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When it first entered World War II, why did the United States agree to commit most of its resources to the war in Europe?

A
Stalin assured Roosevelt that the Soviet Union could deal with Japan.
B
Roosevelt felt the other thirty percent was needed to defend the US mainland.
C
Roosevelt did not feel the United States needed to engage Japan.
D
Roosevelt felt that Germany was more of a threat than Japan.
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During World War II, the battle that turned the tide of war against Germany on the eastern front was the

A
Battle of the Bulge.
B
Battle of Sicily.
C
Battle of the Atlantic.
D
Battle of Stalingrad.
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During World War II, Germany was a member of the

A
Allies.
B
Axis.
C
United Nations.
D
League of Nations.
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Which of the following best describes the 1942 Allied strategy in North Africa?

A
The Allies advanced on Axis troops in Libya from both east and west, trapping them in the middle.
B
The Allies pushed Rommel’s troops out of Egypt and trapped them against more Allied forces in the west.
C
The Allies first fought Rommel in Morocco and Algeria, then moved eastward into Egypt.
D
The Allies landed along the coast and eventually pushed Rommel’s troops inland.
5

In 1941, who commanded US troops in Europe?

A
Douglas MacArthur
B
George Patton
C
Franklin Roosevelt
D
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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What was the outcome of the Battle of El Alamein?

A
American forces drove German troops out of Egypt.
B
Operation Torch became a victory for the Allies.
C
British forces defeated the Afrika Korps.
D
Axis forces retreated to Tunisia.
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Which of the following was an important challenge of fighting a two-front war for the Allies?

A
preventing the spread of a two-front war to North America
B
identifying generals to lead in both theaters of the war
C
supplying the troops across a huge part of the globe
D
limiting the ability of Germany and Japan to combine forces
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Who was the leader of an Allied nation during the war in Europe?

A
Adolf Hitler
B
George Patton
C
Benito Mussolini
D
Joseph Stalin
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During World War II, which pair were Allied nations?

A
France and Germany
B
Germany and Italy
C
Great Britain and the Soviet Union
D
Great Britain and Japan
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During World War II, Germany tried to capture the Russian city of Stalingrad because

A
it was the site of atrocities committed by Stalin.
B
it had a strategic location along the Volga River.
C
it had a large and persecuted German population.
D
it was where aggression against Germany was centered.

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