chapter 26
The Allied decisions that delayed an invasion of France
All these answers are correct.
The Battle of Midway in 1942
All these answers are correct.
In 1942, in the North African campaign against the Nazis, the
Americans successfully regrouped from a defeat at Kasserine Pass.
After 1943, the United States advanced on Japan primarily with the aid of forces from
Australia and New Zealand.
In World War II, one of the primary American commanders in the Pacific was
Chester Nimitz.
During World War II, the United States Army chief of staff was
George Marshall.
During World War II, the first Axis country to be defeated was
Italy.
During World War II, Allied bombers targeted
None of these answers is correct.
In 1943, in a meeting in Casablanca, the Allies decided they would next invade
Sicily.
During World War II, the regional impact of government spending was the greatest in the
West.
The U.S. government acquired definite knowledge of the Holocaust
as early as 1942.
In 1942-1943, the British and American war effort against the Nazis concentrated on
fighting in North Africa and southern Europe.
The Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942
marked the first important victory by the United States against Japan.
In World War II, the main American strategy to fight Japan was to
mount two offensive campaigns to attack the Japanese from two directions.
Which of the following is true of organized American labor during World War II?
p>“Wildcat” strikes were the most common.</p>
Regarding European Jewish refugees, between 1939 and 1945, the United States
refused to accept large numbers of refugees.
Between 1939 and 1945, the federal budget of the United States
rose over ten-fold.
During World War II, the labor force of the United States
saw 16 million people leave civilian labor for the armed forces.
In 1943, the country that pressed for an immediate Allied invasion of France against Germany was
the Soviet Union.
During World War II, organized labor in the United States
won automatic union memberships for new defense-plant workers.
