World War II Strategy Quiz

Which leaders agreed on the strategy of making World War II a two front war following the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hirohito

• Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini

What was the primary goal of the Allies when they planned to fight on two fronts in World War II?

• To quickly end the war with a decisive victory

• To strengthen their defenses against the Axis powers

• To weaken the Germans before dealing a deathblow

• To establish new fronts in unoccupied territories

Where did Churchill want Britain and the U.S. to strike first during World War II?

• Eastern Europe and Scandinavia

• Northern Africa and southern Europe

• The Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia

• Western Europe and the Atlantic

In which year did the Allies begin to turn the tide of war in the Mediterranean and on the Eastern Front?

• 1940

• 1941

• 1942

• 1943

When did the Battle of El Alamein begin?

• October 23, 1940

• October 23, 1941

• November 4, 1941

• November 8, 1942

What was the name of the operation launched by the Allies with the Axis forces retreating in North Africa?

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Torch

• Operation Victory

• Operation Desert Storm

On what date did over 100,000 Allied troops land in Morocco and Algeria?

• November 4, 1941

• November 8, 1942

• May 1943

• October 23, 1941

By what date had the Axis been defeated and began to retreat after the Battle of El Alamein?

• October 23, 1941

• November 4, 1941

• November 8, 1942

• May 1943

When were the Axis' African forces finally crushed?

• November 4, 1941

• November 8, 1942

• May 1943

• October 23, 1941

When did the Battle of Stalingrad begin?

• August 23rd, 1941

• August 23rd, 1942

• November 19th, 1942

• February 2nd, 1943