17.5

Question 1

what was D-Day

Answer 1

allied forces under US gen. dwight eisenhower landed on normandy beaches in history’s greatest naval invasion

Question 2

by august 1944, who did the allies liberate?

Answer 2

paris, france

Question 3

what was the greatest tank battle in WWII?

Answer 3

the battle of stalingrad, and the soviets defeated the germans

Question 4

what island was essential to the air battle in japan

Answer 4

iwo jima

Question 5

what island provided the allies with a base near the mainland

Answer 5

okinawa

Question 6

who surrendered after hitler commited suicide?

Answer 6

germany

Question 7

after what event did the war in the pacific end

Answer 7

the US dropping bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki

Question 8

the big three wanted to create soviet-friendly governments as a buffer zone between which two areas

Answer 8

the soviet union and the west

Question 9

germany was controlled by four zones. who were they?

Answer 9

US, britain, france, and the soviet union

Question 10

wat did the grand alliance agree on?

Answer 10

holding the leaders trials and establishing the postdam conference

Question 11

what did the grand alliance disagree on

Answer 11

the establishment of free elections in eastern europe