Save Europe first (read save Britain, since Britain was the only one remaining, other than the USSR...which was holding it's own). Churchill had been lobbying for years to get FDR into the war. After Pearl Harbor, the American people wanted to defeat Japan first, as Japan attacked the US...Germany did not! However, Churchill's lobbying efforts paid off, and FDR agreed to defeat Germany first.
There was price for that "Germany first" policy however; the US Army, Navy, and Marine Corps received no reinforcements during their fighting in the Philippines, etc. in 1942; thus they had to surrender (the largest US surrenders in US history).
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D-Day was the first time in years that the Allies had a large and powerful force on the ground in Europe.
It was a turning point in the war. Up until that point, Germany had been gaining ground. D-Day marked the first push forward by the allies, and led to the eventual defeat of Germany and liberation of europe. Correction* - first push forward in Europe. The allies had already taken back North Africa by this point.
allies divided up europe
it was a policy of Isolation
The war in Europe was at a stalemate. Germany occupied Europe and the Allies had to invade Europe to make any progress.