Victory in Europe — Quiz

Question 1

The main goal of the Allied leaders at the Potsdam Conference was to

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finalize the decisions made at Yalta.

Question 2

Which statement best describes why divisions started to arise among the Allies in 1945?

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The Soviet Union wanted to impose communist governments in Eastern Europe.

Question 3

What was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad?

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Germany’s defeat at Stalingrad was a turning point in the war.

Question 4

What was Joseph Stalin’s main goal at the Yalta Conference?

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to gain additional territory in Eastern Europe

Question 5

Why did Operation Overlord surprise the Germans?

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They expected the Allies to invade farther north.

Question 6

Which agreements were reached at the Tehran Conference? Choose two correct answers.

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The Allies would open a second front in France.; The Soviet Union would provide help in the war against Japan.

Question 7

Which agreements were reached at Yalta? Choose three correct answers.

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The Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan.; The United Nations would be created.; Germany would be divided among the Allied nations.

Question 8

Why did Harry Truman represent the United States at the Potsdam Conference?

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He had become president after the death of Franklin Roosevelt.

Question 9

Why did Harry Truman represent the United States at the Potsdam Conference?

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He had become president after the death of Franklin Roosevelt.

Question 10

At the Tehran Conference, the Big Three agreed on which overriding goal?

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the need to open a second front against Germany

Victory in Europe — Quiz Answers