SMHS WWI, WWII Battles and Significant People

Commander of Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion; later became President of USA

• Omar Bradley
• Dwight Eisenhower
• Chester Nimitz
• George Marshall

Commander of the U.S. Navy and Allied land and sea forces in the Pacific; Commands at Battle of Midway; he's from Texas!

• Admiral Chester Nimitz
• General George Patton
• General Douglas MacArthur
• General George Marshall

President at the beginning of WWII and for most of the war.

• Omar Bradley
• Dwight Eisenhower
• Harry Truman
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

President at the very end of the war after FDR died; was responsible for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan

• Dwight Eisenhower
• Harry Truman
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• George Patton

Which countries have an alliance called the "Allied Powers?"

• US, Britain, Germany

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• US, USSR, Italy

• Britain, France, US, USSR

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.

What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?

• island hopping
• total war
• Anaconda plan
• blockade

What role did women  take during WWII?

• house wives that took care of the house and  children
• drove tanks and fought in the war
• created black out curtains for everyone 
• filled many traditionally male jobs

Who were the prisoners that were forced to march on the Bataan Death March?

• American and Filipino soldiers

• French and British soldiers

• Japanese soldiers

• Russian and Chinese soldiers

Which battle is considered to be the turning point in the Pacific?

• Iwo Jima
• Midway
• Okinawa
• Guadalcanal