Turning Points in Europe

Question 1

After defeating German forces in North Africa, Allied leaders turned their attention to which of the following countries?

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Italy

Question 2

Which of the following events occurred on the Italian mainland as Allied forces moved across the island of Sicily during the summer of 1943?

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Mussolini was removed from power.

Question 3

Which of the following events was also known as D-Day?

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the Normandy Invasion

Question 4

During the final years of World War II, how did the Allies gain control of the Atlantic Ocean?

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They used better antisubmarine technology.

Question 5

The last major German offensive in December of 1944 led to a costly Allied victory known as the

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Battle of the Bulge.

Question 6

A conclusion that can be drawn about the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 is that

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it was a short but difficult series of battles.

Question 7

Who won the battle for Stalingrad during World War II?

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the Soviet Union

Question 8

As British and American forces moved through Italy in 1943, General Eisenhower

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was in England, planning and preparing the Normandy invasion.

Question 9

During World War II in Europe, American troops played a significant role in which of the following?

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the D-Day invasions

Question 10

Germany lost an important World War II ally when

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Italy surrendered to US and British forces.

Turning Points in Europe Answers