Turning Points

Which turning points battle took place in northern Africa?

• Leyte Gulf

• El Alamein

• Stalingrad

• Alamo

Which of the turning points battles were naval battles?

• Leyte Gulf

• El Alamein

• Midway

• D Day

Which of the turning points battles weakened Nazi Germany?

• Leyte Gulf

• El Alamein

• Midway

• D Day

• Stalingrad

The Battle of Midway was significant because

• it was a strategic island serving as an airbase and ship fueling center in the Atlantic

• it was a strategic island with oil production

• it was a strategic island serving as an airbase and ship fueling center in the Pacific

• it was close to Fiji

The following was true about Operation Barbarossa except

• it involved attacking three different cities (Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad)

• a goal was to capture Russia's oil fields in the Caucasus Mountains Region

• it was known as the Axis failed invasion of the USSR

• it included battles that severely weakened Germany's Navy

Victory at El Alamein would be control of what?

• The Baltic Sea

• Volga River

• Indian Ocean

• Suez Canal

Why was D-Day a turning point in WWII?

• it was the largest amphibious invasion ever

• it was the beginning of liberation of Europe

• it was the end to Japanese expansion

• it was the end of British occupation

Why was the Battle of Leyte Gulf a turning point in WWII?

• it was the largest amphibious invasion ever

• it was the beginning of liberation of Europe

• it damaged the Japanese Navy to the point it no longer posed a threat

• it damaged the oil field south of the Philippines