Exploring World War 2: A War in 2 Theatres

What event marked the United States' entry into World War II?

• D-Day Invasion

• Operation Barbarossa

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor

• Battle of Stalingrad

Which operation was a massive German invasion of the Soviet Union?

• Battle of Midway

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Torch

What was the primary goal of Operation Torch?

• To support Soviet forces

• To create a second front in Europe

• To secure North African territories

• To invade Japan

What was the main reason for the Allied disagreement on where to open a second front in Europe?

• Differences in military technology

• Economic interests

• Historical rivalry

• Strategic and geographical considerations

Which Allied leader advocated for attacking through North Africa?

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which battle is considered the turning point in the Pacific Theater?

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Normandy

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Okinawa

What strategy did the U.S. use in the Pacific to approach Japan?

• Total War

• Island Hopping

• Blitzkrieg

• Strategic Bombing

Which two battles were the last major island battles before attacking Japan?

• Saipan and Tarawa

• Guam and Peleliu

• Iwo Jima and Okinawa

• Okinawa and Midway

What was the outcome of VE Day?

• Surrender of Italy

• Capture of Berlin

• End of the war in Europe

• Victory over Japan

Which event directly led to Japan's surrender in 1945?

• Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Invasion of Normandy

• Liberation of Paris

• Fall of Berlin