WWII Quiz - 10.8.3 Major Turning Points and Battles

What was the primary goal of Germany's air bombing campaign against Britain during World War II?

• To destroy British naval power

• To eliminate British airfields

• To lower British morale and force them out of the war

• To invade and occupy Britain

Who was the British Prime Minister during the Battle of Britain?

• Neville Chamberlain

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

The Luftwaffe's bombing campaign against Britain known as "The Blitz" ended primarily because:

• Britain surrendered.

• Hitler redirected forces to invade the Soviet Union.

• Germany ran out of ammunition.

• The United States joined the war.

The American military strategy in the Pacific during WWII was known as:

• Blitzkrieg

• Trench Warfare

• Island Hopping

• Guerrilla warfare

Which battle marked the turning point in the Pacific war by halting Japanese expansion?

• Battle of Guadalcanal

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Okinawa

Who led the American fleet at the Battle of Midway?

• General Douglas MacArthur

• Admiral Chester Nimitz

• General Dwight Eisenhower

• General Bernard Montgomery

What was the main goal of Hitler’s Afrika Korps under General Erwin Rommel?

• To capture London

• To secure oil fields in the Caucasus

• To seize the Suez Canal

• To invade the United States

What was the primary reason for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Revenge for previous American attacks

• To eliminate an obstacle to their empire-building

• To provoke war with Germany

• To support Italian forces in Africa

Who delivered the famous “date which shall live in infamy” speech?

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

Which battle marked a turning point on the Eastern Front by ending German advances into the Soviet Union?

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of El Alamein