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WorksheetsWWII - The Allies Advance
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Optimism means . . .
a)
being negative
b)
being positive
2.
In 1942 the Allies had every reason to be positive or optimistic.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The Allied Powers decided on a _________________ strategy.
a)
beat Japan first
b)
beat Hitler first
4.
The "beat Hitler first" strategy meant the Allies would _________________.
a)
make defeating Japanese forces their priority
b)
make defeating German and Italian forces their priority
5.
Joseph Stalin the leader of the Soviet Union _____________.
a)
did not want to beat Hitler first.
b)
wanted to beat Hitler first.
6.
The Battle of Midway will be won by ____________.
a)
German Naval Forces
b)
Japanese Naval Forces
c)
U.S. Naval Forces
7.
The "high Water Mark" for Japanese conquests during WWII will be _______________.
a)
The Battle of Guam
b)
The Battle for the Philippines
c)
The Battle of Wake Island
d)
The Battle of Midway
8.
The invasion of North Africa by Allied forces to free North Africa from German (Axis) control was known as ____________________.
a)
Operation Barbarossa
b)
Operation Torch
c)
Operation Market Garden
d)
Operation Sea Lion
9.
What was the first European city to be freed from Nazi control?
a)
Paris, France
b)
London, England
c)
Rome, Italy
d)
Warsaw, Poland
10.
Operation _______________ was the code name for the invasion of "Fortress Europe" as German controlled Europe was called.
a)
Barbarossa
b)
Sea Lion
c)
Overlord
d)
Torch
11.
This U.S. general would be in charge of "Operation Overlord" to free "Fortress Europe" from German control.
a)
General Douglas MacArthur
b)
General George Patton
c)
General Omar Bradley
d)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
12.
German built military fortifications of German controlled Europe was known as the _______________.
a)
Red Line
b)
Atlantic Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Steel Curtain
13.
The name given to the Allied invasion of "Fortress Europe" on June 6, 1944.
a)
Fortress Day
b)
Mobilization Day
c)
D Day
d)
Hitler First Day
14.
D Day __________ successful for the Allies.
a)
was not
b)
was
15.
On December 16, 1944, German forces began a fierce counterattack. They broke through Allied lines pushing back Allied forces. This became known as "______________."
a)
The Battle of Midway
b)
The Battle of the Bulge
c)
Operation Barbarossa
d)
Operation Overlord
16.
The Germans will be defeated at the Battle of the Bulge and this will be the last offensive action for the German military forces.
a)
False
b)
True
17.
In 1944, _______________ runs for and wins a fourth term as President of the United States.
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
18.
Early April 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was at ______________ getting a portrait painted when he complained of a headache. Within hours FDR was dead.
a)
the White House in Washington, D.C.
b)
Warm Springs, Georgia
c)
New York City, New York
d)
Miami, Florida
19.
After the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice President _____________ became President of the United States.
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
John Nance Garner
c)
Henry Agard
20.
On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler unwilling to accept defeat and not wanting to be captured committed suicide.
a)
False
b)
True
21.
On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies. On May 8, 1945 the Allies celebrated _______________ .
a)
D Day
b)
V J Day
c)
V E Day
d)
M Day
22.
This German General was known as "The Desert Fox."
a)
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
b)
Erwin Rommel
c)
Ernst Busch
d)
Erwin von Witzleben
23.
The term strategy means?
a)
the end
b)
the beginning
c)
a plan
d)
to continue
24.
The Allied commander for Operation Overlord was . . .
a)
General Erwin Rommel
b)
General Douglas MacArthur
c)
General George S. Patton
d)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
25.
At the battle of Midway . . . the U.S. destroyed ________ Japanese aircraft carriers and only lost one . . . the Yorktown.
a)
two
b)
three
c)
four
d)
five
26.
D Day was on this date.
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
December 16, 1944
c)
June 6, 1944
d)
May 8, 1945
27.
VE Day means Victory in Europe. Meaning the Allies had defeated the Germans in Europe.
a)
False
b)
True
28.
Why did Prime Minister Winston Churchill say, "We have won the war"?
a)
He was told the Allies had invented a powerful new weapon
b)
He was told Hitler had been assassinated
c)
He learned the Japanese had attacked the U.S. military forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
d)
He was told Japan had been defeated
29.
Adolf Hitler was captured by U.S. military forces and held for war crimes committed during WWII.
a)
False
b)
True
30.
He was Vice President of the U.S. when President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office. He would then become the President of the U.S.
