Allied Strategies and Major Events in WWII

Where did the first major Allied invasion against the Nazis take place in November 1942?

• France

• Italy

• North Africa

• Germany

Why was Joseph Stalin unhappy with the Allied strategy after the North African campaign?

• The Allies invaded France too early.

• The Allies invaded Sicily and Italy instead of directly attacking Germany through France.

• The Allies refused to share atomic bomb technology.

• The Allies did not provide enough supplies to the Soviet Union.

What was the name of the major Allied invasion on June 6, 1944, that marked a turning point in the war against the Nazis?

• Operation Torch

• Battle of the Bulge

• Invasion of Normandy

• Battle of Stalingrad

What event ultimately led to Japan's unconditional surrender in August 1945?

• The Soviet invasion of Manchuria.

• The Allied invasion of mainland Japan.

• The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• A naval blockade by the United States.