat
• Weakness of Axis Powers:

  • Hitler's mistakes:
  • Ineffective command structure with confusing overlapping authority, leading to overstretching of resources and army
  • Siege of Stalingrad: Hitler's insistence on battle led to high casualties and tactical errors, against advice of experienced generals
• German weakness and miscalculations:

  • War on two fronts: Invasion of Soviet Union prevented decisive victories, overstretching army and resources
  • Entry of USA due to Hitler's mistake of declaring war, bringing immense resources and military into European theatre of war
• Strength of Allies in Asia Pacific:

  • Entry of USA: USA's industrial capacity larger than Japan's, quickly converted industries to military production
  • USA's economic strength and ability to build atomic bombs led to defeat of Japan and eventual surrender
• Weakness of Axis in Asia Pacific:

  • Japan overstretched empire: Difficult to maintain control over large empire, struggled to defend new territories
  • Interservice rivalry with army and navy: Conflicting strategies and resource allocation weakened Japan's overall war effort
• Strength of Allies:
• The USA ensured the allied war effort had a direct and efficient supply of weapons, food, and equipment to continue fighting
• Operation Babarosa: Stalin continued fighting due to harsh winters that halted German advances, allowing the USA to supply vast resources and weapons, strengthening the Allies
• Britain's resistance to German invasion:

  • Winston Churchill refused any deal with Germany and unified the British to resist German aggression
  • Battle of Britain: RAF had excellent fighter aircraft, radar technology, and the failure of Germans to win boosted British morale
• USSR:

  • Took advantage of bitter Russian winter to reorganize army and rebuild economy and military production
  • Strong Soviet resistance engaged Germany on many fronts, draining German resources and weakening war efforts
• Weakness of Axis Powers:
• Hitler's mistakes:

  • Ineffective command structure with overlapping authority and Hitler's decision to open war on two fronts
  • Siege of Stalingrad: Hitler's insistence on a pointless battle led to tactical errors and casualties
• Germany's weakness and miscalculations:

  • War on two fronts prevented concentration of efforts, overstretching resources
  • Invasion of the Soviet Union weakened Germany's military forces and ability to achieve decisive victories
• Strength of Allies in Asia Pacific:
• Entry of USA:

  • USA's industrial capacity larger than Japan's, quickly converted industries to military production
  • USA defeated Japan with atomic bombs due to economic strength and resources
• Weakness of Axis in Asia Pacific:
• Japan's overstretched empire:

  • Difficult to maintain control over empire, island-hopping strategy by USA weakened Japanese forces
  • Struggled to defend new territories, became vulnerable and unable to retaliate
• Interservice rivalry with the army and navy:

  • Long-term conflict prevented sharing of resources and military intelligence, weakening Japan's overall war effort