World War II

• Operation Iceberg • Fought from March to June of 1945 • Largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater Which battle of the Pacific Theater is described above?

Battle of Okinawa.

Which World War II military general, who was also the Military Governor of the American Occupation Zone in Germany, was elected president of the United States?

Dwight D. Eisenhower.

What impact did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have on World War II?

It pulled the United States into World War II.

• one of the main field army generals in North Africa and Europe • commanded many of the U.S. efforts during Operation Overlord in Normandy, France • led the Veterans Administration after the war Which World War II leader is described by the examples in the box above?

Omar Bradley.

From November 28-December 1, 1943, Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Winston Churchill of Britain, and Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States met together in what was known as the Tehran Conference. It was the first World War II conference among the Big Three (the Soviet Union, the United States, and the Britain) in which Stalin was present. What was one major negotiation reached at the Tehran Conference?

Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day, was scheduled for France.

During World War II, the Nazis devised a plan to get rid of all Jews in Europe by killing them. This was known as the "final solution." As part of the final solution, hundreds of thousands of Jews were taken to extermination camps. What brought about the end of Nazi extermination camps?

The camps were liberated by Allied forces near the end of the war.

What was one of the results of the Holocaust?

There was more worldwide support for the creation of a Jewish state.

During World War II, General Douglas MacArthur led the U.S. forces in the Philippines and surrounding areas. MacArthur was also the military general who...

accepted Japan's surrender in September 1945.

From July 17 to August 2, 1945, leaders from the Allied nations met at the Potsdam Conference to decide what sanctions to put in place against the recently defeated Nazi Germany. During the conference, the decision was made that certain industries in Germany would be...

disabled in order to destroy potential for war.

The Potsdam Declaration called for the immediate surrender of Japan or else they would face "prompt and utter destruction." Japan's refusal to surrender led directly to which of the following?

the dropping of the atomic bombs.

A controversy regarding the use of the atomic bombs at the end of World War II began almost immediately after the war. Those who argue against the use of the atomic bombs state that...

they were not required militarily.

The USSR pledged which of the following at the Yalta Conference in February of 1945?

to attack Japan within three months of German surrender.