Italian Campaign

Why did Germany focus on North Africa in the Mediterranean region?

• They had a strong alliance with Italy.

• The region was rich in oil fields.

• They wanted to control the Suez Canal.

• Both A and B.

• Both A and C.

Which of the following was a crucial colonial interest for both the Allies and Axis powers?

• Italy

• Egypt

• Libya

• France

• Morocco

What was the outcome of the British attack in December 1940 in North Africa?

• The Axis powers were left in shock and the British took control of North Africa.

• The British were caught off guard and retreated east to Tobruk, Libya.

• The British made significant progress in North Africa, but were eventually defeated by the Axis powers.

• The British failed to make any significant progress in North Africa.

• None of the above.

Who was sent by London to stop the German advance in North Africa?

• General Dwight D. Eisenhower

• General Bernard Montgomery

• General Erwin Rommel

• Prime Minister Winston Churchill

• None of the above.

Where did the Battle of El Alamein take place?

• Libya

• Egypt

• Algeria

• Morocco

• Italy

What was Operation Torch?

• The code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy

• The code name for the Allied invasion of Italy

• The code name for the Allied invasion of North Africa

• The code name for the Allied bombing of Berlin

What was the outcome of the conquest of Sicily?

• The Allies emerged victorious and took control of the island.

• Germany seized control of northern Italy.

• Italy surrendered to the Allies.

• Both A and C.

• Both B and C.

What happened to Mussolini after the conquest of Sicily?

• He was arrested by King Victor Emmanuel III.

• He was executed by Italian fighters.

• He was put back in charge of northern Italy by the Germans.

• Both A and B.

• Both A and C.

Italian resistance fighters ambushed German trucks near Milan on April 27, 1945, who did they find and what did they do to him?

• Adolf Hitler and they burned his body.

• Mussolini and hung his body in downtown Milan.

• Hideki Tojo and they decapitated him with his own sword.

• Both B and C.

• None of the above.