WW II

What event ended the war in the Pacific?

• The Atomic Bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• The Liberation of Phillippines

• The Conquest of Berlin by American and Soviet forces

• The invasion of mainland Japan

Which of the following was NOT true about the allied invasion of Italy?

• taly surrendered to allies, then joined their fight against the Nazis.

• Mussolini was arrested by the Italian King.

• Germany invaded Italy to reinstate Mussolini as leader of Italy.

• Mussolini was successful in stopping an Allied invasion of Italy.

Which territory did the British & Americans attack first, when they began their offensive against the Axis powers?

• The Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)

• France (Operation Overlord)

• North Africa (Operation Torch)

• Italy (Operation Avalanche)

Which of the following Allied victories was NOT part of the victory in the Pacific?

• Okinawa

• Midway

• Normandy

• Guadalcanal

Event: 16 U.S B-25 Bombers bombed Tokyo to show the Japanese that they were vunerable to attack

• Guadalcanal

• The Doolittle Raid

• Midway

• The Ploesti Raid

Term: Event in which Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union.

• Operatio Torch

• Operation Overlord

• Island Hopping

• Operation Barbarossa

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about France being conquered?

• The Germans set up The Vichy government. It was a puppet French government

• France was conquered in 6 weeks

• The French put a difficult fight for the Nazi's. It took months to conquer.

• Charles De Gualle fled to Great Britain to lead the French Resistance

Term: The German Army

• Stuka

• Luftwaffe

• Wehrmacht

• Panzer

Which of the following is NOT true about The Winter War (Russia's invasion of Finland)?

• The Soviets foolishly invaded Finland throughout the winter of 1939.

• Stalin mad with the soviet's lack of success. He got his generals & troops.

• Despite being outnumbered Finland put up a terrific fight before taken over

• Finland stopped the Soviet invasion. They kept their independence

Which of the following powers were NOT a part of the Axis Powers at the beginning of WW2?

• Nazi Germany

• Fascist Spain

• Fascist Italy

• Imperial Japan