U.S. War Strategy

According to the U.S. war strategy, which country did Roosevelt decide to focus on defeating first?

• Japan

• Germany

• Italy

• Soviet Union

The U.S. was determined to only accept __________ surrender from both Germany and Japan.

• unconditional

• conditional

• partial

• negotiated

Who oversaw Allied forces in North Africa and Sicily and was appointed the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe in 1943?

• General Dwight Eisenhower

• General George Patton

• General Bernard Montgomery

• General Douglas MacArthur

Who commanded the ground troops in the Pacific during World War II?

• General Dwight D. Eisenhower

• General Douglas MacArthur

• General George Patton

• General Bernard Montgomery

Fill in the blank: The use of ______, a new technology, helped the Allies detect U-boats (German submarines) during the Battle of the Atlantic.

• radar

• sonar

• telegraph

• zeppelin

During the war, the Allies and Axis powers encrypted their messages so if they fell into enemy hands, the enemy would not know what they said. Who became very important during this time for their work in code breaking?

• Cryptologists (someone who studies codes) became very important.

• Cartographers (someone who makes maps) became very important.

• Botanists (someone who studies plants) became very important.

• Linguists (someone who studies languages) became very important.

Who was considered the United States' best cryptologist during the war, as mentioned in the passage?

• Elizabeth Friedman

• Alan Turing

• William F. Friedman

• J. Edgar Hoover

Why did the United States recruit members of the Navajo nation during wartime?

• To serve as soldiers

• To create a code based on the Navajo language

• To translate English to Spanish

• To build weapons

How many Native Americans joined or were drafted to join the Code Talkers after the code was developed?

• About 100

• About 200

• About 400

• About 1000

The Code Talkers were responsible for memorizing all of the codes, sending, and ________ messages.

• translating

• destroying

• delaying

• ignoring