Chapter 25 Section 2

Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.

• Japan surrendering
• The atomic bombings
• Germany surrendering
• the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

• They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
• They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
• The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
• They took control of many Japanese islands.

Who was the supreme commander of the United States and Allied forces in Europe during World War II?

• Bernard Montgomery
• George Patton
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Erwin Rommel

Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted  to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the  atomic bombs?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Winston Churchill
• Harry S. Truman
• Joseph Stalin

Hitler's last ditch attempt to achieve victory against the Americans and British came in

• the Battle of the Bulge

• the Battle of the Rhineland

• the Battle of Stalingrad

• the Battle of Leningrad

What was operation Torch

• US entry into Northern Africa

• D-Day

• Liberation of Paris

• Surrender of Germany

What was operation Overlord

• D -Day invasion

• Operation in North Africa

• Invasion of Japan

• Nuclear weapon testing.

How were merchant ships protected in the Atlantic at the start of the war.

• Convoy System

• Breaking the german Egnuigma code

• Superior Radar and Sonar technology

• All of the above