The Allied invasion of Sicily<span>, code named Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of </span>Sicily<span> from the Axis powers (Italy and </span>Nazi Germany<span>).
The Allied invasion of Sicily began on the night of 9 to 10 July 1943 and ended on 17 August with an Allied victory. The invasion of the island was called Operation Husky and began with a large amphibious and aerial operation, followed by a six-week land campaign that began the Italian campaign.
Although the operation was hailed as a success, it is estimated that some 100,000 Axis soldiers escaped to Italy. Due to the Allied naval and air superiority, the fact that so many soldiers escaped is considered an Axis victory.
This landing had a direct influence on the bloody Eastern Front, where the Germans were running Operation Citadel. Fearing that the Allies would occupy Italy and jump to the Balkans, Hitler ordered the suspension of "Citadel", and Germany went on the defensive in the Eastern Front since then.
Inca Empire - called their empire Tahuantinsuyu. Located in Peru. It stretched 2,500 miles from Quito, Ecuador, to beyond Santiago, Chile.
Ponce de Leon - an early explorer and conquistador who went in search of opportunities and gold in the New World. He discovered Florida
Francisco Pizarro - The Spanish conquistador who led a well-planned expedition to find Cibola. Traveled 7,000 miles across much of the southwestern United States
Atahualpa - Ruler of Inca (Grand Inca)
Colony - a region controlled by a foreign country. Conquerors saw themselves as parents and their colonies as children.
Cibola - 7 fabulously rich cities, called the seven cities that Europeans had been searching for.
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado - Conquers the Inca Empire in 1532, with just 180 men, 67 horses and 3 big noisy guns.
Maize - corn
Mother Country - The "home" country of the people who found/ start a colony
Forty-five of the 102 Mayflower passengers died in the winter of 1620–21, and the Mayflower colonists suffered greatly during their first winter in the New World from lack of shelter, scurvy, and general conditions on board ship. They were buried on Cole's Hill.
