Operation Torch

FDR and Churchill agreed at the Acadia Conference in early 1942 that defeating Japan should be the Allies main priority.

• True

• False

Who was chosen as the overall supreme Allied commander in the European theater?

• George S. Patton

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

• Bernard Montgomery

Operation _ was the Allied invasion of the Vichy French territories in 1942.

The U.S. inflicted heavy losses against the Afrika Corps and claimed victory at the Battle of Kesserine Pass.

• True

• False

What tough American commander was promoted during the North African Campaign and was known for his rapid armor attacks?

• George S. Patton

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

• Bradley Clark

Why Allied victory in North Africa significant? (Click all that apply)

• It provided valuable lessons for the Allies.

• It denied Hitler the oil of the Middle East

• It liberated thousands of Allied POWs.

• Erwin Rommel was captured.

Some Vichy French forces put up fierce resistance in North Africa while others quickly surrendered.

• True

• False