World War II: The End of the War (Pacific and Europe)

What military tactic did the US use in the Pacific to drive the Japanese back?

• Blitzkrieg

• Trench warfare

• Island-hopping

• Guerrilla warfare

On what date did the Allied invasion of Normandy, known as D-Day, begin?

• 6 June 1944

• 25 August 1944

• 8 May 1945

• 2 September 1945

During the Allied invasion of Normandy, how many troops were landed in Normandy?

What was the name of the German counterattack in December 1944 that was their last major offensive in the war?

• Operation Overlord

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Midway

Which leaders met at the Yalta Conference to plan for the final defeat and occupation of Germany?

• Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin

• Churchill, Hitler, Mussolini

• Roosevelt, Truman, Stalin

• Stalin, Eisenhower, Churchill

Germany surrendered at midnight on 8 May 1945.

• True

• False

What new weapon did the Germans use against the British in mid-1944?

• Atomic bomb

• V-1 and V-2 flying bombs

• Tanks

• Submarines

On what date did the US drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan?

• 6 August

• 12 July

• 15 September

• 23 October

Japan officially surrendered on _________

• 2 September 1945

• 15 August 1945

• 8 May 1945

• 7 December 1941

The Allies decided to use the atom bomb to shorten the war and save Allied lives.

• True

• False