World War Two - 1944-45

World War Two

The Drive Towards Germany

Multiple Select

What American General was in charge of the entire D Day invasion?

• Douglass MacArthur

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Multiple Choice

How long did we plan for the D-Day Invasion of Normandy Beach?

• two months

• two years

• ten years

Multiple Choice

Normandy Beach is located in what country?

• China

• France

• Canada

Multiple Select

Soldiers from what 3 countries landed at Normandy Beach on D-Day? Check all that apply

• United States

• Canada

• Britain

• Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

How many American, British, and Canadian soldiers were landed on Normandy Beach on June 6th 1944?

• 1,000

• 45,000

• 150,000

• 5 million

Multiple Choice

Many of the American soldiers to land at this beach were killed or wounded.

• Utah beach

• Omaha beach

• Juno beach

Multiple Choice

The D Day invasion was a victory for the Americans, British and Canadians, but freedom has a price. How many Americans lost their lives on June 6th 1944?

• 3,000

• 300

• 30

What happened after D-Day

• The Allies landed 1 million soldiers in two weeks.

• After D Day, we could not break out of the Normandy area for over a month.

Poll

July 1944, a group of German military officers tried to kill Hitler. Their plan was to

• To shoot him

• poison him

• blow him up with a bomb

The Plan

To kill Hitler with a bomb and save the German people from destruction.

Multiple Select

Hitler survived the attempt to kill him. How?

• The plot was discovered before the bomb could be set off

• The bomb failed to explode

• The bomb went off, Hitler somehow survived

The Bomb exploded

BUT...

The moving of the briefcase at the last moment

saved Hitler's life

Multiple Choice

What US general was in "time out" for slapping two soldiers earlier in the war?

• George Patton

• Douglass MacArthur

• Chester Nimitz

Patton leads the charge, the Aliies break out

• After two bloody months of fighting, the tide turns

• Patton's Third Army pierces the German line

• The German army is crushed

Paris is Liberated (freed)

• August 1944, American soldiers arrive in the French Capital to a heroes welcome

• They receive flowers and kisses from the French women.

How happy were the French to be free from the Germans?

They had this to say to the Americans who freed them

Multiple Choice

In 1944, Franklin D Roosevelt was elected president AGAIN! This meant he had been elected how many times?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 6

December 1944

The Battle of the Bulge - Hitler launches a surprise attack against the Americans.

The Yalta Conference

• February 1945

• The last meeting of the Big Three Allied Leaders

• The Big Three Allies countries were The U.S. Britain and The Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War Two?

• Harry Truman

• Winston Churchill

• Neville Chamberlain

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War Two?

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

• Vladimir Lenin

Decisions made at The Yalta Conference

• Germany will be divided

• Berlin (capital city) will be divided

• Stalin promised free and fair elections in Eastern Europe.

• Stalin promised to declare war on Japan 3 months after Germany surrenders.