Operation Torch - North Africa WWII

From 1939-41, what European country invaded North Africa?

• Greece

• Italy

• France

When the British beat the Italians in North Africa, who came to rescue the Italians?

• Germany

• Japan

• United States

What was at stake (what did the Nazis, Italians, Americans, and British want control of?

• The Indian Ocean

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The Gulf of Mexico

Where were the battle areas in North Africa?

• Congo, Bechuanaland, Tanganyka, Angola, and Mozambique

• Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, and Nicaragua

• Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria

Name the German Field Marshal General known as the Desert Fox

• Hermann Goering

• Erwin Rommel

• Heinrich Himmler

Who was the Allied Commander in North Africa?

• General Eisenhower

• General MacArthur

• Admiral Nimitz

What two generals worked under Eisenhower?

• McAuliffe (USA) and Clark (USA)

• Patton (USA) and Montgomery (U.K.)

• Smith (USA) and Broadhurst (U.K.)

Operation Torch - 1942. What were the Germans forced to do?

• Surrender to Americans and British

• Stay in Tunisia

• Fight to the last man

What general left North Africa before the Germans lost the battle?

• Himler

• Goering

• Rommel

After North Africa, where did the Americans and British begin the invasion of Europe?

• The Italian island of Sardinia

• The Italian island of Sicily

• The French island of Corsica