World War II in Europe (Pre D Day)

Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the ______ _______ during World War II.

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

WWII began after Germany invaded

• Poland

• France

• Belgium

• The Soviet Union

After Hitler's forces captured France, where was the evacuation of Allied troops in 1940?

• Battle of Britain

• Dunkirk

• D Day

• Battle of Midway

Which country was the ONLY one left fighting Germany in Europe by the summer of 1940?

• Italy

• Soviet Union

• France

• United Kingdom

What was the name of the act through which the United States aided Great Britain starting in 1941?

• Lend-Lease Act

• Marshall Plan

• Berlin Airlift

• Truman Doctrine

What tactic did the German army use to overwhelm the enemy with an advanced assault?

• Guerrilla warfare

• Blitzkrieg

• Trench warfare

• Chemical warfare

What was the sustained bombing campaign of major British cities by the Nazi German Air Force called? Choose two names.

• Battle of Britain

• Operation Overlord

• D-Day

• The Blitz

In which year did German troops invade the Soviet Union?

• 1941

• 1940

• 1942

• 1939

The Soviet Union defeated Germany at ________, marking a turning point ofthe war in Eastern Europe.

• Stalingrad

• Pearl Harbor

• D-Day

• Midway

Which of the following was NOT a strategy used by the Allied Powers to defeat German U-boats in the Atlantic?

• Sending convoys of ships
• Use of new sonar technology
• Fleets of Allied submarines
• Using new depth charges to blow up u-boats