WWII Battles

In Roosevelt's speech after ____ ,he called it ,"A day that will live in infamy."

• Normandy ,France

• Invasion of North Africa

• Pearl Harbor , Hawaii

• Bombing of Japan

What battle was fought between the U.S. and Japan that resulted in Japan's military to be severely weakened for the rest of the war?

• Battle of Pearl Harbor
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Guadalcanal
• Battle of Midway

What was the purpose of Operation Torch?

• To secure French North Africa and open up a second front against Axis forces.
• To negotiate a peace treaty with Axis powers
• To establish a naval blockade in the Mediterranean Sea
• To invade the Soviet Union

What was the purpose of Operation Husky?

• To capture Sicily from Axis forces during World War II
• To establish a naval blockade in the Mediterranean
• To invade mainland Italy
• To capture Berlin

What was an effect of the Allied invasion of Italy and capture of Rome?

• Strengthened Axis powers and weakened Allied morale
• Led to the surrender of Germany
• Resulted in the loss of key Allied territories
• The Germans surrendered in April of 1945.

Why did the Allies use the strategy of island hopping?

• To engage in direct combat with Japanese forces
• To establish permanent military bases on each island
• To bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions and advance towards Japan more quickly.
• To negotiate peace treaties with Japanese leaders

What is the significance of Operation Overlord?

• It was a peace treaty signed after World War II.
• It was a failed military operation during the Cold War.
• It was a scientific experiment conducted in the 19th century.
• It was the first time the Allies held a part of Europe since the fall of France in the 1940s.

What was the Battle of the Bulge?

• A naval battle in the Pacific during World War II
• A diplomatic negotiation between Allied and Axis powers
• A military operation in the Korean War
• A major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.

What was the significance of The Battle for Berlin?

• It marked the end of World War II in Europe.
• It established the Cold War
• It resulted in the formation of the United Nations
• It led to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

During which battle did Hitler's reign end?

• Battle of Moscow
• Battle of Stalingrad
• Battle of Normandy
• Battle of Berlin