US Interventionism in WWII Sequence Reading Exercise

According to the passage, by early 1940, which areas had Germany taken control of?

• Much of Europe

• North America

• East Asia

• South America

What was one of the most terrifying actions taken by the Nazis during their expansion, as described in the passage?

• Launching Operation Torch

• Laying the groundwork for the Holocaust

• Attacking Pearl Harbor

• Signing the Non-Aggression Pact

True or False: The Soviet Union and Great Britain were the last two major Allied powers remaining in Europe after the Nazis expanded.

• True

• False

What event caused the United States to officially enter World War II, according to the passage?

• The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan in December 1941

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The invasion of Poland by Germany

• The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What was the first major military operation led by the U.S. in the European theater, as described in the passage?

• Operation Torch

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Market Garden

While the Allies were pushing into North Africa and later Italy, the U.S. also had to focus on the war in the Pacific against Japan. What was the first major turning point in the Pacific, where U.S. forces dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese Navy by sinking four aircraft carriers?

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Normandy

• Battle of Moscow

After the Battle of Midway, what strategy did the U.S. adopt to move closer to Japan’s home islands?

• Island-hopping strategy

• Blitzkrieg strategy

• Trench warfare

• Scorched earth policy

In the winter of 1942, which battle marked the first major defeat of the German army, where they failed to capture the Soviet capital and then failed again at Stalingrad?

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Moscow

• Battle of Normandy

• Battle of Britain

In 1943, the leaders of the U.S., Great Britain, and the Soviet Union met in Tehran for a major conference. What was the main outcome of this meeting?

• Agreement to launch a major offensive against Nazi Germany.
• Plan to divide Europe into spheres of influence.
• Decision to focus on the Pacific theater first.
• Agreement to negotiate peace with Germany.

Italy, which had been fighting on the Axis side, surrendered in 1943.

• True

• False