Question 1
The Allied decisions that delayed an invasion of France
A. left the Soviet Union deeply embittered.
B. All these answers are correct.
C. occurred after the Soviet Union had won a significant victory in Stalingrad.
D. both put the Soviet Union in a better position to control eastern Europe, and left the Soviet Union deeply embittered.
E. put the Soviet Union in a better position to control eastern Europe.
Question 2
In 1943, in a meeting in Casablanca, the Allies decided they would next invade
A. Corsica.
B. France.
C. Sicily.
D. Greece.
E. Cyprus.
Question 3
During World War II, the first Axis country to be defeated was
A. Austria.
B. Japan.
C. Spain.
D. Italy.
E. Germany.
Question 4
In 1942, in the North African campaign against the Nazis, the
A. British lost a key early battle at El Alamein.
B. Germans suffered a major defeat at Stalingrad.
C. Americans successfully regrouped from a defeat at Kasserine Pass.
D. Americans advanced under the command of Omar Bradley.
E. Americans pushed the Germans out of Egypt.
Question 5
During World War II, the United States Army chief of staff was
A. George S. Patton.
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
C. Omar Bradley.
D. Douglas MacArthur.
E. George C. Marshall.
Question 6
After 1943, the United States advanced on Japan primarily with the aid of forces from
A. England and the Soviet Union.
B. England and France.
C. Australia and New Zealand.
D. the Soviet Union and China.
E. the Dutch and the Soviet Union.