20. QAcc M22 L4: The Allied Victory

What did the American strategy of “island hopping” under the command of Douglas MacArthur involve?

• Attacks on weaker Islands while avoiding others, which would cut off supplies to Japan

• Attacks on all Japanese held countries.

The final German offensive in WWII is known as _________________. In last desperate gamble, German forces launched a fierce offensive at Allied lines on the Western Front, delaying an end to the war by months.

• Italy

• Battle of the Bulge

The place where the Allied armies invaded Europe on D-Day was at

• Normandy

• Calais

Who were the kamikaze?

• Japanese pilots who crashed into Allied warships

• the pro-war group within Japanese government

D-Day refers to the day on which

• the United States entered the war.

• the Allies staged a massive landing in France.

What was the Manhattan Project?

• the Allied plan for the invasion of Europe

• a code name for US atomic bomb research

What president made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II?

• Harry S Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Because of the success of ___________________, the Allies gained a foothold in France and forced Germany into a major two front war

• Italy

• Battle of Normandy or D-day

The creation of the Atomic bomb in the US was ordered by President _________________________.

• Battle of Leyte Gulf

• Roosevelt

This is the final battle of the island hopping campaign vs. Japan. Once conquered, this island was to be the base of operations for the Allied invasion of Japan.

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Okinawa