The War in Europe

Question 1

Let’s review the nations on each side in World War II.China fought for the .

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B: Allies

Question 2

The Allies had to fight a global war in two theaters. What challenges might that type of war have presented? Select all that apply.

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A: Troops and supplies would have to be divided between two distant locations.; B: Forces would have to be maintained and supplied over a huge part of the globe.; C: Enemy forces held the initiative in both theaters in early 1942.

Question 3

Who was chosen as leader of the US forces in Europe?

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B: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 4

Where did Roosevelt and Churchill decide to begin their attack on Nazi forces?

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C: North Africa

Question 5

Why did the Allies invade Europe from the Mediterranean in 1943?

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A: Southern Europe was not as strongly defended as the coast of France.

Question 6

Why was the Soviet victory at Stalingrad the most important turning point in the European Theater of World War II in 1943?

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D: Axis forces lost 800,000 troops and the war on the eastern front turned against them.

Question 7

The Soviet Union fought for the .

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B: Allies

Question 8

Italy fought for the .

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A: Axis

Question 9

Germany fought for the .

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A: Axis

Question 10

The United States fought for the .

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B: Allies

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