WWII (U.S. Perspective) Ch. 5-7

Question 1

May 8, 1945 marked a day of victory in Europe, known as V-E- Day.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

In this battle, Germans divided Brit and American troops, but couldn't afford to replenish supplies, leading to retreat.

Accepted Answer

The Battle of the Bulge

Question 3

The headline, "Tokyo Bombed! Doolittle Do'od It" had which of the following affects?

Accepted Answer

Red and Blue

Question 4

Guadacanal, known as the "Island of Death," marked Japan's first defeat on land.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Here, American troops were able to decode plans for Japan to attack an island NW of Hawaii and stooped their advance.

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Midway

Question 6

The Big Three discussed Germany's fate at the Yenta Conference in Soviet Union, in February 1945.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The IG Bill of Rights provided education and training for veterans, paid for by the federal government.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

This general moved his Third Army into Paris and helped liberate France from a four-year Nazi occupation.

Accepted Answer

George Patton

Question 9

This method of attacking by land, sea, and air was used by American forces to sack Japanese territories in the Pacific.

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island hopping

Question 10

Admiral Chester Nimitz commanded American naval forces and stopped the Japanese advance at the Battle of Midway.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

General Eisenhower was in command of the Allied invasion of Normandy, also known as this.

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Operation Overlord

Question 12

This event marks the time when an American division launched the largest land-sea-air operation in army history.

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D-Day

Question 13

This general lead American forces, on the ground, in an invasion of Normandy.

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Omar Bradley

Question 14

Choctaw code talkers were able to transmit undecipherable messages in their own language, giving Allies an advantage.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

The Atlantic Charter was a meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss the Allied strategy.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

President Harry S. Truman became the nation's 33rd president after his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, died of a stroke

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Japanese pilots embarked on their first kamikaze missions at this battle, but still suffered a disastrous loss.

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Leyte Gulf

Question 18

The Allies stopped Japanese advances to Australia in this battle.

Accepted Answer

The Battle of the Coral Sea

Question 19

German wolf packs were sinking U.S. convoys; U.S. production gave them a leg up and turned the tides in this battle.

Accepted Answer

The Battle of the Atlantic

Question 20

At the time, this was the most heavily defended spot on earth by Japanese troops, but Allied troops took it.

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Iwo Jima

Question 21

German reinforcements attempted to help Italian forces in the battle, but were defeated by British troops.

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The Battle of El Alamein

Question 22

Winter brought German successes to a halt in this battle; Soviet troops overtook Nazi forces, leading them to surrender.

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Stalingrad

Question 23

This general commanded Allied forces against the Japanese forces in the Pacific.

Accepted Answer

Douglas Macarthur

Question 24

This was the Allied invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Accepted Answer

Operation Torch

Question 25

The Suez Canal was a vital transportation route, between Spain and Morocco, in securing oil to British ships.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

The Bataan Death March was the capture of Allied troops by Japanese forces in the Philippines.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

The Harlem Hellfighters was a unit of all-black fighter pilots who led strategic strikes against German forces in Italy.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

This was Hitler’s attempt to stop Allies in Italy, but Germany had begun to collapse.

Accepted Answer

Bloody Anzio

Question 29

This general led a relatively successful assault on Axis troops in North Africa.

Accepted Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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