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WWII (14.3-14.4)
WWII (14.3-14.4)
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1
Which carrier-based battle halts the Japanese advance in the Pacific?
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Coral Sea
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
2
What do you think will happen next after Operation Torch, the Italian Campaign, and constant bombing missions?
Invasion of France on D-Day
Atomic bombs in Japan
An end to the war in Europe
Soviet successes in Eastern Front
3
Whose idea was it to attack North Africa first?
Dwight Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
FDR
Joseph Stalin
4
What is the end result of the Italian Campaign?
Initial success but stalls out after German forces arrive
Dropping of atomic bombs
Vicious defense by the Italians
Swift and decisive victory for the Allies
5
The Japanese entrenched themselves in a defensive stance immediately following Pearl Harbor.
False
True
6
Who famously said "I shall return" when forced to abandon the Philippines?
Chester Nimitz
George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
7
Some 7,000 American and Filipino POWs died during this violation of the Geneva Convention.
Bataan Death March
Nazi Concentration camps
Japanese Internment camps
Rape of Nanking
8
Which battle allows Americans to go on the offensive, representing the turning point in the Pacific?
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle of Midway
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Leyte Gulf
9
After Pearl Harbor, the Allies adopt a "Europe First" strategy.
False
True
10
Yamamoto followed through on his promise to run wild and string together victories in the first six months of the war.
False
True
11
Who was the commander of the US Navy in the Pacific?
Chester Nimitz
Dwight Eisenhower
George Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
12
Despite minimal military impact, which of these do you think boosted American morale for the long fight ahead
Defense of the Philippines
Battle of Coral Sea
Doolittle's Raid
Bataan Death March
13
Who was the German General in North Africa known as the "Desert Fox"?
Erwin Rommel
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
Bernard Montgomery
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What was the end result of Operation Torch?
Axis victory due to the superior generalship of the "Desert Fox"
Japanese victory...wait, what?
Inconclusive
Victory for Allies, and US troops gain valuable experience
15
Where do you think the first fighting in "European" theater for US troops occur. (notice quotes...)
North Africa
Russia
Italy
France
16
Where do you think the Allies attacked next after victory in North Africa?
Sicily and Italy
Support Soviets on Eastern Front
Great Britain
Launch D-Day Invasion of France
17
What advantage did US have at Midway?
None, they got lucky
Significantly stronger naval fleet
They had broken Japanese code and knew an attack was coming
The support of Eisenhower and Patton
18
"A Date Which Will Live in Infamy"
September 1, 1939
December 7, 1941
June 6, 1944
August 6, 1945
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Why were the Allies winning the Battle of the Atlantic by this time?
German navy mutinies
Shipbuilding and convoys
Amphibious tanks
Sonar and Radar
20
What happens to Mussolini after the invasion of Sicily?
He flees to Germany and Hitler's protection
Beaten, killed, and dragged through the streets of Rome.
He commits suicide
Deposed and jailed by emperor, broken out by Nazi paratroopers.
21
This was a famous African American fighter squadron.
Kamikazes
Tuskegee Airmen
442nd Regimental Combat Unit
Bronx Bombers