a hard road to victory - all questions

The name of the 2 atomic bombs dropped on Japanese cities in 1945 were

"Fat Man"; "Little Boy"

Approximately how many Jews were victims of Germany's "Final Solution?

6 million

American strategy in the Pacific was shaped by a strong rivalry between these two men:

Admiral Chester Nimitz; General Douglas MacArthur

Once the Allies established their position in Normandy, they were organized into 2 Groups, the British and Canadians were commanded by

General Bernard Montgomery

What were the results of the Allied threat to the Italian mainland?

Germany reinforced the Italian peninsula and forced Allied troops to fight to take it; Mussolini was ousted from power; King Victor Emmanuel III appointed Pietro Badoglio to head a new government; Italy switched alliances and joined the Allies

The July 1943 bombing of this city created a "firestorm," a phenomenon that had not previously been seen in war time:

Hamburg

The first Japanese city to be attacked by an atomic bomb was

Hiroshima

The Nazi plan to systematically exterminate the Jews is known as the

Holocaust

The invasion of this island put the Americans just 600 miles from Tokyo and provided one of the most iconic photographs of World War II?

Iwo Jima

The capture of what Sicilian city made Patton a hero until news of his treatment of seriously ill soldiers reached the American people?

Messina

The invasion site for Operation "Overlord" were the beaches of _________________.

Normandy France

The meeting to discuss the plans for Operation "Overlord" were held in

Tehran

At the Battle of Okinawa, what two large American ships were damaged by kamikaze attacks?

USS Missouri; USS Enterprise

The amphibious landing at __________ was an attempt to go around the Gustav Line and encircle the Germans?

anzio

What were the "Auschwitz Protocols"?

eyewitness accounts of what was happening in the concentration camps

Who was named Supreme Commander of Operation "Overlord" at the Tehran Conference?

general dwight eisenhower

Once American entered the war, Roosevelt and Churchill agreed that the Allies should pursue a "____________ first" strategy.

germany

In January 1944, the Allied advance was stopped just 100 miles short of Rome as they ran into a set of fortifications known as the

gustav line

Other than the Jews, what other groups were the target of Nazi extermination attempts?

gypsies, political prisoners, christians and the mentally ill

Admiral Chester Nimitz wanted the Navy and Marines to conduct an "____________ ___________" campaign across the Pacific toward Japan.

island hopping

Which of the following is true about the Battle of Leyte Gulf?

it destroyed the japanese navy to a point that it could no longer be a serious threat to american operations in the pacific; it was the first american experience with japanese kamikaze attacks

In what ways could the Italian campaign be considered a success?

it gave the allies experience in amphibious warfare; the invasion effectively knocked out of the war; it provided experience with german troops and their abilities to defend to defend positions and carry out bold manners

Which of the following was a result of the Allied capture of the Rhineland?

it made some German soldiers convinced that Germany had already lost the war; it was a blow to German morale

Which of the following was a result of the Allied capture of the Rhineland?

it made some german soldiers convinced that germany had already lost the war; it was blown to german moral

The German alternative to using traditional bombing methods was the development of the

missile

At which of the following D-Day landing sites did the Allied troops almost meet with disaster?

omaha

To carry out the "Final Solution," the Germans built six camps that used gas chambers. In which country were they all located?

poland

The three main targets in the Marianas Islands were:

saipan, tinian and guam

Why did the Germans not develop atomic weapons earlier than other nations?

some of the important scientists were Jewish and had fled to the United States

What was the result of the Battle of Bismarck Sea?

the Japanese would never again try to send large convoys with reinforcements to island garrisons

The "Bataan Death March" took place after the surrender of American troops in

the Philippines

Hitler's Operation "Autumn Fog" was the key to beginning this important World War II battle:

the battle of the bulge

Why were individual German victories in the Soviet Union not successful in reversing the tide of the Soviet advance?

the german military were short on supplies; soviet industry was producing more weapons and vehicles than the germans; the soviets could replace losses more easily than the germans

What were the challenges to the D-Day invasion that affected timing?

the invasion needed to take place during a full moon; the invasion needed to take place at low tide; the invasion needed to take place at dawn; the invasion needed to take place when the english channel was calm

Which Allied army fought for and won the final battle for Berlin?

the soviets

Which Allied nation was the one to liberate the city of Rome from the Germans?

the united states

What was the Japanese government's reaction to the destruction brought by the first atomic bomb dropped on one of their cities?

they asked the Soviet Union to try to mediate peace with the United States

Why did the Americans agree to postpone "Operation Roundup" until 1944 and concentrate on invading Italy?

they believed an italian campaign would be quick and easy; they believed an invasion of italy would provide them with a way to reach germany more quickly

Why was it difficult for the Marines to dislodge the Japanese from the island of Iwo Jima?

they had taken refuge in fortified caves on the island

When German officers realized they needed to reinforce their troops at Normandy, why was there a delay?

they needed Hitler's permission and since he was asleep, they waited until he woke up

What was the Allied reaction to their capture and liberation of the labor and transit camps in Germany?

they shot German guards or camp personnel on sight; residents of nearby towns were forced to work burial details in the camps;they gathered evidence of the conditions and practices and documented what they; residents of nearby towns were brought in to tour the facilities

What was the Soviet response to the Warsaw Uprising?

they watched what was happening and did nothing

What were the goals of the Wannsee Conference?

to settle a dispute regarding using the jews as slave labor or extermination and to develop a systematic approach to resolve the "Jewish questions"

Which of the following were code names for the beaches of the Normandy invasion?

utah, sword, gold, juno and omaha