WWII Defeat of Axis

What was the primary goal of the US island-hopping strategy during World War II?

• a) Capture every Japanese-held island

• b) Bypass heavily fortified islands to attack weaker points

• c) Establish naval bases

• d) Rescue prisoners of war

What event marked the US entry into World War II?

• a) Bombing of Pearl Harbor

• b) Battle of Midway

• c) D-Day

• d) Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings

Which battle was a turning point in the Pacific War in 1942? a

• ) Battle of Okinawa

• b) Battle of Midway

• c) Battle of Iwo Jima

• d) Battle of Coral Sea

hat was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II?

• a) It was the first battle of the war

• b) It marked the start of the Soviet Union's counteroffensive

• d) It led to the surrender of France

• d) It led to the surrender of Britain

Operation Overlord is also known as:

• a) The Battle of Britain

• b) D-Day

• c) The Battle of the Bulge

• d) The Berlin Offensive

1. What was the name of the German strategy of using fast and powerful attacks to overwhelm the enemy?

• • (a) Blitzkrieg

• • (b) Schlieffen Plan

• • c) Operation Barbarossa

• • (d) Operation Sea Lion

1. What was the name of the US strategy of capturing strategic islands in the Pacific to get closer to Japan?

• • (a) Leapfrogging

• • (b) Island hopping

• • c) Amphibious landing

• • (d) Pacific Rim

What role did the Soviet Union play in defeating Germany?

• a) Provided naval support in the Pacific

• b) Led the D-Day invasion

• c) Fought a crucial battle on the Eastern Front

• d) Supplied atomic bomb technology to the U.S.

1. What was the name of the first atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945?

• • (a) Little Boy

• • (b) Fat Man

• • c) Trinity

• • (d) Gadget

The atomic bombs dropped on Japan were named:

• a) Big Boy and Little Man

• b) Fat Man and Little Boy

• c) Big Brother and Little Sister

• d) Giant Man and Mini Boy