World War II in Europe

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Which of the following was NOT a strategy used by the Allied Powers to defeat German u-boats in the Atlantic? Options: Sending convoys of ships, Use of new sonar technology, Fleets of Allied submarines, Using new depth charges to blow up u-boats

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Fleets of Allied submarines

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The spy agency created by FDR to gain German secrets was called the

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Office of Strategic Services

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The French government went into exile in London headed by

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Charles de Gaulle

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In North Africa, the battle that stopped the Germans from getting to Middle Eastern oil was called

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El Alamein

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In the Soviet Union, the Germans were stopped in their invasion at the battle of: El Alamein, Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Anzio

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Stalingrad

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The US, British, & Canadians would invade North Africa from the west in an invasion called

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Operation Torch

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The US general in charge of most operations in Europe was: George Patton, Omar Bradley, Dwight Eisenhower, Bernard Montgomery

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Dwight Eisenhower

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FDR & Churchill met for the first time during the war in 1943 at a place called: Potsdam, Casablanca, Tehran, Yalta

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Casablanca

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The general that fought many battles in North Africa & led the invasion of Sicily was one of the best US tank commanders in history. Options: George Patton, Omar Bradley, Dwight Eisenhower, Bernard Montgomery

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George Patton

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The Big Three of World War II consisted of all of these men EXCEPT: Winston Churchill of Great Britain, Josef Stalin of the USSR, Charles de Gaulle of France, FDR of the US

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Charles de Gaulle of France