WWII 5.5-5.7

Winston Churchill convinced President Roosevelt to strike first against which Axis power, despite Japan's attack on America?

• Japan

• Germany

• Italy

• Spain

What was the first great turning point for the Allies on the Eastern Front during WWII?

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Midway

During the Battle of Stalingrad, approximately how many Soviet soldiers were killed?

• 100,000

• 500,000

• 1,000,000

• 2,000,000

What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa?

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Torch

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Sea Lion

Who was the American general that commanded the invasion of North Africa?

• General Patton

• General Eisenhower

• General MacArthur

• General Montgomery

What was the name of the German general known as the "Desert Fox"?

• Erwin Rommel

• Heinz Guderian

• Friedrich Paulus

• Albert Kesselring

The Allies decided to only accept what type of surrender from the Axis powers?

• Conditional

• Unconditional

• Negotiated

• Partial

Where did Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet in late 1943 to discuss Allied strategy?

• Yalta

• Tehran

• Potsdam

• Casablanca

What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy?

• Operation Torch

• Operation Market Garden

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Husky

Who was selected to lead American forces during the D-Day invasion?

• General Patton

• General Bradley

• General Montgomery

• General Eisenhower