Author Question: A turning point on the Eastern Front came when __________. A) the Americans defeated the Japanese ... (Read 73 times)

LaDunn · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Which of the following allowed the Allies to win the Battle of the Atlantic?

A) Disruptions to the supply chain prevented German manufacturers from producing new U-boats.
B) New sonar systems improved the tracking of German U-boats.
C) The United States threatened to use an atomic bomb.
D) The Soviet Union sent naval reinforcements.

Question 2

Why did the Allies decide to defeat Germany before Japan?

A) because the Japanese could not continue without German support
B) because the Japanese posed no threat to the Soviet Union or Great Britain
C) because Germany was engaged in the systematic extermination of the Jewish people in Europe
D) because an atomic bomb could be used to defeat Japan quickly, but such a bomb would not defeat Germany

Question 3

Which of the following most likely contributed to the ultimate defeat of the German Army?

A) Hitler's decision to engage in a blitzkrieg attack against Great Britain.
B) Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union.
C) Hitler's attack on the Jewish people of Europe.
D) Hitler's support for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Question 4

Which of the following areas was most insulated from the fighting in World War II?

A) North Africa
B) North America
C) East Asia
D) southern Europe

Question 5

A turning point on the Eastern Front came when __________.

A) the Americans defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway
B) Allied forces defeated the Germans at El Alamein
C) the Soviet Union forced a German surrender after the Battle of Stalingrad
D) FDR sent two million troops to the aid of the battered Soviet Union