Turning Points & Outcomes WW2

Why is the Battle of Stalingrad a key event of World War II? [7-4.5]

• The Soviets retreated to avoid the German invasion and planned their counterattack.

• The Germans formed a defensive line in France to keep the Allies out of Germany.

• The Germans forced France to surrender and controlled most of western Europe.

• The Soviets defeated Germany and continued pushing them from the East.

In 1942, what helped change the course of the war in the Mediterranean and Africa during WWII? [7-4.5]

• the defeat of Italian and German forces in North Africa

• the use of “island-hopping” throughout the Mediterranean

• the D-Day invasion crossing the Mediterranean into Africa

• the Japanese attacks on naval bases on the coast of Africa

What was the purpose of D-Day? [7-4.5]

• to defend Britain from Germany

• to free Jews from Auschwitz

• to overthrow Mussolini in Italy

• to push German forces out of France

Why was D-Day a key event of WWII? [7-4.5]

• The Soviet Union lost a major battle to German and Italian forces.

• The Allies invaded France to push Germany back from the West.

• The United States entered the war because of German u-boats.

• The Axis Powers attacked Africa to get more German colonies.

How were the Allies finally able to get Germany to surrender at the end of World War II? [7-4.5]

• by offering Germany money to end the war

• by freeing Jews in German concentration camps

• by dropping atomic bombs on German cities

• by invading Germany from the east and the west

What strategy did the United States use on the Pacific front during World War II? [7-4.5]

• a policy of appeasement to get Japan to peacefully surrender

• attacking Germans with atomic bombs in Africa and Europe

• an island-hopping strategy to recapture Japanese-held islands

• fighting alongside the British in pushing the Germans out of France

Why were the Battles of Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal so important to the War in the Pacific during World War II? [7-4.5]

• because the United States used atomic bombs to destroy the Japanese troops

• because the United States began forcing the Japanese back to their homeland

• because the Germans sent its navy to help the Japanese fight the United States

• because the Japanese were able to get the United States close to surrendering

What was the purpose of the United States’ strategy of “island hopping?” [7-4.5]

• to create new states from islands near Hawaii

• to free islands under European imperial control

• to take over islands in the Pacific for raw materials

• to recapture Japanese-held islands to get closer to Japan

During World War II, what 2 islands did the United States free that got them close enough to begin bombing Japan? [7-4.5]

• Taiwan and the Phillipines

• Iwo Jima and Okinawa

• Cuba and the East Indies

• Puerto Rico and Guam

Why was the Battle of Midway so important to the War in the Pacific during World War II? [7-4.5]

• The United States victory allowed island-hopping to begin.

• The United States was forced to retreat to Hawaiian bases.

• The United States joined with British troops to free China.

• The United States got Japan to surrender after this battle.