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There was a lot of pressure from the Russians to open another front and divert some of the German attention from winning on the Eastern Front. The Allies re-captured North Africa and used it as a jumping off point for invading Italy. Correct. The Americans wanted to join the fight against the Germans and North Africa was the only place where the British were currently fighting the Germans.

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To cut-off the flow of oil and fuel to the Axis powers.

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It provided a base for operations and allowed safe transport into the Mediterranean by naval forces and shipping.

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