Lesson 36 Practice Quiz 2

Which term belongs in the center circle?

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• Central Powers

• United Powers

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

• Italy greatly weakened the Allies' armed forces.

• Mussolini resigned and Italy surrendered to the Allies.

• Britain and China decided to join sides with Italy.

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

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

• D-Day

• V-E Day

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of the Atlantic

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

• Deporting Jews to North Africa

• Confining Jews to urban ghettos

• Exterminating Jews in death camps

• Encouraging Jews to emigrate to the United States

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 Doolittle raid on the city of Tokyo

• The firebombing of major Japanese cities

• The atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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

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

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

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

• Hiring spies for the war.

• Creating colonies in Japan.

• Improving aircraft technology.

• Developing the atomic bomb.

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

• Precision bombing; saturation bombing

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

• Saturation bombing; precision bombing

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

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

• “Supplies First”

• “Troops First”

• “Europe First”

• “Pacific First”