WWII in Europe and Africa

Who was the American general that commanded Allied troops in North Africa?

• George Patton

• Omar Bradley

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Chester Nimitz

During WWII, women were recruited into the military to

• serve in light combat.

• serve as cooks and nurses.

• release men for combat.

• entertain the troops.

The Allies placed inflated rubber tanks, empty tents, and dummy landing craft along the coast of Britain to convince the Germans that

• the Allies had more troops than they really had.

• an invasion of Britain would be futile.

• the Allies planned to invade the coast of Germany rather than France.

• the Allies planned to land their invasion forces in Calais.

What name was given to the end of the war in Europe?

• V-J Day

• V-E Day

• Bastille Day

• Memorial Day

___refers to the idea that African Americans should join the war effort in order to achieve victory over Hitler's racism and racism at home.

• TKO

• Unconditional surrender

• Double V

• Unilateral response

The (a)   was uniquely suited to the mass production of military equipment.

What event brought the United States into World War II?

• The Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• The Attack on Pearl Harbor

• The Battle of the Bulge

The Neutrality Act of 1935 made it illegal for

• American citizens to join another country's military.

• Americans to sell arms to any country at war.

• Congress to declare war on any country.

• Americans to join the Communist or Fascist Party.

The Lend-Lease was Roosevelt's way of getting arms to Britain without Britain having to

• pick them up.

• return them after the war.

• take out loans to pay for them.

• pay cash.

By putting the Germans on the defensive, the Soviet forces created a turning point in the war in Europe at the Battle of

• Stalingrad

• the Bulge

• El Alamein

• Midway