Which Of The Following Events Led Most Directly To The End Of World War II In Europe?

Which of the following events led most directly to the end of World War II in Europe?

the D-Day invasions

the Battle of Stalingrad

the Red Army’s capture of Berlin

the suicide of Hitler in May of 1945

Answer: The Red Army’s capture of Berlin led most directly to the end of World War 2 in Europe.

During World War II, the battle that turned the tide of 

war against Germany on the eastern front was the 

Battle of the Bulge. 

Battle of Sicily. 

Battle of the Atlantic. 

Battle of Stalingrad.

Answer: Battle of Stalingrad.

During World War II, the United States was a member of the Allies. Axis. United Nations. League of Nations.

Answer: Allies.

In 1941, who commanded US troops in Europe? 

Douglas MacArthur George Patton Franklin Roosevelt Dwight D. Eisenhower

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

During World War II, Germany was a member of the Allies. Axis. United Nations. League of Nations.

Answer: Axis

Which of the following occurred after Allied forces invaded the Italian mainland in September 1943? 

German forces retreated from Italy. 

Axis forces repelled the Allies. 

Italian forces quickly surrendered. 

Allied forces declared victory in Europe.

Answer: Italian forces quickly surrendered.

During World War II, which of the following pairs were Axis nations?

France and Great Britain 

Germany and Italy 

Germany and the Soviet Union 

Italy and the Soviet Union

Answer: Germany and Italy

Which Allied nation controlled the Suez Canal in North Africa? 

Great Britain 

Egypt 

Japan 

the United States

Answer: Great Britain

During World War II, Germany tried to capture the Russian city of Stalingrad because

 it was the site of atrocities committed by Stalin.

 it had a strategic location along the Volga River.

 it had a large and persecuted German population.

 it was where aggression against Germany was centered.

Answer: it had a strategic location along the Volga River.

During World War II, which pair were Allied nations? 

France and Germany 

Germany and Italy 

Great Britain and the Soviet Union 

Great Britain and Japan

Answer: Great Britain and the Soviet Union

Who was the leader of an Allied nation during the war in Europe? 

Adolf Hitler 

George Patton 

Benito Mussolini 

Joseph Stalin

Answer: Joseph Stalin

Which of the following events led most directly to the end of World War II in Europe? the D-Day invasions 

the Battle of Stalingrad 

the Red Army’s capture of Berlin

 the Battle of the Bulge

Answer: the Red Army’s capture of Berlin

When it first entered World War II, why did the United States agree to commit most of its resources to the war in Europe?

Stalin assured Roosevelt that the Soviet Union could deal with Japan. 

Roosevelt felt the other thirty percent was needed to defend the US mainland. 

Roosevelt did not feel the United States needed to engage Japan. 

Roosevelt felt that Germany was more of a threat than Japan.

Answer: Roosevelt felt that Germany was more of a threat than Japan.

What was the outcome of the Battle of El Alamein?

American forces drove German troops out of Egypt. 

Operation Torch became a victory for the Allies. 

British forces defeated the Afrika Korps.

Axis forces retreated to Tunisia.

Answer: British forces defeated the Afrika Korps.

Which of the following best describes the 1942 Allied strategy in North Africa? 

The Allies advanced on Axis troops in Libya from both east and west, trapping them in the middle.

The Allies pushed Rommel’s troops out of Egypt and trapped them against more Allied forces in the west. 

The Allies first fought Rommel in Morocco and Algeria, then moved eastward into Egypt. 

The Allies landed along the coast and eventually pushed Rommel’s troops inland.

Answer: The Allies pushed Rommel’s troops out of Egypt and trapped them against more Allied forces in the west.

Which of the following was an important challenge of fighting a two-front war for the Allies? 

preventing the spread of a two-front war to North America identifying generals to lead in both theaters of the war supplying the troops across a huge part of the globe limiting the ability of Germany and Japan to combine forces

Answer: supplying the troops across a huge part of the globe