WorksheetsWorld War II in Europe
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT a strategy used by the Allied Powers to defeat German u-boats in the Atlantic?
a)
Sending convoys of ships
b)
Use of new sonar technology
c)
Fleets of Allied submarines
d)
Using new depth charges to blow up u-boats
2.
The spy agency created by FDR to gain German secrets was called the
a)
Central Intelligence Agency
b)
Office of Strategic Services
c)
Omega Group
d)
Office of War Information
3.
The French government went into exile in London headed by
a)
Marshall Foch
b)
Charles de Gaulle
c)
Marshall Petain
d)
Edouard Deladier
4.
In North Africa, the battle that stopped the Germans from getting to Middle Eastern oil was called
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Operation Torch
c)
Casablanca
d)
El Alamein
5.
In the Soviet Union, the Germans were stopped in their invasion at the battle of
a)
El Alamein
b)
Barbarossa
c)
Stalingrad
d)
Anzio
6.
The US, British, & Canadians would invade North Africa from the west in an invasion called
a)
Operation Overlord
b)
Operation Torch
c)
Operation Husky
d)
Operation Avalanche
7.
The US general in charge of most operations in Europe was
a)
George Patton
b)
Omar Bradley
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Bernard Montgomery
8.
FDR & Churchill met for the first time during the war in 1943 at a place called
a)
Potsdam
b)
Casablanca
c)
Tehran
d)
Yalta
9.
The general that fought many battles in North Africa & led the invasion of Sicily was one the best US tank commanders in history. He was
a)
George Patton
b)
Omar Bradley
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Bernard Montgomery
10.
The Big Three of World War II consisted of all of these men EXCEPT
a)
Winston Churchill of Great Britain
b)
Josef Stalin of the USSR
c)
Charles de Gaulle of France
d)
FDR of the US
11.
The Allied invasion of Normandy was called
a)
Operation Torch
b)
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
c)
Operation Husky
d)
Operation Avalanche
12.
The general in charge of the US advance across France was
a)
George Patton
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Omar Bradley
d)
Bernard Montgomery
13.
The final German attack on the Allies came in December of 1944. It was called the
a)
Battle of Belgium
b)
Ardennes Offensive
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Battle of the Rhine
14.
The Big Three met for the first time in the middle of 1943 in
a)
Potsdam
b)
Tehran
c)
Casablanca
d)
Yalta
15.
The main problem with US fighting in Italy during most of 1943 was the
a)
use of napalm by the Germans
b)
mountainous geography of Italy
c)
lack of communication between units
d)
lack of airplanes to cover the army
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