25.3 AMSCO Assessment

Who replaced Henry Wallace as Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president during his fourth term?

• Thomas Dewey

• Harry S Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Henry Wallace

What was the main objective of the Allies' military strategy in 1942?

• Invading Germany directly

• Overcoming the menace of German submarines and bombing raids on German cities

• Liberating France from German occupation

• Establishing a second front in Eastern Europe

Which two countries were primarily involved in the fighting in the Pacific during World War II?

• Germany and the Soviet Union

• Japan and the United States

• Britain and Germany

• The United States and Germany

What was the next U.S.-British target after the Allied forces succeeded in taking North Africa in May 1943?

• The invasion of Germany

• The Mediterranean island of Sicily

• The liberation of France

• The Battle of Midway

What event marked the beginning of the Allied drive to liberate France in 1944?

• The fall of Mussolini

• The unconditional surrender of the Nazi armies

• D-Day, the largest invasion by sea in history

• The Battle of the Bulge

What was the outcome of the Battle of the Bulge?

• The Allies were defeated

• The Germans launched a successful counterattack

• The Germans launched a desperate counterattack but the Allies eventually resumed their advance

• The Germans regained control of Italy

What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific that halted the Japanese advance in 1942?

• The Pearl Harbor attack

• The Battle of the Coral Sea

• The Battle of Midway

• The invasion of Australia

What shocking discovery did U.S. troops make as they advanced through Germany?

• The extent of the Nazi's program of genocide against the Jews and others

• The unconditional surrender of the Nazi armies

• The successful German resistance in Italy

• The strategic importance of the Battle of the Bulge

What strategy did Naval commanders adopt to move towards Japan's home islands?

• Blitzkrieg

• Total war

• Island-hopping

• Scorched earth

What was the result of the kamikaze attacks on U.S. ships during the Battle of Okinawa?

• The U.S. forces suffered no casualties

• The U.S. forces suffered 50,000 casualties and killed 100,000 Japanese

• The U.S. forces suffered minimal damage

• The U.S. forces surrendered