World War II

Which of the following battles marks the turning point of World War II in the Pacific Theater?

• Midway

• Iwo Jima

• Pearl Harbor

• Okinawa

What was the significance of World War II's Normandy invasion, commonly referred to as D-Day?

• It promptly pulled the US out of WWII

• It marked the beginning of the end of the war for Germany

• It marked the first use of the atomic bomb in a war

• It prompted a peace summit that ended World War II

Which of the following refers to the research and development of the atomic bomb by American and German scientists during WWII?

• Manhattan Project

• Truman Project

• Oppenheimer Project

• Nuclear Development Project

During WWII, General Douglas MacArthur led the US forces in the Phillippines and Surrounding areas. MacArthur was also the military general who accepted ____________'s surrender.

• USSR

• Poland

• Japan

• Italy

From November 28-December 1943, Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Winston Churchill of Great Britain, and Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States met together in what was known as the Tehran Conference. It was the first World War II conference among the Big Three (Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the United States) in which Stalin was present. What was one major negotiation reached at the Tehran Conference?

• The Potsdam Declaration, asking for Japanese surrender

• Operation Overlord, also known as the D-Day invasion of France

• The Pacific Charter was outlined for the Allies plan for Asia

• The division of Germany after the War

What impact did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have on World War II?

• Japan surrendered to the Allies the following day

• Italy surrendered and united with the Allies

• It pushed the US into World War II

• It opened a path for German forces to attack the Soviet Union in Stalingrad

The Americans entered World War II after

• Germany attacked Poland

• Germany bombed Great Britain

• Italy invaded France

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

The last major German offensive operation of World War II was

• the air war over Britain

• the Battle of the Bulge

• Stalingrad in the Soviet Union

• Normandy, France

The invasion of Normandy was given the codename Operation:

• Fortitude

• Torch

• Market Garden

• Overlord

FDR and Winston Churchill began the initial planning of D-Day at the ___________ Conference

• Munich

• Casablanca

• Yalta

• Potsdam