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What was the main purpose of Eisenhower’s message to the troops?

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He wanted to warn them of the dangers they would encounter on D-Day.
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He wanted to encourage and motivate them before D-Day.
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He wanted to notify them of some turning points in the war.
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He wanted to assure them that they would win the war.
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✔ Sword BeachGold BeachJuno Beach

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✔ Sword Beach
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Gold Beach
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Juno Beach
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D-Day occurred on .:June 6, 1944
The purpose of D-Day was to .:liberate France
There were points of attack on D-Day.:five
By nightfall on D-Day, troops had retreated.:German
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✔ liberate Franceliberate Germanyliberate the United States

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✔ liberate France
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liberate Germany
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liberate the United States
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three✔ fiveten

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three
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✔ five
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ten
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US✔ GermanSoviet

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US
B
✔ German
C
Soviet
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D-Day is also known as .:the Normandy invasion
On D-Day, the Allies invaded .:France
On D-Day, the Allies faked an invasion in a different location to .:distract the enemy
The Normandy invasion occurred on .:land and water
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Great BritainPotsdam✔ France

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Great Britain
B
Potsdam
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✔ France
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scare civilians✔ distract the enemypractice for a real battle

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scare civilians
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✔ distract the enemy
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practice for a real battle
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land onlywater only✔ land and water

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land only
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water only
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✔ land and water
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The events of D-Day occurred along the beaches of .:Normandy
led the attacks on the Utah and Omaha beaches.:The United States
There were 28,845 British troops deployed to .:Sword Beach
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Great BritainThe Soviet Union✔ The United States

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Great Britain
B
The Soviet Union
C
✔ The United States
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How does Eisenhower say that this mission would be different from fighting the Nazis in 1941?

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The Allied had reduced Germany’s strength on the ground.:air offensive
The Allies’ were superior to Germany’s.:weapons
The Allies had reserves of .:trained soldiers
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boats✔ weaponseconomies

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boats
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✔ weapons
C
economies
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nuclear weapons✔ trained soldiersbombs

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nuclear weapons
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✔ trained soldiers
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bombs
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✔ about 550,000about 100,000about 320,000

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✔ about 550,000
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about 100,000
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about 320,000
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✔ FranceGermanythe United Statesthe United Kingdom

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✔ France
B
Germany
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the United States
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the United Kingdom
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✔ about 18,000about 65,000about 135,000

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✔ about 18,000
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about 65,000
C
about 135,000

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