Chapter 36: Fighting in WWII

What was the outcome of the Allies invading Sicily in 1943?

• The United States lost most of its troops in the fight.

• Britain and China decided to join sides with Italy.

• Italy greatly weakened the Allies' armed forces.

• Mussolini resigned and Italy surrendered to the Allies.

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in northern France. What was this event called?

• Battle of the Atlantic

• V-E Day

• D-Day

• Battle of the Bulge

What did Nazis decide was the "final solution" to the "Jewish question"?

• encouraging Jews to emigrate to the United States

• exterminating Jews in death camps

• confining Jews to urban ghettos

• deporting Jews to North Africa

Which of the following military options did the Allies choose in the Pacific war?

• launch a massive invasion of the Japanese islands from China

• limit Japan's expansion but do little more until the war in Europe is won

• build bases in the Aleutian Islands from which to launch an air war against Japan

• follow a leapfrogging campaign to secure bases leading across the ocean to Japan

What prompted Japan to surrender to the Allies on August 14, 1945?

• the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• the Doolittle raid on the city of Tokyo

• the firebombing of major Japanese cities

• the loss of more than 100,000 troops in the Battle of Okinawa

What achievement did the Battle of Midway make for the Allied nations?

• It forced Japan to use most of its resources and surrender.

• It ended Japan's expansion and forced Japan to focus on defense.

• It caused Japan to go against Germany and join the Allies.

• It resulted in a peace treaty between Japan and the Allies.

The Manhattan Project was a U.S. government project that worked on

• hiring spies for the war.

• developing the atomic bomb.

• improving aircraft technology.

• creating colonies in Japan.

During the Allied strategic bombing, American pilots favored _________ while British pilots favored __________.

• saturation bombing; precision bombing

• the B-17 Flying Fortress; the B-24 Liberator

• the B-24 Liberator; the B-17 Flying Fortress

• precision bombing; saturation bombing

When the United States entered the war in 1941, what strategy did they decide on?

• “Pacific First”

• “Supplies First”

• “Europe First”

• “Troops First”

What population of people did the Nazi’s include as part of the “final solution”?

• Jews

• homosexuals

• the disabled

• all of the above