chapter 21 section 6

Question 1

battle of stalingrad lasted for

Answer 1

6 months

Question 2

Feb. 2 1943

Answer 2

German forces in Stalingrad surrendered

Question 3

leads allied troops in N.Africa

Answer 3

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 4

axis forces in N.Africa forced to surrendur

Answer 4

mid may 1943

Question 5

attack through Italy and the Balkans

Answer 5

“Soft Underbelly of the Axis”

Question 6

entire battle fought in the air

Answer 6

coral sea

Question 7

american defeated larger Japanese forces. Allies go on offensive

Answer 7

Midway

Question 8

first invasion of Japanese held territory

Answer 8

Guadalcanal

Question 9

only certain japanese islands were captured while others were skipped and left without supplies

Answer 9

island hopping

Question 10

D Day/ Normay invasion

Answer 10

june 6 , 1944

Question 11

D day also called

Answer 11

Operation Overlord

Question 12

D Day resulted in

Answer 12

liberation of France

Question 13

hitler commits suicide on what day

Answer 13

april 30, 1945

Question 14

day of victory in europe

V-E day

Answer 14

may 8, 1945

Question 15

Yalta Conference

Answer 15

divide Germany

Question 16

Potsdam conference

Answer 16

unconditional surrender of Japan

Question 17

bombing of Hiroshima

Answer 17

August 6 , 1945

Question 18

bombing of Nagasaki

Answer 18

August 9, 1945

Question 19

victory in Japan.
both sides signed the Japanese surrender documents
V-J day

Answer 19

Sept 2 1945