WORLD WAR II: THEATERS OF OPERATION

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fascism

A political philosophy supporting an autocratic government headed by a dictator.

Fuhrer

A title applied to Hitler by his followers.

Five hundred missions were completed by ___________________________ pilots in the Army Air Corps during the first year of America's involvement in the war.

African American

Rommel

German commander of North African forces

Hitler

German dictator

Select all that apply. Three islands seized by Japan included: Guam Corregidor Crete Wake Hawaii

Guam Corregidor Wake

Which of the following is true of Hitler's downfall? He killed himself. He went into hiding for years to avoid punishment. He went to the Nuremberg trials, was found guilty but died before he received his consequence. He didstanced himself from fault by blaming his generals for starting the war.

He killed himself.

Select all that apply. Two last-minute problems in the American attack on Tokyo included: lack of nighttime hours not enough gas Japan unfolding the scheme

lack of nighttime hours not enough gas

Lieutant Colonel James Doolittle

led the Tokyo bombing attack

reprisal

the application of force by one nation against another in retaliation for acts committed

Eisenhower

the commander of Allied invasion of France

Select all that apply. What two Allied military actions began to take the punch out of Germany's power? their conquest of North Africa the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the halting of Hitler's armies by Russia Italy's strong fighting force quick takeover of Romania and Bulgaria

their conquest of North Africa the halting of Hitler's armies by Russia

Select all that apply. What three nations were allies of the United States in the war with Japan? Britain France Australia China Russia

Britain Australia China

Churchill

British Prime Minister

Where did the Nazi war trials take place? Paris, France Nurember, Germany London, England Toyko, Japan

Nurember, Germany

An unsuccessful German offensive was the: invasion of Great Britain takeover of Denmark and Norway invasion of France invasion of Holland and Belgium

invasion of Great Britain

General MacArthur

American commander in the Pacific

Which three of the following statements accurately dipicts the events at the Battle of Normandy in 1944? General McAurthur led the Navy at the beaches of Normandy. Dummies were successfully used as a distractors to the Germans. Lives were lost due to missed targets and poor weather. The United States was unable to succeed against the Germans at Normandy. The U.S. military fought with Allied powers.

Dummies were successfully used as a distractors to the Germans. Lives were lost due to missed targets and poor weather The U.S. military fought with Allied powers..

German war criminals were tried at Nuremberg, France. True False

False

Mussolini

Italian dictator

An opponent of Great Britain during the war was: France Italy Russia United States

Italy

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most decorated unit of its size in American history, was made up of _____________________volunteers.

Japanese American

In the South Pacific Marines used coded messages sent in the____________________ language.

Navajo Code

A factor hindering the German invasion of Russia was: Italian warfare a mild winter Russian guerrilla warfare British reinforcements

Russian guerrilla warfare

What was Japan's defensive mistake in relation to the Doolittle attack? They assumed U.S. planes could not get close without detection. They believed their air force superiority was no match for the United States. They assumed the United States was too weak after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. They thought the German army would warn Japan and defend them in case of an attack.

They assumed U.S. planes could not get close without detection.

Roosevelt

United States President

Fighting in the Pacific was mainly fought by which countries? The United States and Italy Germany and Japan United States and Japan Germany and United States

United States and Japan

armada

a fleet of ships or large force of moving things

President Truman

approved use of the atomic bomb


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