Question

What is one reason that the allies decided to open a second front in north africa

Answer 1

When the US entered the war they proposed a rapid build up to a cross channel invasion in 1942 or 1943. It took some convincing and the disastrous Dieppe Raid for the British to persuade them that Africa was where they should start. The real problem was to get control of an operational port in France.

Its main role was to defend the Suez Canal and protect Britain's oil supplies from the Persian Gulf. On 11 June 1940 Italy's Fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, declared war on Britain and France. Seeking to expand their African Empire, on 13 September the Italians invaded Egypt from their colony Libya.

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Answer 2

Answer: A demand for early action against the European members of the Axis

Explanation: Ostensibly was designed to ease the pressure on the hard-pressed Soviet armies and check the threatened advance of German power into the Middle East.