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
George S. Patton
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Neville Chamberlain
31.
President Harry S. Truman was from the state of ___________________.
a)
New York
b)
Texas
c)
Missouri
d)
Florida
32.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was at __________________ getting a portrait painted when he suddenly died.
a)
Orlando, Florida
b)
Warm Springs, Georgia
c)
Dallas, Texas
d)
Branson, Missouri
33.
The Germans knew an invasion was coming. They just did not know where. The Germans had built a strong ______________ against the Allied invasion.
a)
Wall on the English Channel
b)
Atlantic Wall
c)
Pacific Wall
d)
Maginot Wall
34.
Stalin _____________ a second front to be opened up by the Allies to relieve pressure from the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
a)
wanted
b)
di d not want
35.
The Germans knew the Allies were going to invade "Fortress Europe" (German controlled Europe) . . . they (the German leadership) just did not know where.
a)
False
b)
True
36.
The Battle of the Bulge __________ the last offensive (major attack) by Germany in World War II.
a)
was
b)
was not
37.
The Germans ___________ the Battle of the Bulge.
a)
won
b)
did not win
38.
The Battle of Midway __________ be the "high water mark" of the Japanese conquest of territory.
a)
would be
b)
would not be
39.
During World War II, the "High Water Mark" for Japanese conquest of territory will be _______________.
a)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
b)
The Philippine Islands
c)
Midway Island
d)
Guam Island
40.
During WWII, Benito Mussolini, the ally of Adolph Hitler __________________.
a)
was captured by U.S. forces and tried for war crimes and executed
b)
was captured and killed by Italians.
c)
committed suicide just like Hitler toward the end of the war.
d)
none of these are correct
41.
General Erwin Rommel, famous German general was known as "______________."
a)
The Desert Fox
b)
The Vampire
c)
The Joker
d)
The Bull Dog
42.
The U.S. successfully used a "ruse" to help the Allies win "The Battle of Midway."
a)
False
b)
True
43.
After the Battle of Midway . . . The Japanese will be on the defensive and the U.S. will be on the offensive.
a)
False
b)
True
44.
During WWII a German pilot named __________________ could have easily shot down an American B-17 bomber . . . but he chose not to shoot down a bomber that was literally defenseless. He even escorted the B-17 out of German air space.
a)
Otto Bismark
b)
Franz Stigler
c)
Erwin Rommel
d)
Gunther Rall
45.
The American pilot of a B-17 bomber that was allowed to escape by German Ace Franz Stigler.
a)
1LT Charlie Brown
b)
CPT Eddie Rickenbocker
c)
1LT Quentin Roosevelt
d)
CPT John Glenn
46.
The allied RUSE (fake) army of invasion to confuse the German military to think the Allied invasion of Fortress Europe would be at Pas De Calais was called . . .
a)
Operation Sealion
b)
Operation Torch
c)
Operation Overlord
d)
Operation Quicksilver
47.
The mistress and wife of Adolph Hitler who will die with him in a Berlin bunker.
a)
Eva Braun
b)
Ava Marie Saint
c)
Maria Von Trapp
d)
Julie Andrews
48.
The Allied fake army of invasion was designated . . .
a)
FUSAG
b)
AEF
c)
USMC
d)
USARV
49.
This U.S. general was known as "Old Blood and Guts."
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Erwin Rommel
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
George S. Patton, Jr.
50.
Operation Sea Lion was the code name for the German invasion of . . .
a)
Poland
b)
North Africa
c)
Great Britain
d)
France
51.
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the German invasion of . . .
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Poland
c)
Austria
d)
France
52.
What Key resource that was in short supply would be a major reason for the German military losing the "Battle of The Bulge?"
a)
ammunition
b)
Gasoline
c)
artillery
d)
tanks
53.
The initial German success and breakthrough in what will be known as "The Battle of the Bulge" will because of SURPRISE and . . .
a)
overcast skies that hindered Allied airplanes
b)
extreme cold temperatures
c)
extreme hot temperatures
d)
clear skies that enabled German airplanes to attack U.S. forces
54.
This famous U.S. general will be designated as the commander of the FUSAG . . . the fake Allied invasion army of Fortress Europe.
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
George S. Patton, Jr.
c)
Omar Bradley
d)
Douglas MacArthur
55.
The German military had four years to build a strong defense against an Allied invasion of "Fortress Europe" (German controlled Europe). This strong defense was known as . . .
a)
The Iron Cross
b)
The Atlantic Wall
c)
Normandy
d)
The Croix De Guerre
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