VUS 11b- WWII Battles

Pearl Harbor is in

• Panama
• Hawaii
• Cuba
• Puerto Rico

Turning point in Russia (Stalin orders his troops to encircle and siege the Germans who had already encircled the city)—one of the bloodiest battles ever.

• Battle of Stalingrad
• Battle of Britain
• Battle of Guadacanal
• Battle of Buldge

 Turned the tide of the war for the allies in the Pacific. American codebreakers were able to determine the date and location of the planned attack, enabling the forewarned U.S. Navy to prepare its own ambush. All four of Japan's large aircraft carriers were lost. 

• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Guadacanal
• Battle of the Coral Sea

United States entered WWII  ( officially) in____

• 1947
• 1945
• 1946
• 1941

Which battle took place in 1942 and took away Japan's offensive ability on water?

• Antwerp
• Okinawa
• Guadalcanal
• Midway

A Famous picture was taken on this island showing Marines raising a flag on Mount Suribachi?

• Okinawa
• Iwo Jima
• Midway
• Wake Island 

Why did the United States get involved in WWII?

• Germany attacked Pearl Harbor
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
• Italy attacked Great Britain
• Japan attacked China

What was June 6, 1945?

• V-J Day
• V-E Day
• D-Day
• The day the war ended

The phrase "Island Hopping" meant -

• going to islands where the enemy was encamped (set-up)
• going to islands where the enemy was not encamped (not set-up)
• using the Air Force to fly over and bomb islands
• picking which islands to bomb

Who was the commander of the D-Day Invasion?

• General Dwight D. Eisenhower
• General Douglas MacArthur
• Lieutenant Vernon Baker
• Admiral Chester A. Nimitz