Why was the Allied victory in North Africa significant? Check all of the boxes that apply.

-Germany used North Africa as a base for its operations in the Soviet Union.

-Clearing North Africa meant that the Allies could invade Sicily, Italy, and southern Europe next.

-Victory in North Africa ensured that the Allies had access to oil.

-The Axis powers lost a large army trying to defend North Africa.

- The United States had entered the war and opened a second front.

The correct answers are the following:

Clearing North Africa meant that the Allies could invade Sicily, Italy, and southern Europe next. The Axis powers lost a large army trying to defend North Africa.

The North African Campaign was fought during WWII between the Allied powers, as many of them had had colonial interests there since the 19th century, and the Axis powers. Fighting on this theatre started with Italy's declaration of war in 1940. The decisive battles that involved the final victory of the Allies were fought in 1943.

Italian and German armies had been fighting on this region for three years, with very high number of casualties, and had achieved actually nothing. The end of the North African Campaign in 1943 led subsequently to the Italian Campaign that would derrocate its fascist government and therefore, the most powerful ally of Germany.

B) Clearing North Africa meant that the Allies could invade Sicily, Italy, and southern Europe next.

C) Victory in North Africa ensured that the Allies had access to oil.

D) The Axis powers lost a large army trying to defend North Africa.

E) The United States had entered the war and opened a second front.