End of Unit Test - WW2

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FDR agreed with Churchill's plan to first attack the edges of Nazi controlled territory along the Mediterranean coast. As a result, the American and British Armies invaded which area FIRST? Options: France, Greece, North Africa, Spain

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North Africa

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The main reason FDR agreed to attack North Africa first was that...

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American troops needed experience fighting the Germans

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What have historians called the day when the Allies invaded German-occupied France on June 6, 1944? Options: VE Day, D-Day, VJ Day, Battle of the Bulge

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D-Day

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Hitler established a 2400 mile fortification to push back an Allied invasion of Europe was called...

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The Atlantic Wall

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Of the 5 beaches taken by the Allies on D-Day, which beach saw the heaviest fighting and thus the largest casualties to American forces? Options: Juno Beach, Omaha Beach, Sword Beach, Utah Beach

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Omaha Beach

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Using this image below, how many American troops took part in the D-Day invasion?

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73000

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What was a difficulty or disadvantage that Allied forces faced when they invaded Italy?

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It was very mountainous and our enemy held the high ground.

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How many Allied aircraft were involved in the D-Day invasion? Options: 23,400, 6,939, 11,590, 156,000

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11,590

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Congress passed legislation in 1942 creating a civilian support unit of the US Army called...

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Women's Army Corps (WAC)

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True or False: Eisenhower never believed that D-Day would be a failure so he never wrote a letter in the event the landings failed.

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False