L36: Fighting World War II

Which term belongs in the center circle?

• Allied powers

• Axis powers

• Central powers

• United powers

What was the outcome of the Allies invading Sicily in 1943?

• A. Italy greatly weakened the Allies' armed forces.

• B. Mussolini resigned and Italy surrendered to the Allies.

• C. Britain and China decided to join sides with Italy.

• D. The United States lost most of its troops in the fight.

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in northern France. What was this event called?

• D-Day

• V-E Day

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of the Atlantic

What did Nazis decide was the "final solution" to the "Jewish question"?

• deporting Jews to North Africa

• confining Jews to urban ghettos

• exterminating Jews in death camps

• encouraging Jews to emigrate to the United States

Which of the following military options did the Allies choose in the Pacific war?

• launch a massive invasion of the Japanese islands from China

• limit Japan's expansion but do little more until the war in Europe is won

• build bases in the Aleutian Islands from which to launch an air war against Japan

• follow a leapfrogging campaign to secure bases leading across the ocean to Japan

What prompted Japan to surrender to the Allies on August 14, 1945?

• the Doolittle raid on the city of Tokyo

• the firebombing of major Japanese cities

• the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• the loss of more than 100,000 troops in the Battle of Okinawa

What achievement did the Battle of Midway make for the Allied nations?

• It forced Japan to use most of its resources and surrender.

• It resulted in a peace treaty between Japan and the Allies.

• It caused Japan to go against Germany and join the Allies.

• It ended Japan's expansion and forced Japan to focus on defense.

The Manhattan Project was a U.S. government project that worked on

• hiring spies for the war.

• creating colonies in Japan.

• improving aircraft technology.

• developing the atomic bomb.

During the Allied strategic bombing, American pilots favored __________ while British pilots favored __________.

• precision bombing; saturation bombing

• the B-24 Liberator; the B-17 Flying Fortress

• saturation bombing; precision bombing

• the B-17 Flying Fortress; the B-24 Liberator

When the United States entered the war in 1941, what strategy did they decide on?

• Supplies First

• Troops First

• Europe First

• Pacific First