Allied Forces in Three Theaters

What is a 'theater of operations' in military terms?

• A training facility for soldiers

• A command center for operations

• Land and sea areas to be invaded or defended

• A stage for military entertainment

Who was named Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe in 1942?

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt

• General Dwight Eisenhower

• General Douglas MacArthur

• Winston Churchill

What was the purpose of Operation Torch?

• To gain control of northern Africa

• To capture Berlin

• To defend the United States

• To invade Japan

Which island was the last needed by the Allies to put aircraft and ships close to the Japanese homeland?

• Sicily

• Okinawa

• Guam

• Iwo Jima

What strategy did the Allies use in the Pacific Theater to make it difficult for the Japanese to move between islands?

• Strategic bombing

• Naval blockade

• Leapfrogging or island hopping

• Total warfare

On what date did the Allies demand the surrender of the Japanese government, which was initially refused?

• July 29, 1945

• August 6, 1945

• September 2, 1945

• May 8, 1945

Who became president of the United States after Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Theodore Roosevelt

What was the main reason President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb?

• To test its power

• To start the Cold War

• To retaliate for Pearl Harbor

• To force the Japanese to surrender

Which two cities were the targets of the atomic bombs?

• Tokyo and Kyoto

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Osaka and Sapporo

• Kobe and Yokohama

On what date did World War II officially end with the Japanese surrender?

• May 8, 1945

• June 6, 1944

• September 2, 1945

• August 15, 1945