Although the troops in the Bataan Peninsula surrendered in April 1942, a small force held out on the island of Corregidor in Manila Bay until May of that year.

American naval attacks forced the Japanese to limit their attack on New Guinea and kept the American supply lines to Australia open.

The American landing at Omaha Beach went very well, unlike the landing at Gold Beach.

A problem encountered in the island-hopping campaign in the central Pacific was that many of the islands were coral reef atolls.

After Italy's surrender, German troops seized control of northern Italy, attacked the Americans at Salerno, and put Lenin back in power.

The invasion of Normandy had to begin at night to hide the ships crossing the English Channel.

During World War II, American workers were more productive than German workers or Japanese workers.

President Truman fully integrated the military after World War II was over.

In World War II, the United States suffered more casualties in combat than any of its allies.

In the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese sank or badly damaged most of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers.

The Doolittle Raid convinced Japanese leaders to attack Midway Island.

Joseph Stalin wanted the Americans to send troops to the eastern front to help defend the Soviet Union.

World War II put an end to the Great Depression.

The Allies' massive bombing campaign against Germany destroyed so many aircraft factories that the Allies gained total control of the air.

The cost-plus system sped up war production by

What did Roosevelt establish in 1943 to settle arguments between different agencies concerning production of goods for the war?

On April 18, 1942, American bombs fell on Japan for the first time when the carriers’ usual short-ranged bombers were replaced with long-range

On November 8, 1942, the American invasion of North Africa began under the command of General

The Battle of the Atlantic slowly turned in favor of the Allies, in part due to new technology, including depth charges, sonar, and

It took the Allies five months to break through the German lines at Cassino and

The bombing campaign between January 1943 and May 1945 did not destroy Germany’s economy or undermine German morale, but it did destroy many aircraft factories, wrecked the railroad system, and caused a severe

The German’s goal for the Battle of the Bulge was to cut off Allied supplies coming through the port of

Where did American military planners choose to invade in order to stockpile supplies and build up troops for an invasion of Japan?

Where did American military planners decide to invade so B-29s could be refueled?