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Unit V - Chapter 12.3: WWII in Europe

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long did it take the Allies to capture Anzio and Cassini?

a)

one month

b)

five months

c)

one year

d)

18 months

2.

Which Soviet city became known as the "Turning Point of the East"?

a)

Moscow

b)

Kiev

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Leningrad

3.

What was the name of the first major action the U.S. Army had in North Africa?

a)

Kasserine Pass

b)

Sicily

c)

El Alamein

d)

Normandy

4.

Technology played a big role in defeating the Germans in WWII. Three of the following four weapons helped turn the tide, which of the following did NOT:

a)

radar

b)

sonar

c)

depth charges

d)

atomic bombs

5.

The 'Turning Point of the War in North Africa' was the British defeat of the Germans at:

a)

El Alamein

b)

Tunis

c)

Kasserine Pass

d)

Cairo

6.

By controlling North Africa, the Nazis had hoped to establish a safe route to:

a)

transport troops to Stalingrad

b)

Middle Eastern oil fields

c)

link up with the Japanese

d)

Ethiopian gold mines

7.

What was the nickname given to German General Erwin Rommel:

a)

Old Rough and Ready

b)

der Fuehrer

c)

Il Duce

d)

Desert Fox

8.

Who was the commander General Eisenhower placed in charge of Americans troops fighting in North Africa:

a)

Bernard Montgomery

b)

George Patton

c)

George Marshall

d)

Erwin Rommel

9.

What was a "DUKW"?

a)

a 1942 double-axled rear-wheel drive vehicle

b)

a 1939 double-axled troop transport

c)

a 1942 amphibious front-wheel drive vehicle

d)

a 1944 heavily armored utility vehicle

10.

The German invasion of the Soviet Union resulted in what percent of all Nazi deaths from 1941 to 1944?

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

80%

d)

95%

11.

The Soviet city of Stalingrad was built on what major river?

a)

Volga

b)

Danube

c)

Oder

d)

Dvina

12.

The Battle of El Alamein featured which powerful weapon of war?

a)

flame throwers

b)

planes

c)

tanks

d)

battleships

13.

The Battle of El Alamein was fought in which North African country:

a)

Algeria

b)

Egypt

c)

Libya

d)

Morocco

14.

Where in North Africa, did the Allied leaders meet to develop their strategy for winning the war against the Nazis?

a)

Casablanca

b)

Tunis

c)

Marrakesh

d)

Tripoli

15.

How long after Pearl Harbor did it take American factories to begin producing more ships than German submarines could sink:

a)

8 months

b)

4 months

c)

18 months

d)

one year