True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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On January 1, 1942, the United States joined the Axis Powers.
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2.
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Erwin Rommel was known as "Desert Fox" because of his success in
desert warfare.
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As soon as the Allies landed at Anzio, the Italians surrendered.
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4.
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The Germans defeated the city of Leningrad in June 1941.
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5.
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Concentration camps are large prison camps used to hold people for political
reasons.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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What victory prevented the Germans from capturing the Suez Canal?
a. | Normandy | c. | El Alamein | b. | Omaha | d. | Stalingrad |
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7.
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For 900 days, the Germans surrounded
a. | Stalingrad. | c. | Moscow. | b. | Warsaw. | d. | Leningrad. |
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8.
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What German defeat marked a major turning point in the war?
a. | Stalingrad | c. | Moscow | b. | Warsaw | d. | Leningrad |
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9.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower landed his Allied troops on the Normandy coast on June 6,
1944, also known as
a. | the Battle of Leningrad. | c. | V-E Day. | b. | D-Day. | d. | the
Battle of the Bulge. |
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10.
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The Nazis killed as many as 6 million Jews in what has become known as
a. | the Holocaust. | c. | Hitler's horror. | b. | Kristall
nacht. | d. | the end of the
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | genocide | d. | Erwin Rommel | b. | Operation Overlord | e. | Harry S Truman | c. | Auschwitz |
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Allied invasion of Europe
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12.
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the "Desert Fox"
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13.
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became president in 1945
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14.
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death camp
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15.
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wiping out a group of people
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Short Answer
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16.
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What was Operation Overlord and when did it begin?
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17.
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Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
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18.
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What are concentration camps?
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19.
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What was the Nazi plan known as “the final solution”?
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20.
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How did the Italians react when Allied troops invaded their country?
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