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Many people would say that the British stand at El Alamein is one. Others would say that Operation Torch would be another. And to a degree I would agree, but one of the most overlooked impact was Malta. The supply situation to Rommel's DAK was always bad. If they had ever implemented Operation Hercules (the planned airborne assualt of Malta), this island aircraft carrier would have become a safe haven for Axis shipping and an air base for Axis air. This would also have forced the British to launch operations from Alexandria or Gibraltar. The added time would have been more wear and tear on the British ships and further drain on supplies. But the first two mentioned items were very big turning points for the Axis situation in Afrika. If Rommel had managed to penetrate the British defenses at El Alamein, then the road to Cairo and the Suez would have been open. The British would have had to fall back to the Suez Canal for the next defensible terrain feature. This would have yielded Egypt to the Axis, closed the Suez canal and forced supply routes around South Africa. And also remember the majority of Lend Lease to the Soviet Union went thru Iraq. If the Axis had succeeded here, then this major supply route would have been in serious jeopardy
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∙ 10y agoit affected African nationalism
many of the African leaders at the time had been educated in European or American schools, and they knew how other countries governments worked. India had just gained it's independence from Britain, and Kwame Nkrumah (British educated leader of Ghana) realized that if Britain was so weak it could not even stay in control of India, it's most precious colony, they would not be able to hold on to a little nothing colony like Ghana - he began a nonviolence movement inspired by Gandhi in Ghana, and Ghana was the first African country to gain independence - this created a domino effect throughout Africa and after about 10 years from the start of Nkrumah's movement, all but 5 countries in Africa were independent. The Europeans left even faster than they came!
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∙ 12y agoThe African campaign (operation scorch) was an attack on north Africa by the allied force of American and British forces to capture and put an end to Germany's Afrika Korps.
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∙ 12y agoNationalist independence movements were created
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∙ 11y agoit is increase feeling of nationalism
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What were the major advantages and disadvantages of the cold war towards the political development of Africa?
cold war between russia and america
Where were the major battles of the world war 2 fought?
The major battles of World War 2 were fought in North Africa, Europe and the Pacific Islands.
A technological development that was a direct development of World War 2?
SONARs
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LOTS
What were the major advantages and disadvantages of the cold war towards the political development of Africa?
cold war between russia and america
Which major event prevented the further development of Cubism?
World War I
Where were the major battles of the world war 2 fought?
The major battles of World War 2 were fought in North Africa, Europe and the Pacific Islands.
The major event that influenced the development of psychology as a profession was?
World War 2
In Africa a major result of World War 2 was?
your mom being a casualty
Which was a major part of American involvement in world war ii?
Supplying Allies with weapons Fighting in Africa
Where was the war of World War 2?
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Africa has never had a 'World War' at all.
What battle was a major turning point in North Africa during world war 2?
The Battle of El Alamein
What a major impact of World War 1 on Africa?
European armies in Africa destroyed villages and crops in an effort to prevent their enemies from accessing African resources.
What was a major impact of World War 1 on Africa?
European armies in Africa destroyed villages and crops in an effort to prevent their enemies from accessing African resources.
Which country did not work toward the development of the atom bomb during World War 2?
Of the major combatants, probably Italy.
